Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Senior Lecturer

Preference will be given to the applicants who have specialized in the following   areas:

Highway and Transportation Engineering,
Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management,
Construction Management, Engineering Surveying

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering: Senior Lecturer

Preference will be given to the applicants who have specialized in the following areas:

Power System, High Voltage Engineering, Energy System Planning,
Embedded Systems, Control Systems, Robotics, Microelectronics,
Data Communication, Mobile Communication, Signal Processing,
Biomedical Engineering, Networking, Computer Architecture,
High Performance Computing, Web Technologies,
Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing.

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Senior Lecturer

Preference will be given to the applicants who have specialized in the following     areas:
           
Manufacturing Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering Design,
Applied Mechanics,
Production and Operations Management

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies: Senior Lecturer

         Preference will be given to the applicants who have specialized in the following     areas:

Mathematics and Industrial Management
Knowledge in aesthetic subject areas such as arts, music, dancing etc. and/or information technology will be an added advantage.

All Departments: Lecturer (Contract Basis)

Areas of specializations should be relevant to the particular department that he/ she wishes to apply.

Dean’s Office:

         Assistant Network Manager Grade II

Preference will be given to the applicants who have experiences in overall management and operations of Local Area Networks in universities or similar organizations.

         Physical Education Instructor Grade III

Preference will be given to the applicants who have experiences in universities or similar organizations.

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture:

Senior Lecturer / Lecturer (Permanent / Probationary / Contract Basis)

Preference will be given to the applicants who have following qualifications:

B.Sc. Special Degree in Fisheries Biology/ Fisheries Science/ Zoology/ Biology; Relevant postgraduate qualifications in the field of Fisheries/ Aquaculture with minimum 02 years research experience and relevant working experience for Senior Lecturer posts; Specialization in Fisheries Science/ Fisheries Biology/ Fisheries Technology/ Fish Population Dynamics/ Fishery Economics & Management; Teaching experience in the above fields and/or other fields related to fisheries biology at university level.

Scientific Assistant  (Aquaculturist) – Grade II (Permanent / Contract Basis)

Preference will be given to the applicants who have following qualifications:

Graduate in Aquaculture related discipline; Three (03) years working experience in an aquarium/ in the field of Aquaculture; Technical experience in the overall management and operations of a freshwater/ marine aquariums; Additional experience in environmental and aquatic resource management will be an added advantage.

The person selected will be the in-charge of the aquarium and responsible for maintaining smooth functioning of the aquarium. He/ she may be needed to work after hours.

Department of Oceanography and Marine Geology:

Senior Lecturer / Lecturer (Permanent / Probationary /Contract Basis)

Preference will be given to the applicants who have following qualifications:

B.Sc. Special Degree in Fisheries Biology/ Fisheries Science/ Zoology/ Biology with Chemistry/ Physics/ Geology as subsidiary subject; Relevant postgraduate qualifications in the field of Oceanography and Marine Sciences with minimum 02 years research experience and relevant working experience for Senior Lecturer posts.

In addition, experience and/ or qualifications in one or more of the following areas will be an added advantage:

Field experience in marine sciences and underwater research; Proven experience in swimming and diving; Teaching experience at university level.

Department of Limnology:

Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer (Permanent / Probationary / Contract Basis)

Preference will be given to the applicants who have following qualifications:

B.Sc. Special Degree in Chemistry with Fisheries Biology as a subsidiary subject; Relevant postgraduate qualifications with minimum 2 years research experience and working experience for Senior Lecturer posts.

In addition, Teaching/ Research/ Field experience in the following areas will be an added advantage:

Aquatic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Use of water sampling and analytical equipment.

Dean’s Office:

System Analyst (Contract Basis)

System Engineer (Contract Basis)

Industrial Placement Officer (Contract Basis)

Preference will be given to graduates in Agriculture, Science, Management or allied fields with good communication and entrepreneur skills. Fluency in English and qualifications in Computer and IT will be an added advantage.

Department of Animal Science:

Senior Lecturer /  Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Soil Science

Professor

Senior Lecturer /  Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Agriculture Biology

Senior Lecturer /  Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Food Science & Technology

Senior Lecturer /  Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Crop Science

Senior Lecturer /  Lecturer (Probationary)

Preference will be given to the applicants who have postgraduate qualifications and experience in following fields:

Plant Cell and Tissue Culture, Forest Management, Crop Modelling, Climatic Change, Landscape and Architecture.

Dean’s Office:

Lecturer (Contract Basis ) in Computer Technology

Department of Sociology:

Senior Lecturer

Preference will be given to the applicants who have following qualifications:

Postgraduate qualifications in Sociology preferably in the fields of Gender Studies, Conflict and Peace Studies, Community Development including social welfare and policy; Experience in coordinating postgraduate porgrammes in the above mentioned fields; Ability to conduct lectures both in Sinhala and English mediums; Research experience in the field of development and social welfare; Ability to write high standard research / study proposals for funding.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Department of Chemistry:
                       
     Senior Lecturer / Lecturer (Probationary)

     Department of Physics:

     Senior Lecturer Grade II/Grade I (Electronics)

                       
B.Sc. (Special) Degree in Physics and postgraduate qualification (preferably a Ph.D) in Electronics or a related field.

Vice Chancellor’s Office            

Scientific  Assistant Grade II (Contract Basis)
   
Preference will be given to the applicants who have extensive experiences in the following areas:
Excellent Command of English (both written and spoken); Good IT skills (Word Processing, Internet searching, Database Management and Statistical packages); Good Communication skills and ability to coordinate inter-university programmes and activities.

Medical Center    Chief Medical Officer & Medical officer       

Qualifications and Salary Scale :
i) CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER ( MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA,     WELLAMADAMA)

Applicants should have following qualifications:

• A Medical Degree from a recognized University
• Prescribed postgraduate qualifications
• Twelve (12) years of experience as Medical Practitioner
• Age should be less than 40 years

 Salary Scale:   Rs. 45,095 – 15 x 800 – 57,095 p.m.

ii)    MEDICAL OFFICER (FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, HAPUGALA / 
                                                MEDICAL CENTRE,  UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA,WELLAMADAMA )

Applicants should have following qualifications:

• A Medical Degree of a recognized University
• Three (3) years of experience as a Medical Practitioner
• Age  should be less than 40 years

 Salary Scale:   Rs. 27,485 – 10 x 585, 22 x 735 – 49,505 p.m.

Period of service as Intern Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health will be considered for the reckoning of experience as a Medical Practitioner.

Cost of Living Allowance and Equalization Allowance:

• All posts are entitled for the Cost of Living Allowance.

• In addition, Equalization Allowance will be paid as an allowance with monthly salary for equalizing the salary of University Medical Officer with Medical Officers of the Ministry of Health, and Medically/Dentally qualified teachers in the Faculties of Medicine/Dental Sciences/Medical Officers/ Dental Surgeons in the Health Centres, according to the guidelines vested in University Grants Commission Circulars. This allowance is entitled only for those who have been released from the services in the Ministry of Health or Government Organizations.

Other Benefits:

• All University Medical Officers are eligible for sabbatical leave for a period of one year with pay or two years without pay after completion of seven years (07) of his / her service at the University.

• Those who have been granted Sabbatical Leave to be spent abroad will be eligible to receive full air passage for the Medical Officer and Spouse as per University Grants Commission Circulars.

The selected applicants are to be appointed for the vacancies available at the FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, HAPUGALA, GALLE and HEALTH CENTRE, RUHUNA UNIVERSITY, WELLAMADAMA, MATARA.