Lecturer/ Assistant Professor

Dhofar University SAOG

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Desired Candidate Profile

For Lecturer:
1. Must be Omani National.
2. Minimum THREE of teaching experience in higher education institutions, post obtaining the master s degree.
3. The candidate s academic qualification should not be lower than the category of students he or she will be required to teach.
4. Should be less than 40 years in age as at the date of appointment
5. If the candidate has no teaching experience, the following are required:
The candidate preferably holds bachelor degree too is in the same field of study specialization as that of the advertised job.
Minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4-point scale; Both master and bachelor s degrees should be full time study programs from universities recognized by MOE, and they should have a valid minimum IElTS(academic) score of 6.0.

For Assistant Professor:
1- Must be Omani National.
2- 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.
3- 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).
4- 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.
5- Should be less than 45 years old as at the date of appointment.
6- If the candidate has no teaching experience, the following are required:
The candidate s bachelor and master degrees are in the same field of study specialization as that of the advertised job with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in bachelors and 3.2 in master on a 4 Point scale;
The candidate has a valid minimum IElTS (academic) score of 6.0; o the institution shall provide the Ministry with a report assessing the performance of the candidate after the completion of the one academic year (two full semesters) of appointment so as to make the appropriate decision on the appointment of the candidate as a faculty member.