MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
STAFF VACANCY
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED PERSONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FULL-TIME POSTS:
The duties and responsibilities of a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/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)Industrialisation –through commercialisation of products
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCES, ZVISHAVANE CAMPUS
Applied Mathematician
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor (1 Post)
Qualifications
- A first degree in Applied Mathematics or equivalent with at least a 2.1 pass.
- MSc Applied Mathematics/ Mathematical Modelling/Computational Mathematics or equivalent
- PhD in Mathematics/Computational Mathematics or equivalent is an added advantage
- Proven industrial or lecturing experience is an added advantage
Duties and Responsibilities
The candidate must be able to supervise undergraduate and post graduate students’ research work, assess students on work related learning and actively participate in the Departmental Research activities. The successful candidate must be able to teach the following modules;
- Engineering Mathematics
- Engineering Statistics
- Mathematical Modelling
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 an application letter, 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 07 July 2026. Note that only short-listed candidates will be communicated to.
NB: Candidates who hold international qualifications are required to provide a ZIMCHE qualifications assessment report.
To apply for this job email your details to academicrecruitment@staff.msu.ac.zw