Vacancies for the Post of Senior Lecturer/Lecturer

University if Sri Jayewardenepura is seeking suitable candidates for following posts at the Faculty of Computing

  • Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
  • Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
  • Lecturer (Unconfirmed)
  • Lecturer (Probationary)

Closing Date: 02.12.2022

Basic Qualifications

Department Of Scientific Computing

BSc. (Honours) Degree in Computing or in a related discipline with a First Class or Second Class (Upper Division).

Preference will be given to those who have a PhD or postgraduate qualifications in the areas of

  • Scientific/Soft Computing
  • Numerical Methods
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics or related discipline.

Department Of Information Systems Engineering And Informatics

BSc. (Honours) Degree in Computing or in a related discipline with a First Class or Second Class (Upper Division).

Preference will be given to those who have a PhD or postgraduate qualifications in the areas of

  • Software Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Enterprise (Business) Computing or related disciplines.

Department Of Knowledge Engineering And Communication

BSc. (Honours) Degree in Computing or in a related discipline with a First Class or Second Class (Upper Division).

Preference will be given to those who have a PhD or postgraduate qualifications in the areas of

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Sciences
  • Cyber Security
  • IoT
  • Networking or related disciplines

Salary and Benefits

  • Senior Professor– U-AC 5(I) Rs.139175 – 11×2925 – 171350 p.m. (01.01.2020): Approximate Gross Salary Rs.361,918/-
  • Professor– U-AC 5(II) Rs.117350 – 13×2700 – 152450 p.m. (01.01.2020): Approximate Gross Salary Rs.301,080/-
  • Senior Lecturer Grade I  – U-AC 3(I) Rs.91310 – 7×2170 – 106500 p.m.  (01.01.2020): Approximate Gross Salary Rs.255,250/-
  • Senior Lecturer Grade II – U-AC 3(II) Rs.79360 – 11×1630 – 97290 p.m. (01.01.2020): Approximate Gross Salary Rs.222,865/-
  • Lecturer (Unconfirmed)  – U-AC 3 (III) Rs.69580 – 5×1630 – 77730 p.m. (01.01.2020): Approximate Gross Salary Rs.182,446/-
  • 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.

Applications & Particulars

Application forms and further particulars including qualifications could be downloaded below:

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Duly completed applications (downloaded from the Web Site) should be forwarded under registered cover indicating the post applied for on the top left hand corner of the envelope to reach the Deputy Registrar/ Academic Establishments Division, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda on or before 02.12.2022.

Applicants from University System / Government Departments / Corporations/ Statutory Boards should channel their applications through the Head of their respective Institutions.

The University reserves the right to shortlist the candidates. Applications which do not conform to the requirements, incomplete applications and applications not in the relevant format (not downloaded from the Web Site) and applications received after the closing date will be rejected without intimation.

Contact for more details: Assistant Registrar (Academic Establishment) ac_estab@sjp.ac.lk