National College of Defence Studies (NCDS) Recruitment 2023/2024

Job Title: Lecturers / Research Fellows

Main Function

• The Lecturer / Research Fellow’s general functions would be to teach, conduct basic and applied research, supervise student dissertations, academic assessment and academic administration

Qualification Required & Experience

• The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of a PhD degree in political science, international qualification.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience with sound teaching, research and publication records
• Must have a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed publications with computer literacy and demonstrable knowledge of research-related software packages

Key Tasks

Key tasks are as Follows

• Teach at least 3 of the College’s courses
• Design and develop the college’s core training and academic courses
• Demonstrate competence in the area of expertise in the classroom and public presentations, including seminars and conferences
• Supervise students in class daily and mark students assignments, term papers and dissertations
• Demonstrate competence in the development and use of innovative methods of teaching, guidance and mentorship to students
• Participate in curriculum development that leads to the development of new courses or programmes or training manuals
• Play an active role in any other relevant area of work undertaken by the college
• Must actively undertake research and publish at least one article per year
• Generate at least three knowledge products annually in the form of journal articles, book chapters, occasional papers or books and
• Develop proposals for major research projects that contribute to the generation of new knowledge, theory or concepts and produce high quality research outputs that have policy relevance

Terms and Conditions

All other terms and condition of employment including promotions are subject to Administrative and clerical terms and conditions of the college unless otherwise indicated in the terms of employment.

How to Apply

Applications should send soft copies of their application and CV to: [email protected] and hard copies to the National College of Defence Studies,

c/o Ghana Armed Forces Command
Staff College, Otu Barracks,
Teshie – Accra

Applicants may call the following numbers for further clarifications: 0274-738813 / 0208-8116926

Application Deadline: 18 October, 2023