Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer at Copperbelt University

The Copperbelt University is a Public University established rough an of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. The University’s core business is Teaching, Research and Consultancy as a service to the nation. The University is an equal opportunity employer and hereby invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for appointment to fill in the following positions in the SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY at any of the levels listed below:

Positions for Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in the following areas of specialization:

i) Computer Science (3)

ii) Information Technology and Systems (6)

Job Purpose

Performing teaching duties undergraduate and graduate levels. Undertaking original individual  and collaborative research leading to significant advances in the field of specialization and its publication in national or international refereed conferences and journals. Collabation with peers in other universities and academic institutions and keeping abrest of recent advances in the field.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform teaching duties which include teaching a wide variety of undergraduate/postgraduate courses, including programming, data structures, and database management systems.
• Invigilation of examinations including tutorials and seminars; supervise theses, dissertations, practical work and placements; counsel on projects and other academic activities; as well as promote the well-being of students.
• Assess students on a continuous basis, set and mark, assignments, test and examination papers (including theses and dissertations) within establish time-frames and seek to improve their teaching performance through, appropriate means, including giving due consideration to feedback from students.
• Undertake original individual and collaborative research leading to significant advances in their field and its publication in national or international refereed conferences and journals and books and maintai contacts and collaboration with peers in other institutions and keep abreast of recent advances with peers in other universities and academic institutions and keep abrest of recent advances in the field.
• Through the Head of Department/Programme Coordinator, advise the University on the acquisition of resources needed for teaching and research and collaborate with the Head and other members of the department in drawing up and implementing the strategic plan/objectives of the school, developing courses and teaching materials of aids.
• Participate in the organisation of courses in the area of specialization in collaboration with other diversity staff.
• Participate in a collegial manner in the administration of academic affairs at department/school and university levels.
• Be responsible or delivering a high-quality learning environment for students and contributing to the development of new and exciting courses at both under graduate and postgraduate levels.
• Be expected to be involved in module leadership and delivery, contribute specialist topics to other modules, dissertation supervision, developing the curriculum, industrial liaison as well as the possibility of research.
• Join an existing research group in the department and work with colleagues to build both research capacity and deliver impact.
• As well as the ability to inspire and motivate students, you’ll need well developed and current knowledge understanding of practical and theoretical issues in at least one major area of software engineering and/or computer science.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Dean and/or the Vice-Chancellor from time to time.

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