SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN FAMILY MEDICINE

Job Description

FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE VACANCY NO: 3552 The University of Botswana (UB), a premier state-owned tertiary institution dedicated to shaping the future through excellence, research, innovation and meaningful societal impact, invites applications from accomplished and suitably qualified professionals for the position of Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Family Medicine and Primary Health Care in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care under the School of Medicine.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach both undergraduate and graduate Family Medicine and Primary Health Care courses;
• Conduct research in his/her areas of expertise and supervise medical students’ research projects;
• Provide service to the university, profession and community;
• Provide clinical care in affiliated primary health care clinics and hospitals;
• Participate in other academic and professional activities of the department;
• Provide good disciplinary knowledge and ensure that use a range of learning practices;
• Demonstrate coherence between philosophy and practice;
• Use programme/course design principles and institutional guidelines to ensure effective curriculum development;
• Review programmes/ courses to ensure they are relevant to and up to date with local, international, global and disciplinary contexts, as well as engagement with students, stakeholders and peers;
• Secure external funding to support research and elevate the university’s reputation;
• Drive grant proposal development to sustain research momentum;
• Advocate for cross-disciplinary research to tackle societal challenges effectively;
• Collaborate with other institutions, organisations or cognitive disciplines in the university to drive the research standing of the university;
• Examine, moderate or assess undergraduate and/or postgraduate students;
• Participate and serve as a Board Secretary in departmental committees;
• Conduct and participate in community extension work to include the promotion of locally relevant cultural attributes/ values that benefit the community, serving as an advisor/ resource to a community organisation and/ or applying professional expertise to solve community problems;
• Engage in continuous professional development to stay current in both academic and professional realms locally;
• Participate in the identification and mitigation of operational risks
• perform any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of School/Departmental Chairperson required by the University in line with the role.

Qualifications & Experience

• At least a Specialist qualification in Family Medicine or relevant degree;
• A Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery in medicine (MBBS, MBChB, MD degree) or relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognised institution;
• A minimum of 3 years of post-specialisation experience in professional practice in Family Medicine;
• the qualification must be registered with or registerable by the Botswana Health Professions Council with a specialist status;
• At least 3 years relevant teaching experience at a University or comparable institution; or 1 year of sustained mentorship/practice related training which would be considered as an alternative;
• Minimum of 6 pieces of research products published by recognised publishers, 3 of which must be articles in refereed/accredited journals indexed in internationally recognised indexing databases;
• Sustained professional research output; a minimum of 1 peer reviewed publication every 2 years or new creative professional works in the last 6 years;
• be lead and /or last author in at least 2 of the refereed journal publications;
• Publications should be spread nationally and/or internationally and across journals;
• Some research impact, including but not limited to citations, the h-index, patents, policy applications, peer reviews, publications that are prescribed in texts in other institutions etc.;
• Recognised as being of at least national research or effective clinical professional standing;
• Successful supervision/co-supervision of research projects/post-doctoral/clinical research fellow supervision;
• Evidence of social engagement and governance.

How to Apply

To apply, please visit: https://www.ub.bw/connect/job-opportunities/senior-lecturerlecturer-family-medicine-3-positions-tenable-mahalapye-or-maun Vacancy Circular No: 3552 Please state that you got the job advert through JobHub BW website when submitting your application.