Career Opportunity!

Title	HR 34/2025 — Lecturer in Ecology & Dendrology
Faculty/Division	Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (FAFF)
Reports to	Head of Department/Dean FAFF
Location/Campus	Honiara, Kukum Campus

Summary of Duties

An expert in their subject area, the role involves assisting with course review and development, planning and delivering learning experiences to meet course objectives, developing instructional materials, and participating in student consultations. The individual is responsible for assessing and maintaining student records, liaising with authorities and industry, conducting research, and contributing to distance education learning as needed.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To deliver learning instructions, lectures, and tutorials to students.
• To develop all enrolled class lists.
• To have a good knowledge of the entire syllabus’ curriculum.
• To assist in the review of course content and materials regularly, updating when required.
• To develop and apply innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and materials that create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students.
• To transfer knowledge, including practical skills, methods and techniques.
• To ensure that course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the university.
• Supervise students' projects, field trips, and laboratory work where appropriate. Please refer to the job description for more information.

Minimum Qualification and Experience Requirements:
To be considered for this position, applicants must have:

A Master's Degrees and Post Graduate Degrees in relevant fields plus teaching qualifications or Bachelor's Degrees holder with experience of 10 years or more in teaching at the University level can be considered in exceptional cases.

Professional Experience

• Five years of teaching experience.
• Wide breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in own area of expertise.
• Understanding of different teaching and learning methods.
• Computer proficiency in the standard packages (word processing, e-mail and internet use, and spreadsheets).

Desirable for the position

• Experience in conducting quality research in a particular specialism and publishing in recognized journals.
• Experience in developing and implementing research objectives, projects and proposals.
• Experience in collaboration with college and industry colleagues when developing new curricula.
• Experience with consultancy. Please refer to the job description for more information.

Terms and Conditions

This is a full-time position with a contract term of five years, renewable based on performance and mutual agreement.
Detailed job descriptions, entry requirements, terms and conditions of employment, and application processes, can be obtained from the SINU website: https://www.sinu.edu.sb/hrd/job/ OR Human Resource Department email: Safina.Roger@sinu.edu.sb OR Alister.Bako@sinu.edu.sb

Closing Date: 10 March 2025 at 4.30pm. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Applications can be emailed to Safina.Roger@sinu.edu.sb OR Alister.Bako@sinu.edu.sb or hand delivered to the HR Department at Kukum Campus addressed to:

Director of Human Resources
Human Resources Department
Solomon Islands National University
P.O Box R113
Honiara