VSO International

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Address: 27a Carlton Drive, Putney, London, SW15 2BS

Phone Number: 0044 208 780 7500

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Email: enquiry@vso.org.uk

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Are you an engineer with teaching experience?

Volunteer with VSO and help engineer Ethiopia's future.

There is a serious shortage of engineering teachers and trained educators in universities in Ethiopia. You can help urgently to fill the gap by volunteering today with VSO.

We are looking for passionate engineers to volunteer as lecturers in the top universities in Ethiopia. Sharing your skills and time with people most in need will enrich your life and give your career a boost. Thousands of professionals say volunteering with VSO is a life changing experience. Be one of them.

VSO needs engineering teachers across all sectors including:

Biomedical engineering

You'll have an MSc or PhD in biomedical engineering, bioinstrumentation, medical imaging or in another relevant field. You'll have experience of teaching and ideally professional industrial experience and research skills.

Chemical engineering

You'll have an MSc or PhD in chemical engineering or a relevant field and experience of teaching. Ideally you'll also have professional industrial experience.

Electrical engineering

You'll have an MSc or PhD in electrical engineering or a relevant subject and experience of teaching in higher education. Ideally you'll have research skills and professional industrial experience.

Industrial engineering

With an MSc or PhD in industrial engineering or another relevant field, you'll have experience of teaching and preferably in a higher education institute. Ideally you'll also have professional industrial experience and research skills.

Civil/structural/water engineering

You'll have an MSc in a relevant field and experience of teaching in a higher education context. Industrial professional experience would be a bonus.

Computer engineering

You'll have an MSc in computer or software engineering or another relevant field and experience of teaching. Ideally you'll also have some professional industrial experience.

VSO is the world's leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. VSO's high-impact approach involves bringing people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action and change lives to make the world a fairer place for all.

These are voluntary placements and we'll ask you to commit to 12-24 months in order to make a sustainable change and impact to development. In return VSO makes sure our volunteers are supported and our volunteer financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, medical and travel insurance cover, national insurance contributions, visas and work permits and guaranteed holidays.

Interested?

Please put the reference ETH on your application form when you apply.