Senior Lecturer in Law

The University of Botswana (UB), a premier state-owned tertiary institution dedicated to shaping the future through excellence, research, innovation and meaningful societal impact, invites applications from accomplished and suitably qualified professionals for the position of Senior Lecturer in Law in the Department of Law and Criminal Justice under the School of Management Sciences and Law. The Senior Lecturer in Law is responsible for advancing the Law discipline, make significant contributions to research and/or scholarship and teaching, as well as administrative activities of the University . This successful candidate will also provide significant leadership in scholarly research and/or professional activities relevant to the profession, discipline or community.

Job Summary

• Employer: University of Botswana
• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: Gaborone, Botswana
• Category: Education
• Salary: The University offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Closing Date: 2026-12-02

Key Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in International Environmental Law, Social Security Law, International Organisations, Competition Law, Law and Technology and World Trade Law and related areas. The Department reserves the right to allocate other courses in addition to those outlined here;
• Contribute to the development of and implementation of university, faculty and school level strategies, policies, plans, and procedures;
• Supervise both undergraduate and graduate student research projects;
• Conduct research in the specialized areas stated above and also complement existing research activities;
• Participate in other academic and professional activities of the department; Provide good disciplinary knowledge and ensure that use a range of learning practices;
• Demonstrate coherence between philosophy and practice;
• Use programme/course design principles and institutional guidelines to ensure effective curriculum development;
• Review programmes/ courses to ensure they are relevant to and up to date with local, international, global and disciplinary contexts, as well as engagement with students, stakeholders and peers;
• Secure external funding to support research and elevate the university's reputation;
• Drive grant proposal development to sustain research momentum;
• Advocate for cross-disciplinary research to tackle societal challenges effectively;
• Collaborate with other institutions, organisations or cognitive disciplines in the university to drive the research standing of the university;
• Examine, moderate or assess undergraduate and/or postgraduate students;
• Participate and serve as a Board Secretary in departmental committees;
• Conduct and participate in community extension work to include the promotion of locally relevant cultural attributes/ values that benefit the community, serving as an advisor/ resource to a community organisation and/ or applying professional expertise to solve community problems;
• Engage in continuous professional development to stay current in both academic and professional realms locally;
• Participate in the identification and mitigation of operational risks
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of School/Departmental Chairperson required by the University in line with the role.

Requirements

• A relevant PhD/Doctoral degree in Law;
• At least three (3) years relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution;
• An excellent cumulative and sustained record of research and publications with at least six (6) pieces of research products published by recognised publishers, 4 of which must be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognised indexing databases. The remaining 2 publications could be journal articles, book chapters, peer reviewed conference proceedings etc published by recognized publishers. An academic book may be equivalent to a maximum of 4 articles in refereed/accredited journals, depending on the quality and standing of the publisher;
• Sustained research output: a minimum of 1 peer reviewed publication every 2 years;
• Scholarly presentations at national and/or international conferences;
• lead and/or single author in at least 2 refereed journal articles;
• Publications should be spread nationally and/or internationally and across journals;
• Some research impact, including but not limited to citations, the h-index, patents, policy applications, peer reviews, publications that are prescribed texts in other institutions etc. (requi…