Academic Vacancies – University of Sri Jayewardenepura

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura will entertain applications for the under-mention post from the suitably qualified candidates up to 13th February 2024.

 

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/ LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

Candidates must be qualified with a Bachelor’s Degree (Special/Honors) in Sociology/ Social work, which should include a minimum of three course units from the following areas.

Community Participation/Law/Gender Studies/Career Development /Counselling/Disaster Management /SPSS/GIS/Political Sociology/ Urban Planning/Social Welfare/Social Development.

 

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 03]

i.     Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Physics or related fields.

ii.    Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. Degree in Theoretical Physics/Experimental Physics/Computational Physics/Geophysics/Robotics and Embedded System/Machine Learning.

 

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

i.     Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Mathematics.

ii.    Preference will be given to those who have a Postgraduate Qualifications related to  Combinatorics.

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

i.       Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Computer Science.

ii.      Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. or Postgraduate qualifications in        Computer Science.

 

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 03]

 

i .   Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Microbiology/Molecular Biology/Plant Biotechnology/Botany/ Plant Science/ Plant Biology.

ii.    Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. Degree in Bacteriology /Plant Virology/ Agricultural Microbiology/ Applied Microbiology / Plant Pathology / Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology/ Molecular Genetics/ Bioinformatics.

 

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

 i.    Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Chemistry.

ii.    Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. Degree in Physical Chemistry with Postdoctoral

experience.

Preferred fields of study are Electrochemistry/ Thermodynamics/ Quantum Chemistry

                     

FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

 POST OF SENIOR PROFESSOR OF MICROBIOLOGY/ POST OF PROFESSOR OF MICROBIOLOGY [No of Vacancies 01]

POST OF SENIOR PROFESSOR OF MICROBIOLOGY

The applications should be accomplished with the followings in terms of the University Grants Commission Circular 05/2015 dated 28.05.2015.

(a)   Curriculum Vitae

(b)   A self-assessment of his/ her contribution to the Teaching & Academic Development, Research and Creative Works, Dissemination of knowledge and Contribution to University and National Development after became as a professor.

 

POST OF PROFESSOR OF MICROBIOLOGY

The applications should be accomplished with the following in terms of the University Grants Commission Establishment Circular letter 04/2010 of 19.03.2010 and University Grants Commission Circular 04/2014 of 01.04.2014. (These circulars are available in www.ugc.ac.lk web site)

(a)    The Curriculum Vitae & Application Form.

(b)    Ten (10) copies of self-assessment of career specifying the contribution to

    • Teaching & Academic Development
    • Research & Creative Work
    • Dissemination of knowledge and University and National Development

As per given in the attached marking scheme in the circular

(c)     Three (03) copies of Publications, Research Papers and Other Relevant Documents.

(d)    Five (05) Titles of outstanding research papers (Publications).

 

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

i.    Candidates must be qualified with MBBS Degree.

ii .   Preference will be given to those who have a Diploma in Pathology and MD in Pathology (Histopathology).

 

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

i.  Candidates must be qualified with MBBS Degree.

ii.  Preference will be given to those who have board certification in Surgical fields/ Ph.D. in Anatomy related  fields.

 

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 02]

Candidates must be qualified with MBBS Degree.

 

DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 04]

i.   Candidates must be qualified with MBBS Degree / BSc. in Immunology or related fields.

ii.  Preference will be given to those who have experience in Allergy & Immunology and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, MSc. in Immunology.

 

ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY UNIT

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 02]

i.   Candidates must be qualified with MBBS Degree or BSc. in Nursing.

ii.   Preference will be given to those who have experience in Allergy & Immunology work or Applied Statistics.

 

FACULTY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 04]

i.  Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Honours) Degree in Nursing.

ii.  Preference will be given to to those who have work experience in a Hospital.

 

DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 03]

i.   Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Honours) Degree in Optometry/ Orthoptics/ Ophthalmic Dispensing/Physics (with optics as a subject).

ii.  Preferred areas of specialization are Optometry and Vision Sciences, Ophthalmic Dispensing, Contact Lens Practice, Low Vision Practice, Pediatrics Optometry, Orthoptics, or Optics.

 

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 04]

 Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences.

 

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY

 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 02]

i.   Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in  ICT/Computer Science/Computer Engineering or a relevant discipline.

ii.    Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. in Network Engineering /  Advanced  Cryptography Systems VAPT (Vulnerability assessments and Penetration   testing)/Ethical Hacking/Advanced Cloud Engineering.

 

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT AREA : AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

i.  Candidates must be qualified with BSc. Engineering (Special/Honors) Degree in Mechanical Automobile Engineering/ BET (Honors) in Automobile Technology.

ii. Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D./ Research Degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Automobile Engineering.

 

SUBJECT AREA : MECHATRONICS TECHNOLOGY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

i.  Candidates must be qualified with BSc. Engineering (Special/Honors) Degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Mechatronics Engineering/Electrical Engineering/ Electronic Engineering.

ii. Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. in related subject areas and have an interest in Mechatronics Engineering. Experience in Robotics/ Sensors/Image Processing/Machine Learning will be an added advantage.

