Associate Professor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
FJD 116,547.00 gross per annum plus superannuation
Closes in 13 days
About the company
Fiji National University is a Fijian tertiary institution that delivers higher education and technical vocational training across multiple campuses. This role sits within its College of Engineering and Technical Vocational Education and Training at the Samabula Campus.
About the role
This Associate Professor position is based in the Department of Electronics Engineering within the College of Engineering and Technical Vocational Education and Training. The role is suited to an academic with a national profile in their field who is expected to engage internationally through conference participation and invited talks. The successful candidate will hold a significant research and scholarship record and will be expected to show academic leadership, connect their research to their teaching, and develop new papers and courses drawing on their research expertise. They must demonstrate strong teaching performance and should be supervising thesis graduate students.
Key responsibilities
- Build and maintain a national profile in the field with likely international collaboration
- Chair sessions at international conferences and give invited talks at academic meetings in Fiji and overseas
- Maintain a significant research/scholarship record, including publication in high-profile international journals or other appropriate outlets
- Show significant academic leadership
- Link research to teaching and develop new papers and courses inspired by research expertise
- Demonstrate good teaching performance
- Supervise thesis graduate students
About the successful candidate
- PhD in Electronics and Communication Engineering from a recognized university, plus Master and Bachelor degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering or a closely related field
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as an Assistant Professor or equivalent
- Demonstrated evidence of research and/or publication record, some in high-profile international journals
- Demonstrated evidence of good teaching performance, university service, and community service
- Academic leadership and collegiality
- Track record of success in securing research funding from external sources
- Clear evidence of Master's/PhD supervision and examination
- Record of regional and/or international contributions and good, clean leadership records