Volunteer civil engineer guest professor, VSO, Ethiopia

Civil engineer guest professor

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start date: 1 June 2012 or as soon as possible after

Length: 12 months

What does the role involve?

You will work with the Institute to establish new systems and provide the best possible education to graduates.

To do this you will:

Participate in all aspects of teaching including delivering courses, seminars, examinations and supervisions mainly in the post graduate programme.Organise public reviews of student work with invited guestsPrepare teaching materialsSupervise and assess theses graduate research workConduct scientific and applied research including writing research funding proposals to relevant institutions and working collaboratively with regional manufacturing industries.Cooperate externally with governmental agencies, NGO's, industry, international partners, national and international associations and funding organisations as well as internally with all IoT's departments etc.Contribute to the further development of the department's post-graduate programmeParticipate in the engineering education reform and support the implementation process of the new curriculum and governance structure as approved by the instituteMentor Ethiopian colleagues in order to transfer knowledge in the technical field and in teaching methods

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You'll have a PhD in Civil engineering (with a focus on railways, highways, transport logisitics, water quality or another 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 Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.

To apply for this role please put the following reference on your application form: ETH0537/0002/0001.

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