Lecturer/ Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor

Dhofar University SAOG

For Lecturer:
1- A full time Master degree from institutions of higher education recognized by MOE (preferably those with good contributions to scientific research and published research in the same field of specialization).
2- Bachelors degree of the candidate should be in the same field of specialization as master degree.
3- Minimum THREE of teaching experience in higher education institutions, post obtaining the master s degree.
4- A master degree cumulative Grade Point Average of not less than 3.30 on a 4-point scale.
5- The candidate s academic qualification should not be lower than the category of students he or she will be required to teach.
6- Should be less than 40 years in age as at the date of appointmentFor Assistant Professor:
1- The candidate should have a full-time PhD from a university recognized by MOE (preferably those with good contributions to scientific research and published research in the same field of specialization), in the same field of study specialization as that of the advertised job. A master degree cumulative Grade Point Average should not be less than 3.20 on a 4-pornt scale.
2- Candidates should have at least TWO years of higher education teaching experience in the same field of study specialization in recognized institutions of higher education post obtaining the PhD degree, (preferably those with good contributions to scientific research and-published research in the same held of specialization).
3- Candidates should have at least two (2) papers in recognized peer reviewed journals. These papers should not have been taken from the candidate s Master thesis. The published paper(s) will not be considered if it is in the DU list of hijacked journals, blacklisted journals, and predatory publishers as determined by the University Research Committee for the current academic year.
4- Should be less than 45 years old as at the date of appointmentFor Associate Professor:
1- The candidate should have a full time PhD, from a university recognized by MOE (preferably those with good contributions to scientific research and published research in the same field of specialization), in the same field of study specialization as that of the advertised job.
2- Have spent a minimum of five academic years in the rank of Assistant Professor post PhD completion and at least one year in the rank of Associate Professor.
3- Have proven competence in teaching the subjects taught and ability to transmit understanding of that knowledge to students.
4- An applicant s involvement in academic administration and University and Community Service is an added advantage.
5- Carry out research that has led to peer-reviewed publications and scholarly or professional activity, which are judged to increase knowledge and understanding and improve the scholarly and professional competence of the faculty member./p>

The candidate should fully satisfy the following minimum eligibility conditions:
After the last promotion, the applicant should have at least six (6) referred journal publications, among which one (1) should be as single (sole) author or at least two (2) publications as the first author.
Not less than three (3) publications out of six (6) should be indexed by Scopus and/ or Web of Science.
Among the indexed papers, at least one (1) paper should be indexed by Web of Science with SSCI or SCIE or AHCI Impact Factor from the Clarivate Analytics Database, where the applicant is the first author and the scope of the paper is within his/her specific major.
Must have secured or participated in at least one internal or external funded research project in the last five years.
No published paper(s) will be considered if it is in the DU list of hijacked journals, blacklisted journals, and predatory publishers as determined by the University Research Committee for the current academic year.
At least 50% of the applicant s publications should be in the area of his/her major/field of specialization.