Job Announcement:

Director of Center for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing of the National University of Rwanda (CGIS-NUR)

 
The of Center for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing of the National University of Rwanda (CGIS-NUR) serves as a national and regional training and research centre of excellence in the fields of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing. The CGIS-NUR has approximately 25 full time or affiliated academic staff and 8 administrative/technical staff members. Due to retirement of its director, NUR is advertising the position to be filled as of September 1, 2008 or as soon as possible. This research and training centre is supervised by the Vice Rector of Academic Affairs, and its director operates on a faculty dean level.

The Director of CGIS-NUR has the overall responsibility for the centre’s activities including outreach at local, national, and regional levels, recruitment of staff, human resource development, planning, budgeting, reporting and chairing the various CGIS bodies. The Director is supported by a Deputy Director in charge of coordinating research and training activities of the centre.

The incumbent candidate should have a PhD with specialized training in GIS/RS or a related application field, enjoy international standing, have long term experience in research/project and institutional management as well as a high level of interpersonal skills and abilities to work with a team of professionals. Fluency in English or French and working knowledge of the other language is required.

Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a CV and relevant notified career documents to the Rector of the National University of Rwanda, P. O. Box 117, Huye, Rwanda. Copies of the above mentioned documents have to be received by August 4, 2008 at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For more information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +250 08606208.

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Done at Butare, July 14, 2008

The Vice Rector for Administration and Finance NUR