The German University of Technology in Oman invites applications for the teaching positions in Applied Geosciences

GUtech, The German University of Technology in Oman invites applications for the positions of Lecturers, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and/or Full Professors in the field of Applied Geosciences. Please go through the following advertisment.

Thanks and Regards,

Nehal H Warsi
M.Sc (Applied Geology) 2004
Geologist
Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman

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The Department of Applied Geosciences is seeking to fill vacancies in the broad fields of structural geology and tectonics, hydrogeology, petrophysics, applied geophysics, and geochemistry, with field-based, experimental and theoretical approaches.

Applicants are expected to show a proven track record as excellent educators at undergraduate and higher level, and to have research interests broadly related to petroleum geosciences, applied hydrogeology or economic geology.

For information please contact Prof. J.L. Urai, Inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, j.urai@ged.rwth-aachen.de.

GUtech offers an international and dynamic environment with an extensive research network provided by RWTH Aachen University. A committee comprising of RWTH academic staff will select the top applicants and nominate them for faculty positions at GUtech. The employer will be the German University of Technology in Oman.

The appointment is initially for 4 years and renewable, dependent on a positive performance review. The salary is internationally competitive. Offers are subject to receiving Omani teaching and labour permits, which will be arranged by the University. The successful candidates are expected to take up employment between July-October 2009.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a description of research interests, a statement of teaching experience, copies of relevant certificates, a selection of student evaluations of teaching (if available), and 2-3 reference letters to:

The Rector of RWTH Aachen University, Prof. Dr. Ernst Schmachtenberg, GUtech applications, Templergraben 55, D-52062 Aachen, Germany, rektorat@rwth-aachen.de. Closing date for applications is 30.04.2009.

GUtech: http://www.gutech.edu.om

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The German University of Technology in Oman is affiliated to RWTH Aachen University in Germany and offers professorships in its four new departments.
The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) was established in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University in 2007, in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. GUtech's vision is to become a leading university of technology in the region, thereby defining the highest standards in teaching and research. Through its affiliation with RWTH Aachen University, the German University of Technology in Oman aims at educating highly qualified and responsible students, based on German excellence and with a firm grounding in Omani heritage.

With 30,000 students, 10,000 employees and its emphasis on innovative research, RWTH Aachen University is one of the leading universities of technology in Europe. Its teaching and research are characterised by a distinctly international, practice-oriented and interdisciplinary approach. RWTH Aachen University was recently awarded the title of University of Excellence, within the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments to promote science and research at German universities.

Your Duties:

Your duties will include teaching undergraduate courses and contribute to the development of postgraduate courses at MSc-/PhD-level in consultation with the Head of Department and close collaboration with the Professors at RWTH Aachen University. The language of instruction at GUtech is English. Emphasis will be given to the candidates' potential to develop their own externally funded research programmes.

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Full Professor

Applicants must hold a PhD degree, more than 6 years of teaching and research experience, or a habilitation or equivalent work experience. Candidates are expected to be outstanding, internationally recognised researchers and exceptional educators. There should be evidence that the candidate excels at all levels of teaching including under- and post-graduate courses as well as thesis supervision.

Associate Professor

Applicants must hold a PhD degree and up to 6 or more years of teaching and research experience, or a habilitation or equivalent work experience. Candidates are expected to be internationally recognised researchers and successful educators. There should be evidence that the candidate excels at all levels of teaching including under- and post-graduate courses as well as thesis supervision.

Assistant Professor

Applicants should hold a PhD degree or equivalent and demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate courses, as well as experience with teaching post-graduate courses as well as thesis supervision. Candidates are expected to be good researchers and should have contributed to the advancement of research internationally.

Lecturer

Applicants should hold an MSc degree or equivalent and demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate courses.)

Press Note Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh, April 6: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis has created a record by convening fifteen meetings of the Executive Council in a short span of 22 months after assuming charge as the Vice Chancellor. The average meetings per year were only 3 during the previous period.

Addressing the first meeting of the Executive Council on July 14, 2007 Professor Azis had assured all concerned that the statutory bodies like the Executive Council, the University Court, the Finance Committee, the Academic Council, CASR and the Board of Studies would be convened regularly and a culture of democratic participation will be established.

The AMU administration has clarified this point in the context of misleading statements seen in the press that the Executive Council meetings are not held in AMU and the Vice Chancellor is running the University in an autocratic style. The fact is contrary to this propaganda.

It is to point out that all the University bodies have been fully revived in accordance with the best democratic traditions and as per the University Act, Statutes and Ordinances. Besides overwhelming large number of EC meetings, the University has convened four meetings of the Academic Council.

Since February 2008 onwards a group of eight members of the Executive Council began to function as a pressure group, trying to disturb the functioning of the EC in the discharge of its statutory functioning. Their behaviour is against the best tradition and interests of this University.

They have prevented the discussion on the agenda items under the guise of discussions on action taken report that never used to take more than five minutes.

The special meeting of the Executive Council convened on 18.02.2009 could not be held for want of a quorum. Seeing the absence of two members that would have given the meeting the required quorum, EC members Mr. Waseem Ahmad, Professor Habibur Rahman, Dr. Hafiz Mohd. Ilyas and Mr. Jamshed Siddiqui who were available in the campus, deliberately abstained from participating in the meeting. Had they attended the meeting and presented their opinion the EC would have given due consideration to their views. By absenting themselves they have forfeited this right on their own.

These members again did not attend the adjourned meeting held on 24.02.2009, although they were present in the campus, they again abstained and willfully conducted a press conference in the University at the same time.

The Council had adopted the general law of meetings that 'members present shall form the quorum in adjourned meeting to transact the essential business listed on the agenda'. In fact the agenda listed for the special meeting held on 18.02.2009 was already listed for meetings convened on 05.07.2008 and 30.08.2008.

The University administration has always reflected its commitment to the democratic functioning of the Executive Council. The administration feels that it is the duty of every member to attend the EC meeting and participate in the decision making process in a democratic way.

It may be noted that members elected from the University Court were not regularly attending the EC meetings and two nominees of the Visitor were also not keen in attending the meetings and were absent in all the last three EC meetings convened by the University.

(Dr. Rahat Abrar)

Public Relations Officer