Jobs at VSU
Department of Forest Science
College of Forestry & Environmental Science
is in need of
Forest Inventory Coordinator
(1 position available)
Position : Research Associate at the Visayas State University
Location : Leyte and Southern Leyte
Application Deadline : November 30, 2016
Shortlisting and Interview : 1st week of December 2016
Starting Date : January 4, 2017
Duration of Contract : 4 months from starting date
The Visayas State University in cooperation with the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute-Institute of International Forestry and Forestry Economics is currently implementing the “Landscape Forestry in the Tropics (LaForeT)” Project. This is a four-year project funded by the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Republic of Germany. The main aim of the project is highlighting the impact of policy instruments on deforestation and reforestation processes and land-use dynamics and sustainability in a landscape context.
The project is composed of six (6) Working Packages that have specific goals and contributions towards attaining the main goal of the project. Amongst the 6 Working Packages (WPs) is the Working Package 2 on “Sustainable forestry and agroforestry land-use”. The WP2 aims to assess the impact of land-use on forest area and forest structure by conducting forest inventory activities and investigating the carbon storage capacity, biodiversity and increment of commercial timber species. Within this WP2, the Visayas State University as the official partner of the project seeks to employ one (1) Forest Inventory Coordinator that will provide the following duties and responsibilities.
Academic Qualifications:
M.Sc. level qualification on Forestry and/or Environmental Sciences OR B.Sc. graduate (licensed forester, preferred) of Forestry and/or Environmental Sciences plus 2-3 years of working experience
Professional Experience
- Has previous experience of conducting forest inventory activities (either for carbon accounting or ecological studies).
- Has previous experience coordinating a certain number of people with respective tasks and managing team dynamics during fieldwork activities.
- Has previous experience on coordinating various stakeholders (logistical issues) at the community level for the conduct of the forest inventory activities.
Language Requirements
- Knowledgeable in English and Tagalog (spoken and written)
- Preferable if knowledgeable in local language (spoken and written)
Additional Requirements
- Must be willing to work and endure fieldwork conditions (e.g. harsh weather conditions, mountainous terrain)
- Must be physically available to perform duties for the entire duration of the forest inventory activity
For additional inquiries and questions related to the position kindly contact the following:
Dr. Renezita Come
Department of Forest Science, College of Forestry and Environmental Science
Visayas State University
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Karen Veridiano
Research Scientist/ PhD Student
Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute – Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics
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VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Education: PhD in Soil Science (Soil Survey, Genesis, Classification and Land Use)
- Experience: Three years experience in teaching/instruction.
- Eligibility: RA 1080 eligibility
- Should possess the following competencies:
- Commitment—deep sense of responsibility to render service for the development of the students’ well-being and for the advancement of his/her discipline
- Knowledge of subjects—applicant’s scholarship and expertise in his/her field or discipline
- Teaching for independent learning—ability to organize teaching-learning processes to enable students to maximize their learning potentials
- Management of learning—ability to create and manage a conducive learning environment and at the same time guide, monitor, and evaluate student learning.
Interested applicants must send their application letter and resume not later than November 28, 2016 to:
DR. SUZETTE B. LINA
Head, Department of Soil Science
Visayas State University
Visca, Baybay City, Leyte
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VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
(1) FACULTY
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Licensed Civil Engineer (with valid PRC license)
- One-year teaching experience or industry practice
- Should possess the following competencies:
- Commitment—deep sense of responsibility to render service for the development of the students’ well-being and for the advancement of his/her discipline
- Knowledge of subjects—applicant’s scholarship and expertise in his/her field or discipline
- Teaching for independent learning—ability to organize teaching-learning processes to enable students to maximize their learning potentials
- Management of learning—ability to create and manage a conducive learning environment and at the same time guide, monitor, and evaluate student learning.
Interested applicants must send their application letter, and resume not later than December 2, 2016, to:
(sgd)
EPIFANIA G. LORETO
Head, Department of Civil Engineering
Visayas State University
Visca, Baybay City, Leyte
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VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIAN I
(Permanent position)
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Education: BS Environmental Management or related fields
- Experience: Two years experience in the advocacy for terrestrial conservation and restoration; and with proper knowledge in the monitoring and evaluation of restoration sites. A certified Reforestation Trainer is an advantage.
