MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY

STAFF VACANCY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following
posts:

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 Faculty guidelines and standards.
(b) University Service and Community engagement – the incumbent should participate in
all Department, Faculty/School 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 both the students and the University.
(d) Innovations – leading to tangible products and services
(e) Industrialization –through commercialization of products

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Department of Applied Physics and Telecommunications

1. Permanent Full Time Lecturer (1 Post)

Qualifications

 A minimum of an MSc degree in Telecommunications, Physics, Electronic

Engineering, Space Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics or any other related field.
 A PhD or proof of progress towards a PhD in Telecommunications, Physics,
Electronic Engineering, Space Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics or any other
related field will be an added advantage.
 University teaching experience is an added advantage.
 Knowledge of software development and simulation packages, which include
MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Proteus Professional is an added advantage
  Registration with a recognized professional engineering body is added advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities

 Ability to teach any three of the following areas: Space Science, Industrial Physics,
Satellite communications, Signal processing, Instrumentation, Climate and Space
Physics; covering both theory and laboratory work at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels.
 Ability to interact with industry and academic partners (domestic and
international) and interest in creating and maintaining connections with major
industrial and academic players within the broader communications community.
 Any other duties as assigned by the chairperson.

*NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer. In the

interest of promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to
apply.

HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must submit certified copies of certificates, transcripts, national identification
and Curriculum Vitae giving full personal particulars including full names, date of birth,
qualifications, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact details, names and
addresses of three referees addressed to the Deputy Registrar - Human Resource

The application pack should be sent as a single merged pdf file to email address:
academicrecruitment@staff.msu.ac.zw. The subject line should be labelled with the post
being applied for.

Closing date for applications is Friday, 26 January 2024. Please note that only shortlisted
candidates will be communicated to.