LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING – Africa University

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Africa University is a private, pan- African, United Methodist-related institution located in Mutare, Zimbabwe. The University is also a member of the Association of African Universities and is inviting suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following strategic positions:

COLLEGE OF PEACE LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Reporting to the H.O.D., the incumbents will serve in the capacity of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor and will provide leadership in contributing to the smooth organisation and implementation of the activities of the programmes offered in the Department.

POST – SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

BSc Honours in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering/ Computer Information Systems/ Information Technology / Geographic Information System or equivalent
MSc in Honours in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering or equivalent
A PhD in Computer Science or equivalent.
Experience in teaching and/or supporting learning in higher education.
Must have experience in developing and teaching online courses.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate should be able to carry out research, supervise students’ dissertations and should be able to teach at least 3 of the following modules;

Computational Mathematics
Programming for Machine Learning
Expert Systems and Smart Applications
Web technologies and mobile application development
Object Oriented Programming ,JAVA, Python ,C# ,R
Design of Cyber-Physical Systems
Network Security

Please note that the duties and responsibilities of a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor and Professor are grouped into 5 main categories which are:
a) Teaching
The incumbent is expected to teach or deliver lectures in accordance to the Department and or College guidelines and standards.
b) University Service and Community Engagement
The incumbent should participate in all Department, College and University activities such as attending meetings, training workshops, conferences and seminars, among others.
c) Research
The incumbent is expected to engage in active research in his/her area of specialization which benefits the students, the Global community and the University.
d) Innovations
Innovations should lead to the production of goods and services.
e) Industrialisation
Through the commercialisation of goods and services.