Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor in Quantitative Geography

About the role

The University of Malawi invites applications for a post of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor in Quantitative Geography in the Department of Geography, Earth Sciences and the Environment (GESE). Quantitative geographers work on GIS, remote sensing and other geospatial technologies, data handling and geo-computation, mathematics, statistics, visualisation and data presentation, applying mathematical and statistical methods to analyse and model geographic phenomena.

Key responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Conduct research in their area of specialisation
• Take part in departmental, school and university-wide committees
• Act as academic consultant within the broader scope of the department
• Take part in the department's outreach programmes

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree majoring in Geography and GIS with at least a credit, in Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science, from an accredited institution (Staff Associate)
• Master of Science in Geography with a bias in Quantitative Geography or PhD in Quantitative Geography after a Bachelor of Science with Credit (Lecturer)

Applications, including a detailed CV, copies of certificates and the names of three traceable referees, are sent to the Registrar, University of Malawi, Zomba, by 27 October 2023; only shortlisted applications will be acknowledged.