Academic Jobs Board
Academic Jobs Board
Academics and staff in universities across Africa face challenges finding the right numbers of quality staff.
A consequence of this situation is that many African academics and managers in education end up crossing continents for less fulfilling roles. A lost opportunity when they could make a considerable contribution to solving faculty or staff shortages in their own region, as well as potentially achieve higher fulfilment closer to home.
We wanted to change this frustrating situation and to boost considerably the visibility and accessibility both of jobs and of candidates. As a result, we have created a pan-African on-line academic jobs board, in partnership with leading academic jobs site Jobs.ac.uk and the Association of African Universities.
The site will help both potential candidates and Africa’s universities and colleges to find what they are looking for, driving the growth and success of the sector.
Partners
AAU is one of the key players in higher education in Africa. With almost 400 members, its mission is to enhance the quality and relevance of higher education in Africa and to strengthen its contribution to the continent’s development.
AAU formed a partnership with ESSA in 2017, and we have been working together on a range of projects, most notably the "Demographics of Faculty" and the creation of a "Pan African Academic Jobs Board."
The University of Warwick has been an important partner for ESSA, even before it was founded. The catalyst to create ESSA was the experience of its founder, Warwick alumnus Patrick Dunne, in founding and growing another charity with Warwick, Warwick in Africa (WIA).
Since 2006, WIA has benefitted over 465,000 young Africans in deprived and rural areas with transformed Maths and English teaching. Warwick also provided support and encouragement in the early proof-of-concept research for ESSA.