POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISIOR-APPLICATION CLOSED!

Wabag Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
99 days ago

Description

The Postgraduate Research Supervisors is the key person in a student’s postgraduate degree programme. Graduate education is greatly affected by the nature of the supervision and the quality of communication between postgraduate students and their supervisor/s. When students work closely and effectively with their postgraduate supervisor/s, they will improve the quality of their dissertations or theses and their educational experiences.
Supervisors should be available to help their postgraduate students at every stage, from formulation of their research projects through establishing methodologies and discussing results, to presentation and possible publication of dissertations. Postgraduate supervisors must also ensure that their students’ work meets the standards of the University and the academic discipline.


Requirements

  • PhD or other relevant degree.
  • Must be familiar with postgraduate research methods and statistical techniques.
  • An interest in postgraduate for social and economic developments, trends and attitudes.
  • An investigative and analytical mind.
  • Working a Higher Education Research environment supervising postgraduate students.
  • Working effectively and flexibly as a member of a team.
  • Communicating complex information to non-specialists.
  • Working independently and proactively.
  • Working with high levels of accuracy and with attention to detail.
  • Developing written guidelines and/or training materials.
  • Writing/developing material for the web.
  • Proven ability to understand and interpret complex research paradigms.
  • Proven ability to understand, interpret, apply and develop policies and procedures for postgraduate researchers.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • The ability to use judgement, initiative and creativity to identify and solve complex problems.

Bonuses

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Benefits

GRADE 17
IUE BASIC SALARY : K 104 , 115. 00

Responsibilities

Job functions are specific duties that would be included in the essential functions of the job description. These functions are not all-inclusive nor do they cover the full extent of the duties performed.


  • Provides the student with at least the minimum stipend specified by IUE’s programme, if no other external funding is awarded to the student. In case the student receives external funding, the supervisor should advise the University’s Registrar concerning student’s funding;
  • Assists the student with the selection and planning of a suitable and manageable research topic
  • Is sufficiently familiar with the field of research to provide guidance and/or has a willingness to gain that familiarity before agreeing to act as a supervisor
  • Is accessible to the student for consultation and discussion of the student’s academic progress and research. The frequency of meetings will vary according to the discipline, stage of work, nature of the project, independence of the student, full- or part-time status, etc. For many, weekly meetings are essential; for others, monthly meetings are satisfactory. In no case should interaction be less frequent than once per term
  • Establishes (with input from the student and colleagues where appropriate) a supervisory committee, and convenes a meeting, at least annually, to evaluate the student’s progress
  • Responds in a timely and thorough manner to written work submitted by the student, with constructive suggestions for improvement and continuation. The turnaround time for comments on written work should not normally exceed three weeks
  • Makes arrangements to ensure continuity of supervision when the supervisor will be absent for extended periods, e.g. a month or longer
  • When necessary, assists the student in gaining access to facilities or research materials
  • Ensures that the research environment is safe, healthy and free from harassment, discrimination and conflict. When there is a conflict in advice or when there are different expectations on the part of co-supervisors or members of the supervisory committee, the supervisor is expected to endeavor to achieve consensus and resolve the differences
  • Assists the student in being aware of programme requirements, deadlines, sources of funding, etc.
  • Encourages the student to make presentations of research results within the University and to outside scholarly or professional bodies as appropriate
  • Encourages the student to finish up when it would not be in the student’s best interests to extend the programme of studies
  • Acknowledges appropriately the contributions of the student in presentations and in published material, in many cases via joint authorship
  • Ensures that recommendations for external examiners of doctoral dissertations are made to the Postgraduate Program Advisor and forwarded to the Research and Higher Degree Board in a timely manner
  • Assists the student to comply with any changes that need to be made to the thesis after the thesis or dissertation defence.
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