TEACHING ASSISTANTS (6 positions) -Re advertisement

 

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

VACANCY NO: FSS/DS 01/2024

Applicants are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of Teaching Assistant in the Department of Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Duties: The successful candidates will assist lecturers of first and second level statistics courses in their tutorial work.  Each teaching assistant will be required to work minimum of 8 hours per week.  Hours can be negotiated to be during out of office hours.  The selected candidates will work under the supervision the Departmental Tutorial Coordinator, Course Instructors and Head of Department to achieve the departments teaching requirements.
Requirements: Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics or Combined Major Statistics, with at least a 2(ii), but applicants with a basic degree in Mathematics and a Master degree in Statistics should be currently enrolled and registered for the graduation program with the department. Previous teaching experience and/or a Master’s degree in Statistics shall be added advantages.  Flexibility to wok during the day would also be an added advantage. 
Remuneration: The University of Botswana offers a competitive fixed hourly rate.

How To Apply: Applicants are to address the stated qualification and provide other information to assist the University determine their suitability for the position. They should also quote the vacancy number of the post applied for, provide current CVs (including telephone, telefax and e-mail), certified copies of educational certificates and transcripts, samples of their publications, names and addresses of three referees, and send complete documentation to: The Human Resource Manager, Faculty of Social Sciences, Private Bag UB 00705, Gaborone-Botswana; Telephone: (267) 355 4894; Fax (267) 318 5099; E-mail: fssvacancies@ub.ac.bw. Applicants should inform their referees to: i) Quote the Vacancy number and position applied for and ii) submit their references directly to the above address before the stipulated closing date. Please note that applications with incomplete information shall not be processed.

Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Block 240, Office No. 137: (240/137)
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

Closing date:  17 September 2024