Volunteer Biomedical engineering lecturer, VSO, Ethiopia

 

Biomedical engineer lecturer

Jimma Institute of Technology

Jimma, Ethiopia

Start date:12 September 2012 or as soon as possible after

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to build the capacity of the programme and staff.

To do this you will:

Prepare laboratory manuals, course guides and course modules.Conduct workshops to make students practically oriented, able to construct biomedical equipment and able to address real life technical problems.Facilitate acquisition of laboratory equipments and teaching materialsShare their experience and provide graduates with sufficient background so that they can easily undertake postgraduate training and research in any one of the various specialization areas of biomedical engineering discipline.Preparing proposals & concept notes which enable the department to get technical support and grants.Conduct advanced courses and laboratories which are related to their professionHelp in organizing biomedical laboratories in the university including facilitating the acquisition of laboratory equipments and teaching materialsShare their experiences to students as well as local staffs in researches, laboratories etc.Train junior staffs inside Ethiopia within the campus or creating the chance to send them abroad so that we can permanently solve faculty problem.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have an MSc in Biomedical engineering, bioinstrumentation, medical imaging or a related field and experience of working in a related field as well as experience teaching in a higher education or university context. You'll also have professional experience of working through change processes. You'll be a proactive and flexible individual, who is committed to working in a team to achieve goals with limited resources. You'll be an excellent communicator, who is able to build relationships with a wide range of people. A sense of humour and a positive attitude are essential in this type of work.

And the rest...

You'll be based in Jimma, the largest city in South-West Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0540/0002/0001 .

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