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The University of the West Indies (St Augustine Campus), Trinidad & Tobago

Department: FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
ACU Ref: 59219
Closing Date: 15 June 2012

Qualification/Experience

  • PhD in Agricultural/Bio-systems/Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Field Mechanization and Machinery and/or Intelligent Machine Systems or related areas
  • Teaching experience in Food Process Engineering will be an advantage
  • Track record of refereed publications
  • Involvement in submitting successful grant applications



Responsibilities/Specialisation

  • Strengthen the activities in the department, in particular
  • Bio-systems (Agricultural) Engineering
  • Teach Traction and Power Hydraulics, Field Machinery and/or Intelligent Machine Systems and other related Mechanical Engineering courses such as Machine Design, Strength of Materials, Dynamics and Mechanics of Machines


Personal Attributes

  • Ability to organize research, service and outreach in Agricultural Engineering and the Caribbean Food Production Community
  • Team player and willing to work with various departmental research groups and students
  • Creative and innovative
  • Student centered

Further details on the post can be found at: http://sta.uwi.edu/jobs/

Applications (two copies) should be sent to the Campus Registrar, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, Fax No. 1-868-663-9684. Full CV and application forms which must be completed fully and can be obtained at the above address and at http://www.sta.uwi.edu must be submitted. The names and addresses of three referees (one of whom should be from your present organization) must be indicated. In order to expedite the appointment procedures, applicants are advised to ask their referees to send references under CONFIDENTIAL cover DIRECTLY to the Campus Registrar at the above address without waiting to be contacted by the University. Enquiries can be directed in confidence to The Head of Department, Professor Edwin Ekwue on (868) 662-2002 ext 82170/82171 or email Edwin.Ekwue@sta.uwi.edu.

Closing date: 15 June 2012