DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Job Title: Teaching Assistant – Biology (1 Vacancy).
Age Limit: Not more than 35 years.
Salary Scale: M7.
Reports to: Head of Department.

(a) Duties and Responsibilities
o Prepares learning materials and delivers lectures to undergraduate students.
o Collects data and participates in the data analysis for the development of instruction manual and kits for practical exercises.
o Examines, assesses and marks undergraduate students’ assignments.
o Undertakes research to support the development of the University academic research proposals.

o Guides and supervises Undergraduate students’ academic research and internship activities.
o Participates in laboratory and/ or community outreach programmes.
o Participates in the organization and implementation of Departmental academic seminars and workshops.
o Provides remedial teaching to students to enhance their understanding of the topics covered by the senior academic staff-tutorial sessions to students.
o Any other duties that may be assigned to him/her by the supervisor.

(b) Job Specification
o First Class or Second-Class (Upper Division) Bachelor of Science degree in Biology or Bachelor of Science with Education degree(Biological) from a recognized Institution.

Qualifying persons should submit five(5) copies of their application letters duly signed together
with certified photocopies of their transcripts, certificates, five(5) recent passport photographs
and latest copy of their curriculum vitae giving full details of the applicants education, work
experience and naming three referees with their postal addresses and day time phone contact.
The application should be put in a sealed envelope (A3) and the job applied for indicated on the
envelope. Applicants must make sure that at least two referees have forwarded recommendation
letters concerning their application to the University Secretary before the closing date of this
advertisement.
2. Applications should be delivered by hand in the Office of the University Secretary and addressed
to:

The University Secretary,
Lira University, P.O. Box 1035, Lira.
3. Please continue to the next page for details of the job.
4. Note that on-line applications will not be considered and only shortlisted applicants will be
contacted for interviews.

6. Lira University is an Equal Opportunity Employer