Volunteer professor for textile technology, VSO, Ethiopia

Professor for textile technology (Textile testing and finishing)

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Start date: 12 Sep 2012

Length: 24 months

What does the role involve?

You'll work with the Institute staff to contribute to the improvement of the education of students including developing better education structures and university-industry partnerships.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of course teaching including course development, teaching courses and seminars, setting exams, supervising students work.Contribute to the development of an MSc programme.Prepare teaching materialsCapacity build other staff members including delivering training sessions for staff.Conduct research including submitting research funding applications and collaborating with other institutions.Support the change process at the Institute including the development of the curriculum, the implementation of a new governance structure and participating in the 'change committees'Establish links with international and Ethiopian universities and facilitate cooperation in research, teaching and knowledge transfer

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a Masters degree or equivalent in textile technology and have experience of teaching and training. You will have conducted and achieved results in research and ideally have some professional experience of the industry. You'll need to be a flexible, proactive and positive person who is able to work with limited resources with patience and confidence. You'll be an excellent communicator with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of people. You'll be open and hardworking with a commitment to capacity building. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Bahir Dar, a city in the North West of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0534/0003/0001

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