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

• Have at least twelve (12) years of university teaching experience, three (3) of which as full time Associate Professor;
  
• Have at least sixty (60) publication points, forty (40) of which are from articles in refereed scholarly journals since being appointed Associate Professor;
  
• Have successfully supervised to completion at least six (6) Masters and two (2) PhD students since being appointed Associate Professor;
  
• Show evidence of successfully securing at least two (2) research grants since being appointed Associate Professor;
  
• Show evidence of attendance and contribution of learned conferences, seminars or workshops;
  
• Show evidence of active participation/leadership in university activities; and
  
• Show evidence of continued research.