Background: 

Professor: The Professorship is the pinnacle of an academic career.  A Professor will be known internationally in their field.  They will   publish   in   high   quality, peer-reviewed   international journals, are likely to have edited texts or written books in their   subject   of study   and be   on   committees/editorial boards outside the University. They will show significant academic   leadership   by running   a   research   programme, which will likely involve a group of researchers, and will have collaborations     outside     the     University     and     probably internationally.    Professors will demonstrate evidence of leadership in curriculum/discipline development at both a national and international level and will be good teachers with their research informing their teaching.    A Professor will be involved in senior University Service – e.g., they will sit on University committees that are responsible for issues such as staff appointments. The Professor is a leader of the University and a leader in their specialist field. Attract external funding where appropriate, through enterprise activities including consultancy and knowledge transfer activities to achieve income diversification, improve academic reputation and enhance links between HE and TVET.   

Associate Professor: An Associate Professor will be well known in their field, they will   have   a   national   profile   and   will   likely   collaborate internationally.    They are likely to have chaired sessions at international conferences and be invited to give talks at academic meetings in Fiji and overseas.    They will have a significant research/scholarship record, some of which will be in high profile international journals, or other appropriate outlets, in their field.    The Associate Professor will show significant academic leadership. They will link their research to their teaching and develop new papers and courses inspired by their research expertise.    They must have clear evidence of good teaching performance. They should be supervising thesis graduate students.

Person Specification: 

Professor:

Essential:

• Masters of Law and Bachelor of Laws
• Graduate/ Professional Diploma in Legal  Practice, or equivalent
• Bar Admission
• Current and valid Practicing Certificate, or eligibility for a Fiji Practicing Certificate
• Minimum of 20 years of legal practice experience including 10 years of experience in senior leadership and/or senior management roles
• Served as a Judge in the High Court, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court with recognised eminence in the legal fraternity OR hold the rank of Professor from an existing recognised University.
• Community service with (contributions to the wider profession)
• Lead on and mentor colleagues on knowledge exchange activities and projects to enhance the skills of the University community.

Desirable:

• Membership of at least one relevant professional body
• Engage external employers and stakeholders on applied and related work (e.g.  leading educational contract and consultancy work, leading employability initiative) where appropriate in the furthering of academic, professional, or learning excellence and to improve the student experience. 
• Represent the College and University on external practitioner, employer and policy bodies and networks such externally so as to advance the interests and strategies of the Institution.
• Support and enable the development academic and related (e.g., policy) partnerships and linkages that further the academic development of the School and the University’s strategic plan.  
• Active involvement with academic and/or professional bodies, e.g., leadership of a significant professional accreditation, industry committees, policy development and/or quality assurance in another institution or professional body.  
• Lead on and undertake public engagement activities.  
• Sustained leadership of new and significant international educational links and/or improvements to international student education
• Excellent record in leadership and supervision of academic staff and graduate students
• Proven record of excellent leadership in teaching and learning including scholarly and innovative approaches to teaching
• Demonstrated ability to design, coordinate and teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Show significant academic leadership and be involved in senior university service.
• Track record of success in securing research funding from external sources
• Track record of quality research supervision of higher degree graduate students
• Demonstrated record or potential for writing research grants and generating research income.

Associate Professor:

Essential:

• Masters of Law and Bachelor of Laws
• Graduate/ Professional Diploma in Legal  Practice, or equivalent
• Bar Admission
• Current and valid Practicing Certificate, or eligibility for a Fiji Practicing Certificate
• Minimum of 15 years of legal practice experience including 5 years of experience in leadership and/or supervisory roles
• Served as a Judicial Officer or in a Senior leadership role in legal practice, or equivalent with a distinguished record in the legal fraternity OR hold the rank of Associate Professor from an existing recognised University.
• Lead on and mentor colleagues on knowledge exchange activities and projects to enhance the skills of the University community.

• Capacity to co-ordinate and/or lead other staff.
• Lead in the development of professional practice or significant scholarly work and evaluation to improve the quality of practitioner‐informed teaching and their students’ learning experience with impact beyond the home academic discipline and ideally beyond the University. 
• Demonstrate or develop a professional practice and teaching profile through contributing or publication in forums that have a wide impact beyond the University. 
• Track record of success in securing research funding OR collaborative work with from external stakeholders 
• Demonstrate academic or scholarly leadership. 
• Demonstrated evidence of good teaching performance, university service, community service and leadership
• Demonstrated evidence of undertaking consultancies in the area of expertise
• Demonstration of learning and teaching scholarship related to the discipline.
• The development and contribution of knowledge to the discipline, or the teaching of the discipline.
• Demonstrate evidence of undertaking consultancies in your area of expertise
• Clear evidence of Master’s/ PhD supervision and examination

Salary: Professor: FJ$ 135,249.00 plus superannuation

             Associate Professor: $116,547.00 plus superannuation

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Application Details

All applications are to include:
 
• A letter of application addressing each of the criterion listed under the Person Specification more specifically the Essential and Desirable criteria. This application letter will form the main basis for shortlisting. Failure to provide the application letter will result in your application not being considered. 

• A detailed CV with three referees full contact details (telephone numbers and email addresses). Candidate should state their relationship with each referee (e.g. line manager, former postgraduate supervisor). 

• Copies of academic transcripts and certificates that are of relevance to the qualification requirements of the advertised position.

All applications must be submitted online using the University’s online job applications system which can be accessed at this address: https://careers.fnu.ac.fj .

Applications sent via email or manually for all positions will not be accepted.

Should you have any queries on the advertised opportunity or face difficulty in submitting the application online, please email the following:

1. HR Partner (email ID stated in the advertisement): For any queries regarding the advertised position.
2. hrat@fnu.ac.fj : For any assistance with the online application or technical issues.


Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted by Fiji National University, then your application has not been successful.

FNU is an equal opportunity employer. Preference is given to applicants holding Fiji citizenship. International applicants may be considered.