Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (MUAST)

LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ PROFESSOR (1 Post) Agribusiness Management (1 Post)

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Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following posts that have arisen in the University:

FACULTY OF AGRIBUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ PROFESSOR (1 Post)
Department of Agribusiness and Management Agribusiness Management (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to provide academic leadership to the Department, initiate, guide and contribute to basic and applied research, innovation and industrialisation programmes in the Department as well as teach the following
courses at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level: Farm Business Management; Agricultural Marketing; Agricultural Finance and Risk analysis; Agribusiness Finance; Agribusiness insurance and risk management; Operations Research; Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In addition, the candidate will be expected to coordinate and participate in the supervision of Undergraduate and Postgraduate research students. University teaching experience is an added advantage.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must at least have an earned PhD in the field of Agribusiness/ Strategic management and cooperate governance/ Business management and entrepreneurship and Business Management or should be a registered PhD student, and a Master’s Degree in Agribusiness management/ Strategic management and cooperate governance/ Business management and Entrepreneurship/Business management majoring in Finance/ Agribusiness/ or a closely related discipline. A Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness / Business management and entrepreneurship / Business Management and Finance a must.

How to Apply

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Information on salary and other benefits will be made available to shortlisted candidates.

Applicants must submit six (6) sets of applications which should include the application letter, certified copies of certificates, national identification, birth certificate and detailed Curriculum Vitae giving full personal details including full names, place and date of birth, qualifications, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact details, names, addresses and email addresses of three referees. Applications in envelopes clearly indicating post applied for should be addressed to:
The Acting Deputy Registrar, Human Resources
Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
P.O Box 35
MARONDERA
Hand deliver to or send by courier to:
Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
CSC Campus, Industrial Sites
15 Longlands Road
MARONDERA
The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday, 5 December 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The University does not charge applicants a fee at any stage of the recruitment process and does not have Agents who receive applications on its behalf.