Lectureship/Senior Lectureship/Associate Professorship/Professorship — Environmental Science (1 Post)

Department of Wildlife and Environmental Sciences — Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences Lupane Main Campus Full-time External vacancy 1 Vacancy 1 day left

Job Summary

Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences — Department of Wildlife and Environmental Sciences.
Posts: Lectureship/Senior Lectureship/Associate Professorship/Professorship (1 Post).
Area: Environmental Science (Full-time).

Application notes
All applications are treated in confidence. Apply via this Job Portal. Ensure your profile includes a Curriculum Vitae with full personal particulars (full name, place and date of birth, qualifications, employment and experience, present salary, telephone numbers, and names/addresses/emails/telephone numbers of three contactable referees) plus certified copies of certificates.
Address application letters to: Senior Assistant Registrar, Human Resources Section, Lupane State University, P O Box 170, Lupane.
Closing date: Friday 14 August 2026. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Applicants must possess a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Science, Conservation Biology or related field with a Merit or better.
• A Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Biological Sciences or equivalent with a 2.1 or better.
• Possession of a PhD in a related field, along with teaching experience at the tertiary level will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, especially Plant Biology; Soil Biology and Biochemistry; Environmental Biotechnology and Bioremediation; Forestry Entomology and Pathology; and related areas.
• Teach and supervise undergraduate students.
• Participating in outreach programmes.
• Sourcing research funding for the Department.
• Conduct and publish research.