ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN SPORTS SCIENCE

Job Description

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 Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Sports Science (Sports Psychology) in the Department of Sports Science, Physical Education and Coaching under the School of Allied Health Sciences.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate, postgraduate, and practical courses in Sports Science (Sports Psychology) or related areas
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects
• Examine postgraduate theses
• undertake scholarly research
• have an impactful engagement with the industry
• Contribute to the development of and implementation of university, faculty and school level strategies, policies, plans, and procedures
• Guide and support students as they acquire learning practices appropriate to the discipline
• Guide and support a range of students to produce rigorous research or sound professional practice
• 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
• Ensure alignment between programmes/ courses and respective outcomes, teaching and learning activities, and assessment methods and criteria
• Publish findings in reputable journals and present at conferences for wider dissemination
• Secure external funding to support research and elevate the university’s reputation
• Cultivate interdisciplinary collaborations, fostering innovation and problem-solving
• Drive grant proposal development to sustain research momentum
• Proactively engage in consultancy services in line area of expertise
• Manage a Faculty/unit or department in the university as assigned/ appointed
• Contribute to programme development and quality assurance internally and externally, including short executive development courses
• Engage in activities to enhance the university’s profile and foster community development (e.g., leadership in professional committees, service in regional/ international bodies/ expert panels, or leadership in public and/or private organisations)
• Make high level impact in institutional and national policy review
• Keep abreast of developments within own field of study and its implications for teaching and learning, community engagement, research, etc.
• Participate in the identification and mitigation of operational risks
• Comply with relevant regulations and legislation
• 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

• PhD/Doctorate in Sports Science, Physical Education or related field
• Master’s Degree in Sports Science, Physical Education or a related field
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Science, Physical Education or a related field with at least a 2(i) pass (CGPA of at least 3.6) or equivalent.
• at least 6 years’ relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution; a minimum of Twelve (12) pieces of research products (e.g. articles, book chapters, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) published by recognized publishers. Eight (8) of these must be articles in referred/accredited journals in internationally recognized indexing databases. The remaining four (4) publications could be journal articles, book chapters, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc. published by recognized publishers. An academic book may be equivalent to a maximum of four (4) articles in refereed/accredited journals, depending on the quality and standing of the publisher
• sustained research output: a minimum of two (2) peer reviewed publications every three (3) years
• sustained research activity; ongoing externally supported research
• regular paper/poster presentations at national but also increasingly at international conferences
• be lead and/or single author in at least one-third of the required journal publications. There should also be evidence of mentorship of early career scholars/graduate students
• publications should be spread internationally and across journals
• recognizable research impact, including but not limited to citations, the h-index, patents, policy applications, peer reviews, publications that are prescribed texts in other institutions etc. (required in at least two (2) of the these)
• recognized as being of national but increasingly international research standing (e.g. peer reviewing of new research proposals, reference in research committees, editor/guest editor/reviewer of refereed/accredited national and international publishers, editorial board member of an international publisher in a relevant field, invitations as keynote speaker at national and international conferences (required in at least two (2) of the these)
• evidence of governance and social engagement
• research collaborations with other institutions or organizations
• research collaboration with cognate disciplines in the University
• external examiner for Masters and/or PhD thesis nationally and/or internationally
• Research collaborations with cognate disciplines
• Successful supervision of 2 Masters students or co-supervision of 4 Masters students or supervision of 1 PhD student or co-supervision of 2 PhD students/Post-Doc research fellows (required where appropriate, otherwise a candidate should provide evidence that they could not find supervisees)
• External examiner for Masters students.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA)

How to Apply

To apply, please visit: https://www.ub.bw/connect/job-opportunities/associate-professorsenior-lecturerlecturer-sports-science-sports-psychology Vacancy Circular No: IRC 3561 Please state that you got the job advert through JobHub BW website when submitting your application.