- Eligibility: With Civil Service eligibility
- With excellent oral and written communication skills
- Has skills and knowledge to operate statistical tools (SAS, SPSS) and GIS (Q-GIS)
- Willing to performs other tasks, or render overtime when needed due to the nature of the job.
- Should possess the following core competencies:
- Exemplifies integrity—acknowledges and respects authority and demonstrates readiness in accepting and complying with rules
- Solving problems and decision-making—provides timely solutions to problems and decision dilemmas that have clear-cut opinions and/or choices and whose solutions are available
- Delivers service excellence—complies with VSU’s established standard of delivery or service level agreements and delivers explicit requirements of customers
- Demonstrates personal effectiveness—responds effectively to guidelines and feedback on one’s performance, well-being and learning discipline
- Speaks effectively—effectively delivers messages that simply focus on data, facts or information and requires minimal preparation or can be supported by available communication materials
- Writes effectively—uses existing communication materials or templates to produce own written work
- Innovative—demonstrates an awareness of basic principles of innovation; designs and implements plans; focuses on one’s functional group or area of focus and involving team members from the same group
- Manages information effectively—collects, organizes and maintains data.
Interested applicants must send their application letter and resume as soon as possible to:
(sgd)
DR. HUMBERTO R. MONTES, JR.
Director, Institute of Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management
Visayas State University
Visca, Baybay City, Leyte
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VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
(1) REGULAR FACULTY IN STATISTICS
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Education: At least Master of Science degree holder in Statistics
- Experience: Preferably with teaching experience
- Training: Preferably with relevant training in statistics and/or allied fields
- With good oral and written communication skills
- Should possess the following competencies:
- Commitment—deep sense of responsibility to render service for the development of the students’ well-being and for the advancement of his/her discipline
- Knowledge of subjects—applicant’s scholarship and expertise in his/her field or discipline
- Teaching for independent learning—ability to organize teaching-learning processes to enable students to maximize their learning potentials
- Management of learning—ability to create and manage a conducive learning environment and at the same time guide, monitor, and evaluate student learning.
Interested applicants must send their application letter and resume as soon as possible to:
(sgd)
NORBERTO E. MILLA
Head, Department of Statistics
Stat Regular Faculty by visayasstateu on Scribd
VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
2 Regular Faculty (immediate hiring)
Basic Salary: P 247,812.00 per annum
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Education: Licensed Civil Engineer with a Masters Degree
- Experience: One-year teaching experience/industry practice
- Training: None required
- Eligibility: valid PRC license as Civil Engineer
- Should possess the following competencies:
- Commitment—deep sense of responsibility to render service for the development of the students’ well-being and for the advancement of his/her discipline
- Knowledge of subjects—applicant’s scholarship and expertise in his/her field or discipline
- Teaching for independent learning—ability to organize teaching-learning processes to enable students to maximize their learning potentials
- Management of learning—ability to create and manage a conducive learning environment and at the same time guide, monitor, and evaluate student learning.
Interested applicants must send their application letter and resume not later than July 29, 2016 to:
(sgd)
EPIFANIA G. LORETO
Head, Department of Civil Engineering
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VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
1 RESEARCHER
- Wiling and able to work in remote locations and help coordinate arrangements, logistics for the team
- Experience with implementing a participatory mapping approach and develop scaled land use maps with communities
- Field experience with participatory rural appraisal (PRA)
- Forestry research background (optional)
- will be required to work part-time during weekends(3/4 days a week) between 08.08.2016 to 16.11.2016 and attend training workshop (3 day training workshop, followed by 1-2 days field training to be in held in Leyte, Philippines for the second week of August)
- must have strong interpersonal communication skills and being culturally sensitive e.g. skilled and willing to facilitate community group meetings
- aware of good practices associated with a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) approach.
