MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
STAFF VACANCY
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following post:
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 – the incumbent should participate in all Department, Faculty 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 Chemical Sciences
Post: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor (1 Post)
Qualifications
- Must have a first degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Technology, or related field with at least a 2.1 pass
- Must have MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry or related field
- A PhD in Chemistry or related field is an added advantage
- Teaching experience at a tertiary institution is an added advantage
Duties & Responsibilities
The candidate must be capable of supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate students’ research work, assess students on Work Related Learning and should be able to supervise students’ research work and must be able to teach at least three of the following modules at undergraduate level;
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Structure and Spectroscopy
- Nanotechnology in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug design
- Chemistry of Natural Products
- Drug Design and Development
- Heterocyclic Chemistry and Drug Synthesis
- Pharmaceutical Formulation Technology
- Cheminformatics
*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, 7 April 2025. Note that only short- listed candidates will be communicated to.