University of Dar-es-salaam - 20 posts: 20/08/2017

The University of Dar es Salaam invites applications from suitably qualified Tanzanians to be considered for immediate employment to fill vacant positions

The University of Dar es Salaam invites applications from suitably qualified Tanzanians to be considered for immediate employment to fill vacant positions.

The University of Dar es Salaam invites applications from suitably qualified

Tanzanians to be considered for immediate employment to fill the following vacant

positions:

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

(a) Positions

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY

(CoAF):

Department of Agricultural Entomology and Apiculture

(i) Field: Bee Genetics and Breeding

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

Department of Agricultural Engineering

(i) Field: Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

(ii) Field: Post Harvest Technology

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

Department of Agricultural Economics and Business

(i) Agriculture and Livestock Production Economics

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

Department of Food Science and Technology

(i) Field: Food Processing and Preservation

1 position - Tutorial Assistant

(ii) Field: Food Nutrition

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (CoET):

Department of Electrical Engineering

(i) Field: Electrical Engineering General

2 positions - Tutorial Assistants

Department of Structural and Construction Engineering

(i) Field: Structural Engineering

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

(ii) Field: Quantity Surveying

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES:

(i) Field: Physiology

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (CoNAS):

Department of Physics

(i) Field: Meteorology

1 position - Tutorial Assistant

Department of Geology

(i) Field: Volcanology

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (CoSS):

Department of Statistics

(i) Field: Design of Experiment and Sampling Theory

1 position - Assistant Lecturer

(ii) Field: Operations Research

1 position - Tutorial Assistant

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES (CoHU)

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

(i) Field: Philosophy

1 position - Tutorial Assistant

Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages

(i) Field: Foreign Languages (French)

1 position - Tutorial Assistant

(ii) Field: Foreign Languages (German)

1 position - Tutorial Assistant

(b) Qualifications and Experience

Applicants for:

(i) Assistant Lecturer position must possess a minimum GPA of 4.0 or a B+

average at Master’s degree level and an undergraduate degree from a

recognized and reputable institution with an overall GPA of 3.8 or higher.

They must be potentially good academically.

(ii) Tutorial Assistant position must possess a Bachelor’s degree with a

minimum GPA of 3.8.

(i) For Tutorial Assistants:

 Under-studies senior members of academic staff by attending their

lectures, seminars, tutorials and practicals;

 Carries out seminars, tutorials and practicals;

 Assists in research, consultancy and public service;

 Performs any other relevant duties assigned by one’s superior;

 Undergoes postgraduate training for the master’s degree; and

 Performs any other relevant duties assigned by one’s superior.

(ii) For Assistant Lecturers:

 Carries out lectures, seminars, tutorials and practicals for undergraduate

programmes;

 Sets, invigilates and marks undergraduate examinations;

 Assists senior staff in lectures, seminars, tutorials, and practicals for

postgraduate programmes;

 Supervises projects and practical training for undergraduate students;

 Conducts research and publishes results;

 Carries out consultancy and public service;

 Undergoes postgraduate training to PhD level;

 Participates in relevant workshops and conferences; and

 Performs any other relevant duties assigned by one’s superior.

(d) Salary Scales

(i) For Tutorial Assistants: PUTS 1

(ii) For Assistant Lecturers: PUTS 2

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

1. Job Title: Accounts Assistant - 2 positions

(a) Minimum Entry Qualifications and Experience:

Applicants should possess Form IV Certificate of Secondary Education with

ATEC II/NABOCE/Ordinary Diploma from a recognized and reputable

institution or equivalent professional qualifications.

(b) Main Duties and Responsibilities:

 Prepares journal voucher/batches;

 Prepares various payment schedules;

 Receives and pays out cash and cheques;

 Maintains accountable documents (Register);

 Performs any other duties assigned to him/her by superiors.

2. Job Title: Administrative Assistant II - 1 position

(a) Minimum Entry Qualifications and Experience:

Applicants should possess Form VI or Form IV Certificate of Secondary Education

with passes in Kiswahili and English plus a Diploma in Office

Management/Secretarial Studies (NTA 6) from a recognized and reputable

institution with a typing speed of 50 wpm, manuscript and tabulation I, office

practice and secretarial duties II with shorthand speed of 120 wpm or Stage I

Computer Course with a relevant working experience of at least thirteen (13)

years in a reputable organization with at least four (4) years in similar position.

(b) Main Duties:

 Serves in offices of top executives of the University;

 Types confidential matters;

 Assists in drafting and proof-reading speeches and write-ups for the

executives;

 Undertakes routine correspondence with prior approval of one’s reporting

officer;

 Deals with confidential matters in the office of the executives;

 Arranges meetings and appointment schedules for the senior executives;

 Answers independently routine correspondences such as

acknowledgements and follows up outstanding replies;

 Co-ordinates all office needs and requirements;

 Receives and distributes letters to respective officials;

 Receives and directs visitors;

 Handles travel arrangement on duty for senior officers and other members

of the unit/department;

 Co-ordinates and supervises junior staff in the unit;

 Ensures cleanliness of the office(s) he/she works and those of the officers

he/she works with;

 Ensures proper care of facilities and equipment under her charge;

 Ensures cleanliness of the office(s) he/she works and those of the officers

he/she works with;

 Handles the office petty cash;

 Guides and supervises junior staff and where necessary give counsel;

 Performs any other duties and responsibilities assigned by one’s reporting

officer.

3. Job Title: Planning Officer II - 1 position

(a) Minimum Entry Qualifications and Experience:

Applicants should possess a Bachelor’s degree with minimum of Lower

Second Class in any of the following:-Economics, Engineering/General

Management, Commerce, Statistics, Computing or any other relevant field

from a recognized and reputable Institution with relevant working experience

in a similar position for not less than four years.

(b) Main Duties:

 Develops methodologies for data collection on various aspects of

University operational programmes;

 Designs and reviews data collection instruments;

 Analyses and evaluates information gathered;

 Assesses the systems clientele needs;

 Analyses programme loads and implementation techniques;

 Finds out operational efficiency of the programme using costs and other

indicators; and

 Performs any other duties as assigned by one’s reporting officer.

4. Job Title: Assistant Nursing Officer II - 3 positions

(a) Minimum Entry Qualifications:

Applicants should possess Form VI certificate of Secondary Education plus a

Diploma in Nursing from a recognized and reputable institution.

(b) Main Duties:

 Assists in solving problems of patients in line with nursing ethics and

general nursing services;

 Assists in supervising Nursing Attendants and Trained Nurses/Midwives;

 Performs any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by

one’s reporting officer.

Saturday, August 19, 2017