- Data input and management experience
1 EXPERIENCED PRA TRAINER
- The La ForeT forestry landscape project requires a qualified participatory rural appraisal (PRA) expert to assist in training and support for , a 3 day training workshop, followed by 1-2 days field training to be in held in Leyte, Philippines for the second week of August.
- The trainer must have led participatory mapping approaches, developing scaled maps with communities to understand tenure, forest and land use and also experience with other PRA approaches i.e. Focus group discussions and tools used to elicit focused information.
- The individual ideally should have a back ground in forestry research and have the skills to communicate with a team of interdisciplinary researchers on good practices of PRA practices in addition to willingness to advise and support on methods pre/test with a forest community.
1 FIELD RESEARCHER
- Ideally with experience of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) techniques (preferable but not essential as we aim to train this person)
- Able to work in remote locations and help coordinate arrangements, logistics for the team
- Available during proposed period 08.08.2016 to 16.11.2016
- Strong interpersonal communication skills e.g. willing and capable to facilitate community group meetings
- Preferably MSc. level, mature student with good communication skills
- Responsible for data entry of PRA activities e.g. summary reports / maps, etc.
Please submit an application letter, curriculum vitae, and transcript of records on or before July 31, 2016 to:
DR. RENEZITA S. COME
Project Leader Laforet and CFES RDE Coordinator
Visayas State University
Visca, Baybay, Leyte 6521-A
Tel. No. (053) 335-2675
Visayas Stage University
is in need of
Four (4) Regular Instructors
(Immediate Hiring)
Salary Grade : 2
Salary : P247,812.00/annum
CSC Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Masteral Degree in Meteorology; Agricultural, Civil, Geodetic, and Computer Engineering; or allied fields in Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics
- Experience: One (1) year relevant working experience
- Training: Preferably with teaching experience and relevant trainings
- Eligibility: Preferably with relevant license or civil service eligibility
Possess the following Competencies and Characteristics:
- Commitment: Responsible and committed to render service for the development of students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes
- Knowledge: With high academic records and expertise in his/her field(s) of specialization
- Creativity: Has ability to organize teaching-learning processes that would maximize students learning potentials
- Management: Has the ability to organize and manage a very conducive learning environmentand has the ability to assess, evaluate, and analyze student performance for continuous quality improvement.
Interested applicants must send their application letter and resume not later than June 24, 2016 to:
(sgd)
ROBERTO C. GUARTE
Dean, College of Engineering
VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
TWO INSTRUCTOR 1
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Education: At least MS in Agricultural Extension degree holder
- Experience: with teaching experience in agricultural extension, and relevant trainings in extension and rural development
- Should possess the following competencies:
- Commitment—deep sense of responsibility to render service for the development of the students’ well-being and for the advancement of his/her discipline
- Knowledge of subjects—applicant’s scholarship and expertise in his/her field or discipline
- Teaching for independent learning—ability to organize teaching-learning processes to enable students to maximize their learning potentials
- Management of learning—ability to create and manage a conducive learning environment and at the same time guide, monitor, and evaluate student learning.
Interested applicants must send their application letter and resume not later than July 15, 2016 to:
(sgd)
ANTONIA CECILIA Y. SANDOVAL
Head, Department of Agricultural Education and Extension
Agricultural Extension Instructors
VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
is in need of
2 PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Education: BS/MS degree in Tourism/Hospitality Management
- Experience: none required
- Training: Preferably NCII holder in Tourism and Hospitality
- Eligibility: Valid PRC license if available
- Should possess the following competencies:
- Commitment—deep sense of responsibility to render service for the development of the students’ well-being and for the advancement of his/her discipline
- Knowledge of subjects—applicant’s scholarship and expertise in his/her field or discipline
- Teaching for independent learning—ability to organize teaching-learning processes to enable students to maximize their learning potentials
- Management of learning—ability to create and manage a conducive learning environment and at the same time guide, monitor, and evaluate student learning.
Interested applicants must send their application letter and resume not later than June 30, 2016 to:
(sgd)
NANCY V. DUMAGUING
Head, Department of Consumer and Hospitality Management