Academic Staff Appointments - Department of Forensic Sciences

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the under listed positions in the Department of Forensic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture & Natural Sciences.

i. Professors

ii. Associate Professors

iii. Senior Lecturers

iv. Lecturers

Areas of Specialization

Forensic Psychology & Criminology
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Fires and Explosives
Cyber Forensics & Digital Forensics (Network Forensics)

Qualifications

a. Professor - Candidates must

Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in any of the areas of specialization.
Have a considerable number of years of teaching/research experience in any reputable university or a comparable institution.
Have at least eight (8) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Associate Professor or a total of twenty (20) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Lecturer.
Have taught for a minimum of two (2) years as Associate Professor.

b. Associate professor - Candidates must

Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in any of the areas of specialization.
Have not less than seven (7) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Senior Lecturer or a total of twelve (12) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Lecturer.
Have taught in a reputable university or a comparable institution for a minimum of four (4) years as Senior Lecturer.

c. Senior Lecturer - Candidates must

Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in any of the areas of specialization.
Have at least four (4) years teaching/research experience as a Lecturer.
Have a minimum of five (5) publications in refereed journals.

d. Lecturer- Candidates must

Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in any of the areas of specialization.
Have at least two (2) years post-qualification teaching and research experience in a University or an analogous institution of higher learning.
Have at least two (2) refereed publications in their areas of specialization.

Job Description (Responsibilities)

Successful candidates shall be responsible for:

Teaching and research on courses at graduate and postgraduate level;
Supervising graduate research students’ works.
Offering academic counseling to students.

Mode of Application

Interested applicants should obtain application forms from the Office of the Director, Directorate of Human Resource, University of Cape Coast with whom the completed application form should be lodged. The form (Senior Members Application Form - Teaching) could also be downloaded from https://www.ucc.edu.gh/forms