LBD025 Senior Lecturer - Development Studies
FJ$122,768 to FJ$141,655 per annumPosted 1 day ago
Closes in 29 days
About the company
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is the premier tertiary institution in the Pacific region, established in 1968 and jointly governed by 13 member countries including Fiji. USP upholds international standards of research and teaching excellence with a focus on issues central to the region, delivering courses face-to-face and online across 33 million square kilometres of ocean. The School of Law and Social Sciences (SoLaSS) is a multidisciplinary academic community offering accredited undergraduate programs such as the Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, alongside postgraduate qualifications in Border Security, Legal Practice, and Gender Studies.
About the role
SoLaSS is seeking a Senior Lecturer in Development Studies to contribute to academic leadership, teaching, research, curriculum development, and postgraduate supervision of the Development Studies programme. The role involves collaborating with academic colleagues, students, University departments, and external stakeholders including government agencies, regional organisations, civil society, and community partners to strengthen development education and research across the Pacific. The incumbent will maintain high academic standards, develop research-informed curricula, supervise postgraduate research, and contribute to research initiatives addressing development challenges in the Pacific and wider Global South. The position requires managing teaching, research, supervision, and administrative responsibilities while responding to evolving regional development priorities. This is a 5-year contract position based at Laucala Campus, renewable by mutual agreement.
Key responsibilities
- Provide academic leadership, teaching, research, curriculum development, and postgraduate supervision for the Development Studies programme
- Collaborate with academic colleagues, students, University departments, and external stakeholders including government agencies, regional organisations, civil society, and community partners
- Maintain high academic standards and develop research-informed curricula
- Supervise postgraduate research
- Contribute to research initiatives and partnerships addressing contemporary development challenges in the Pacific and wider Global South
- Critically examine social, political, economic, environmental, and institutional issues affecting the region
- Manage teaching, research, supervision, and administrative responsibilities within a demanding academic environment
About the successful candidate
- A PhD in the relevant discipline with relevant tertiary teaching experience and/or research experience
- Teaching experience at a higher education institution along with capacity to design and develop courses and curriculum
- A demonstrable record of scholarly and professional achievement in the relevant discipline at the Senior Lecturer level
- Demonstrated knowledge of development issues relevant to the Pacific, including social, economic, political, environmental, and institutional contexts
- Demonstrated expertise or substantial teaching experience in areas such as development theories and alternatives, advanced research methodology, conflict and justice, NGOs and civil society, environmental change and green development, and contemporary Pacific development
- Evidence of research and scholarly publication appropriate to the level of appointment
- Demonstrated ability to teach and supervise at postgraduate level, including research methods and dissertation/research projects
- Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and multicultural academic environment