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 SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department of Peace and Security Studies – Harare Campus
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor (2 Posts)
Qualifications
- A first degree in Peace Studies /Human Rights/War Studies with at least a 2.1 pass.
- A Masters Degree in Peace/Human Rights/War Studies.
- A relevant PhD is an added advantage.
- At least two years relevant teaching experience in tertiary education.
- Have a minimum of two publications relevant to the field.
Duties & Responsibilities
The candidate must be capable of supervising students’ research work and should be able to teach the following modules:
- Research Methods and Statistics.
- Terrorism and De-Radicalisation.
- Civil-military Relations
- Human Rights and Sustainable Development.
- Gender, Security Sector and Multi-Dimensional Peace Operations.
*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 22 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