OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA JOBS

VACANCIES

The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) invites application from suitably qualified Professors,
Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers for Academic positions listed below.

The Open University of Tanzania has Centres through out The United Republic of Tanzania.
Interested applicants should be prepared to be stationed at any of our 25 Regional Centres. Those who have already applied should not re-apply.

The methods of entry to the above posts will be as follows:

A. TUTORIAL ASSISTANT/TUTORIAL LIBRARIAN – PUTS 12 – 13 (10 Posts)
(a) Mode of Entry:

Candidate should have attained first degree with minimum of 3.8 GPA with excellent results in the subject area or equivalent.

(b) Duties:

- Writing scripts for radio broadcasts, video and audio cassettes, various reports and
papers,
- Supplementing existing study materials,
- Editing, reviewing and translating course materials,
- Providing support materials, guidance and counseling and other services to students,
- Helping to keep students' records correspondence and other communications,
- Helping in general academic administration as will be asked of him by seniors,
- Doing any other task as may be prescribed by one's reporting officer, Dean of the
Faculty or Director of an Institute and/or the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) from
time to time.

B. ASSISTANT LECTURER \ ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN PUTS – 14 (35 posts)

(a) Mode of Entry:

Possession of a good Master's Degree (B+ or above GPA 3.8 - 3.6) in a relevant discipline or
equivalent.
(b) Duties:

As for Tutorial Assistant plus:
- Writing new study materials, scripts for radio broadcast, video and audio cassettes,
various reports and papers,
- Adopting and/or supplementing existing materials,
- Liaising with course writers, editors, reviewers, producers, artists, coordinators and
other members of the course team,
- From time revising course materials and audio prorammes,
- Giving public lecture, tutoring and leading academic discussions,
- Setting and marking course assignments and/or tests, examinations supervision of field
work, practicals and all other related academic activities,
- Encouraging and motivating students to improve themselves academically,
- Helping to identify and set up local study groups,
- Conducting research work and disseminating research findings.

C. LECTURER/ LIBRARIAN – PU PUTS 15 TS – 16 (10 Posts)
(a) Mode of Entry:
Candidates should have a Ph.D degree in relevant fields or equivalent professional qualifications
for non Ph.D to be considered or relevant publications.
(a) Duties:
As for Assistant Lecturer/Research Fellow with added responsibilities, he/she will be required:
- to tech face to ace course and lead seminars;
- to undertake individual research and participate in bigger multi-disciplinary research projects;
- to prepare manuals and case studies for training;
- to offer close supervision and guidance to students;
- to manage undergraduate programmes
- to undertake consultancy projects.
N.B. No candidate shall be promoted beyond Lecturer or Research Fellow level unless he or she
has a Doctoral degree.

D. SENIOR LECTURER/SENIOR LIBRARIAN PU PUTS 17 TS – 18 (5 Posts)
(a) Mode of Entry:
A Ph.D degree with teaching/research experience of at least three years and have published in
academically renown journals whose weighting is equivalent to 8 points.
work as Lecturer with satisfactory teaching and research experience as Lecturer, and should have
publications, study materials or books whose weight is equivalent to four points or two course
units.
In case of a research fellow, a total of four course units or eight points or one good book with two
publishable papers or one course unit since last promotion.
(b) Duties:
As for Lecturers with added responsibilities, he/she should demonstrate the ability to head a
Faculty, a Directorate, a Regional Centre, or a Department. In the case of Senior Research Fellows,
they should be able to manage some moor research projects.

E. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN PU PUTS 19 TS – 20 (4 Posts Posts)
(a) Mode of Entry:
A Ph.D degree with teaching/research experience of at least six years. In additions he/she must
have published in academically renown journals whose weight is equivalent to 13 points.
(b) Duties:
As Senior Lecturer with additional responsibilities; such a initiation of new programmes, supervise
advances degree, offer consultancy write papers that would advance the frontiers of knowledge,
formulate academic policies, offer technical assistance to University
organs. Should demonstrate ability to lead an Institute, Faculty, Department and an Associate
Research Professor should be able to manage major research projects.

F. PROFESSOR/LIBRARIAN PROFESSOR PU PUTS 21 TS ( 5 Posts)
(a) Mode of Entry:
Candidate should have at least three years of professional work as Associate Professor with
extensive teaching and research experience. In addition one must have published study materials
whose weighing totals eight points (for course units) on one good book with one course unit. For
Associate Research Professor, Candidates should have eight course units or sixteen points or two
books and two course units since last promotion.
(b) Duties:
As for Associate Professor/Associate Librarian plus the following:
- conduct formal training proved leadership in faculty in specific multidisciplinary project
conducted by the University.
- Provide personal guidance and advice to client in the field; undertake large consultancy
projects
- Provide guidance to members of staff;
- Prepare and publish manuals or textbooks in related fields. A Professor is also expected to
deliver a Professional Inaugural lecture within two years of promotion. A professor should
demonstrate the ability to provide highest leadership in a discipline/research/supervision.

Note:
1. Age limit not more than 45 years. Young applicants are highly encouraged.
2. Entry point salary will depend on qualifications and work experience
3. Short listed applicants will be subjected to interviews.
4. Applications accompanied with detailed Curriculum Vitae, relevant copies of certificates
and authenticated academic transcripts, names and addresses of three competent
referees, should be addressed to:

The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic),
Open university of Tanzania,
P.O. Box 23409,
Dar es Salaam.

Closing date: Two weeks after the first appearance of the advertisement in Newspapers.
Please Note: If you are not contacted within 1 month, consider yourself unsuccessful.