Senior Instructor (Maritime Law)

Deadline: 11 August 2026

About the role

To provide operational supervision and functional direction in developing, preparing and delivering high-quality education and training forming part of the B.Sc. in Nautical Science/Maritime Operations and M.Sc. in Operational Maritime Management programmes.

Responsibilities

• Teaching
  • Participates in the compilation and development of curricula.
  • Prepares and delivers lectures to students within prescribed curriculum.
  • Compiles methodological materials and teaching aids for subjects (groups of subjects).
  • Grades and assesses student learning outcomes.
  • Provides regular and timely feedback to students.
  • Supervises junior and support staff and performs academic advising.
• Research
  • Supervises students' research papers.
  • Reviews students' research papers, master's and doctoral dissertations as an evaluator and participates on Defense Boards.
  • Participates in the training process of a new generation of researchers in the area of expertise.
  • Submits grant applications to support the university's goals in consultation with Programme Head or other Academic Staff, and the university's office responsible for grant funding.
  • Engages in peer review activities as required.
  • Leads academic research projects/programmes.
  • Participates in research conferences and seminars.
• Service
  • Participates in the Personal Tutor programme (or acts as a personal tutor, where required).
  • Develops and maintains relationships with other universities, research institutions and companies.
  • Provides relevant service to the university and national community.
  • Submits reports about teaching activities, publications and research.

Requirements

LLM in Maritime Law or a graduate of the International Maritime Law Association (IMLI).

Qualifications & Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years' teaching experience in a maritime education and training institution and/or five (5) years' research/industry experience.
• OR a minimum of two (2) years' teaching experience and/or five (5) years' research/industry experience.

Skills

• Knowledge
  • Demonstrated theoretical and professional knowledge of the discipline.
  • Demonstrated competence with course content.
  • Sound knowledge and demonstrated application of pedagogy.
  • Knowledge of Research Methodologies.
  • Understanding and use of statistics.
• Basic Professional Skill Set
  • Basic content expertise.
  • Research skills.
  • Basic practice / Critical Analytical skills.
• Professional Skills
  • Instructional Design Skills (Proficient).
  • Instructional Delivery Skills (Proficient).
  • Instructional Research (Basic).
  • Course Management Skills (Basic).
  • Psychometrics/Statistics (Basic).
  • Public Speaking Skills (Basic).
  • Ability to Develop Learning Outcomes (Basic).
  • Technical/Scientific Writing (Basic).
  • Ability to Communicate Clearly (Basic).
  • Conflict Management (Basic).
  • Group Process / Team Building (Basic).
  • Resource Management (Basic).
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and other related software (Basic).
  • Personnel Management (Basic).
  • Service Oriented (Basic).
  • Effective Interpersonal Skills (Basic).
  • Research Skills (Basic).
  • Strong Graduate Supervisory Skills (Mastery).
  • Compliance with Academic Regulations and the University's Policies & Procedures (Proficient).
  • Professional Conduct (Mastery).
  • Financial Management (Proficient).