 

SUBJECT AREA : POLYMER PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies 01]

i. Candidates must be qualified with BET (Honors) Degree in Polymer Processing Technology or BSc. Engineering (Special/Honors) Degree in Chemical Engineering.

ii. Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D./ Research Degree related to Polymer. In-depth knowledge and experience in 3D Modelling, Finite Elemental Analysis, Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Industrial Chemical Engineering will be an added advantage.

 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies  02]

i. Candidates must be qualified with BSc. Eng. (Honors) Degree specializing in civil Engineering.

ii.  Preferred area are Structural Engineering and  Construction Management.

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies  01] 

iCandidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or any other IT related Degree.

ii. Preference will be given to those who have Post graduate qualifications or have teaching experience in the preferred areas of specialization.  Preferred areas of specialized are Industrial Communication, Computer Organization, Data Base Systems, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Embedded Systems, Robotics, Cloud Computing and High-Performance Computing.

 

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies  02]

i.  Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Honors) Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or any other relevant Engineering Degrees.

ii.  Preference will be given to those who have teaching experience, have produced research publications in the preferred areas, and have supervised student projects. Preferred fields of areas are Biomedical Image Processing, Medical Instruments, Electrical or Electronic System.

 

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies  01]

i.  Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Mechanical Engineering/Electrochemical Engineering or any other relevant Engineering Degrees.

ii.  Preference will be given to those who have teaching experience in the preferred fields of study. Preferred fields of areas are Energy Engineering, Hydrogen Power System, Mechatronics and Automation, Automobile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Design, Engineering drawing.

 

FACULTY OF COMPUTING

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies  03]

i. Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Computing/Computer Science.

ii. Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. or Postgraduate qualifications or near completion (to be promoted) in the areas of Scientific Computing, Soft Computing and related discipline.

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INFORMATICS

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies  03]

i. Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Computing/Computer Science.

ii. Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. or Postgraduate qualifications or near completion (to be promoted) in the areas of Information Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Enterprise /Business Computing and related disciplines.

 

DEPARTMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING AND COMMUNICATION

POST OF SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE I)/SENIOR LECTURER (GRADE II) /LECTURER (UNCONFIRMED)/LECTURER (PROBATIONARY) [No of Vacancies  02]

Gross Salary: 

i.   Candidates must be qualified with BSc. (Special/Honors) Degree in Computing/Computer Science.

ii.   Preference will be given to those who have a Ph.D. or Postgraduate qualifications or near completion (to be promoted) in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Sciences, Cyber Security, IoT, Networking and related disciplines

 

 

Gross Salary:

A) Senior Professor– U-AC 5(I)

Rs.139175 – 11×2925 – 171350 p.m. (01.01.2020)

Approximate Gross Salary Rs.361,918/-

B) Professor– U-AC 5(II)

Rs.117350 – 13×2700 – 152450 p.m. (01.01.2020)

Approximate Gross Salary Rs.301,080/-

C) Senior Lecturer Grade I – U-AC 3(I)

Rs.91310 – 7×2170 – 106500 p.m.  (01.01.2020)

Approximate Gross Salary Rs.255, 250/-

D) Senior Lecturer Grade II – U-AC 3(II)

Rs.79360 – 11×1630 – 97290 p.m. (01.01.2020)

Approximate Gross Salary Rs.222, 865/-

E) Lecturer (Unconfirmed) – U-AC 3 (III)

Rs.69580 – 5×1630 – 77730 p.m. (01.01.2020)

Approximate Gross Salary Rs.182, 446/-

F) Lecturer (Probationary) – U-AC 3 (IV)

Rs.54600 – 10×1335 – 67950 p.m. (01.01.2020)

Approximate Gross Salary Rs.136, 110/-

 

The other allowances determined by the University Grants Commission will be paid in addition to the above salary.

 

BENEFITS:

  • Selected candidates will contribute 10% from their monthly salary to the Universities’ Provident Fund while the University will make a contribution of 15% of their salary of which 8% will be credited to Universities Pension Fund and 7% to the Universities Provident Fund. In addition they will become contributors to the Employees’ Trust Fund which the University will contribute an amount equivalent to 3% of the Salary.
  • Gratuity payment in accordance with the provisions of the payment of Gratuity Act 12 of 1983.
  • Senior Lecturer Grade II and above are eligible for one year of Sabbatical Leave with full pay or two years without pay on completion of seven years of service. Further those proceeding abroad during the Sabbatical Leave Period are eligible to receive full air passage for self and spouse subject to maximum value of Rs. 750,000.00

 

APPLICATIONS & PARTICULARS

Applications should be submitted through the Online Application Process only.  

Visit https://hrms.sjp.ac.lk to access the online application portal directly.

Download Scheme of Recruitment – Medical/Dental
Download Scheme of Recruitment – Non Medical/Dental

 

Online applications must be submitted on or before the closing date of 13.02.2024.

Applicants who work as permanent employees in the University System/Government Departments/Corporations and Statutory Boards should upload the consent to release letter from the Head of the Institution.

Download the Consent to Release Letter (for Permanent Employees Only)

Applicants will receive an email confirming the successful submission and will not allow to edit the application after submitting it. All future announcements will be notified via email only.

The University reserves the right to shortlist the candidates. Applications that do not confirm to the requirements and incomplete applications will be rejected without intimation.

Registrar,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Gangodawila,
Nugegoda.
2024.01.17

Apply Online Now! - https://hrms.sjp.ac.lk

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