LECTURER OR SENIOR LECTURER – COMPUTING (THREE (3) YEARS RENEWABLE CONTRACT)

Main Purpose of the Job:  

To develop and produce learning and teaching material, support Programme Leaders and/or Coordinators and other members of the academic team with student induction, student remediation, academic counselling, student surveys and module evaluation in order to ensure that delivery of teaching, learning and assessments is efficient and in accordance with the College’s strategy, policy and procedures.

 

Key Performance Areas

  • Student Performance
  • Academic Assessment
  • Teaching and learning
  • Learning and Teaching Management
  • Academic Program Development and Review
  • Student Assessment and Evaluation
  • Academic Assessment Design  
  • Research and innovation
  • Community Engagement

 

 

Competencies and skills required

  • Research quality, ethics and integrity
  • Academic governance and leadership
  • People Management and Performance Evaluation
  • Community engagement
  • Research commercialisation and Innovation
  • Academic Quality Management
  • Academic Program Development and Coordination
  • Budget management – budget development, execution and monitoring
  • Risk Management
  • Technical expertise in a relevant subject area
  • Effective Classroom Management
  • Effective Student Engagement
  • Innovation in Teaching
  •  Execution and delivery at Strategic, Management and Operational Level

 

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Computer science/ Computer Application/Computer Systems  Engineering/Data Science or related field
  • PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate of Education) or other teaching qualification
  • Membership of a relevant professional body
  • BQA accreditation (or accreditation from a recognized qualification authority)
  • Industry certification a relevant area would be an added advantage

 

Experience for Lecturer

  • At least four (4) years of post-qualification experience in educational planning and management, two (2) of which should have been teaching at the position of Lecturer
  • Operational knowledge of applicable legislation and relevant academic policies, standards and programmes, student administration and management, academic assessments, research, curriculum development, and learning and teaching management.
  • The successful candidate must have demonstrable knowledge in teaching and research supervision in; Project Management, Business Information Systems Strategy, E-Commerce; Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems; Data Science, Business Intelligence ;Data Analytics, Big Data; IoT, Software Engineering Frameworks; Algorithms and Data Structures; Cloud Technology, Infrastructure and Solutions modules among others.

 

Experience for Senior Lecturer

In addition to the above Lecturer experience;

  • At least four (6) years of post-qualification experience in educational planning and management, three (3) of which should have been teaching at the minimum position of Lecturer
  • Advanced knowledge of applicable legislation and relevant academic policies, standards and programmes, student administration and management, academic assessments, research, curriculum development, and learning and teaching management.
  • The successful candidate must have demonstrable knowledge in teaching and research supervision in; Project Management, Business Information Systems Strategy, E-Commerce; Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems; Data Science, Business Intelligence ;Data Analytics, Big Data; IoT, Software Engineering Frameworks; Algorithms and Data Structures; Cloud Technology, Infrastructure and Solutions modules among others.

 

Application Procedure:

All applications accompanied by cover letter, curriculum vitae and certified copies of ID and  academic certificates should be e-mailed to recruitment@bac.ac.bw (stating the position being applied for as the subject of the email) before close of business on Friday 9th April  2021, 17h00.

 

Applications should be addressed to: 

  Head of Human Resources

Botswana Accountancy College

P/Bag 00319

Gaborone

 

NB: Botswana Accountancy College will enter into correspondence only with shortlisted candidates.