Responsibilities or duties

• Teaching, engaging, informing and inspiring staff and students through both classroom and online delivery of lectures, tutorials, seminars, or laboratory demonstrations.
• Developing innovative teaching materials for physical and online delivery to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Supervising undergraduate students undertaking research projects.
• Guiding students in designing and managing student demonstration farms, and ensuring well-structured and effectively supervised field practical.
• Conducting high impact research and disseminating research findings.
• Assessing and evaluating students' work, compiling and grading of examination results.
• Contributing to the planning and evaluation of academic programs in the department/faculty.
• Participating in curriculum review, program evaluation, and strategic planning in the department/faculty.
• Contributing to the marketing of departmental programs.
• Participating in professional duties such as faculty open days and other recruitment processes as appropriate.
• Contributing to the university and wider society through community service.
• Writing proposals for attracting resources to the department.
• Mentoring junior staff and students.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Head of Department or Faculty and University Management.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• PhD or PhD Track in Food Science and Technology, or Food Technology, or Human Nutrition from a recognized university.
• Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology, or Food Technology, or Human Nutrition from a recognized university.
• An honours Bachelor degree in Food Science and Technology, or Food Technology, or Human Nutrition (Minimum of Second-Class Upper Division) from a recognized university. Candidates with a second-class lower division but who possess a relevant PhD may apply.
• A pedagogical qualification for higher education for those without background in education as a profession shall be an added advantage.

Experience needed

• Teaching experience of at least two (2) years in food science in a recognized university shall be an added advantage.
• Evidence of contribution to community service.
• Track record of research and publication in food science.
• Must not be above 40 years of age at the time of application.

• Teaching, engaging, informing and inspiring staff and students through both classroom and online delivery of lectures, tutorials, seminars, or laboratory demonstrations.
• Developing innovative teaching materials for physical and online delivery to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Supervising undergraduate students undertaking research projects.
• Guiding students in designing and managing student demonstration farms, and ensuring well-structured and effectively supervised field practical.
• Conducting high impact research and disseminating research findings.
• Assessing and evaluating students' work, compiling and grading of examination results.
• Contributing to the planning and evaluation of academic programs in the department/faculty.
• Participating in curriculum review, program evaluation, and strategic planning in the department/faculty.
• Contributing to the marketing of departmental programs.
• Participating in professional duties such as faculty open days and other recruitment processes as appropriate.
• Contributing to the university and wider society through community service.
• Writing proposals for attracting resources to the department.
• Mentoring junior staff and students.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Head of Department or Faculty and University Management.

• Research and publication in food science
• Community service
• Pedagogical qualification for higher education (advantageous)

• PhD or PhD Track in Food Science and Technology, or Food Technology, or Human Nutrition from a recognized university.
• Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology, or Food Technology, or Human Nutrition from a recognized university.
• An honours Bachelor degree in Food Science and Technology, or Food Technology, or Human Nutrition (Minimum of Second-Class Upper Division) from a recognized university. Candidates with a second-class lower division but who possess a relevant PhD may apply.