Lecturer – Mining Department (2 Posts)

DUE: 08 JUN 2026

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
DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING

Lecturer – Mining Department (2 Posts), Zvishavane Campus

Qualifications and experience

First degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent with at least an upper second-degree class.
A Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering or any closely related field
A PhD in Mining Engineering or any related field will be an added advantage

Duties & Responsibilities

The candidates must be capable of supervising undergraduate students’ research work, assess students on Work Related Learning and must be able to teach modules selected from the following list of Bachelor of Engineering in Mining Engineering modules.
Mine Survey and GIS, Professional Ethics, Practice and Engineering Management,
Mineral Resource Evaluation or Mine Machinery and Materials Handling
Computer Applications in Mining, Surface Mining Technology.

NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer. In the interest of promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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 08 June 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.