Applicants must be holders of an earned PhD degree in the relevant area of specialty. In addition, applicants must:

• Have at least eight (8) years of university teaching experience, three (3) of which as full time Senior Lecturer;
  
• Have at least 48 publication points, 32 of which are from articles in refereed scholarly journals since being appointed Senior Lecturer;
  
• Have successfully supervised to completion at least five (5) Masters and one (1) PhD student since being appointed Senior Lecturer;
  
• Show evidence of successfully securing at least two (2) research grants since being appointed Senior Lecturer;
  
• Show evidence of attendance and contribution at learned conferences, seminars or workshops;
  
• Show evidence of active participation/leadership in university activities; and
  
• Show evidence of continued research.