Senior Lecturer in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (Re-Advertisement)

The school seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering to teach at different levels (undergraduate, postgraduate, and Master's degree) and a range of standard topics in the area of Mechanical Engineering.

The appointee will:

• contribute towards the Mechanical Engineering discipline in planning, teaching, marking, exam setting, paper moderation, administration duties, counseling students, coordinating courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and delivering a high standard of teaching and research in Maintenance and Reliability Engineering, Metrology & Instrumentation, Professional Engineering & Project Management.
• contribute towards the Mechanical Engineering discipline in planning, teaching, marking, exam setting, paper moderation, administration duties, counseling students, coordinating courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and delivering a high standard of teaching and research in Solid Mechanics, Dynamics, Machine Design, and Vibrations.
• contribute towards the Mechanical Engineering discipline in planning, teaching, marking, exam setting, paper moderation, administration duties, counseling students, coordinating courses, and delivering a high standard of teaching and research in Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

USP is a multi-modal university, offering courses in a variety of modes including print, face-to-face, blended, and online. The Appointees will be based at the main Laucala campus in Fiji but will teach across all campuses in the region. The appointees will also be expected to teach evening sessions.

Specific Duties

Specific duties of a Senior Lecturer may include:

i) A Senior Lecturer is expected to make significant contributions to the teaching effort of a School, Institute, programme, or an interdisciplinary area.

ii) A Senior Lecturer is also expected to play a major role in scholarship, research, and/or professional activities.

iii) A Senior Lecturer is expected to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to network effectively and interact with a diverse range of students and staff. 

The Person we Seek

To be considered for this position, applicants must have:

• a PhD in the relevant discipline with relevant tertiary teaching experience and/or research experience with relevant industry/professional experience or a significant research profile. For example, Profession-based disciplines;
• Tertiary teaching experience (normally 4 years) at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• In addition, a Senior Lecturer will normally require a record of demonstrable scholarly and professional achievement in the relevant discipline.
• good research publications in ranked journals with quality of research (QoR) at Senior Lecturer level;
• experience in supervising Master's by research students to completion;
• ability to teach a range of topics in Mechanical Engineering;
• excellent written and oral communication skills in English. 

Preference will be given to applicants with:

• experience in teaching in developing countries;
• experience in distance & flexible teaching and multi-modal learning;
• willingness to research as demonstrated by research publication records;
• willingness to work as a member of a dynamic team and experience in supervising postgraduate/master's research students;
• experience in teaching in a multicultural environment;
• strong evidence of attracting external grants; and
• able to demonstrate self-reliance and can work independently.

Enquiries and further information: Professor Bibhya Sharma, Head of School of Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics (STEMP)
The position is available for a term of 5 years and may be renewed by mutual agreement, subject to satisfactory performance.

Salary Range

• FJ$122,768.26 to FJ$141,655.85 per annum