About the position
This vacancy is open to candidates across the full academic ladder — from Senior lecture to Professor level (or equivalent). Applicants are required to indicate a preferred title. The final position level will be confirmed by the University's Selection Committee based on the candidate's qualifications, publications, and experience.
Requirements
Требования
Possession of a PhD degree or an equivalent degree in agricultural mechanization, land reclamation and water management, hydraulic engineering, agricultural water supply, operation of land-reclamation systems, or a related field.
- Candidates from adjacent fields may be considered if their dissertation topic, publications, courses taught, and professional experience relate to the design of construction and reclamation machinery, water and reclamation systems, the organization and mechanization of reclamation and irrigation works, or water-saving technologies.
Professional Competencies
Core Competencies
- In-depth understanding of the design and operation principles of construction and land-reclamation machinery and equipment used in the construction and operation of irrigation and drainage systems, reclamation facilities, and hydraulic structures; ability to teach the relevant disciplines at a current methodological level.
- Expertise in the mechanization of irrigation and land-reclamation works: maintenance and repair of pumping stations, irrigation machinery, sprinkler equipment, and water-lifting equipment.
- Professional competence in organizing the mechanization of water management, managing irrigation norms and regimes, and ensuring the operability of reclamation machinery and equipment, sufficient for teaching and academic supervision.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards in land reclamation and agriculture, hydraulic engineering, and the operation of reclamation systems, machinery, and equipment.
Additional Competencies
- Digital technologies in land reclamation: applying GIS, IoT sensors, and monitoring platforms to manage agricultural and reclamation machinery and equipment.
- Energy efficiency of water-saving technologies: drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, surface irrigation with regulated water supply; water balance assessment and improving the efficiency of irrigation systems.
- BIM and digital design: knowledge of building information modelling tools in hydraulic and land-reclamation construction.
- ESG and sustainable water use: environmental standards in water management, reducing water losses, and compliance with sustainable development requirements.
Scientific and Practical Activity
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals on land reclamation, hydraulic engineering, mechanization of water management, water-saving technologies, irrigation, or sustainable water resources management.
- Ability to translate these competencies into high‑quality teaching and student supervision at all levels of higher education
Experience Requirements
- Academic and teaching experience in accordance with the requirements for academic teaching staff positions established by the university's internal regulations and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Language Requirements
English language proficiency is desirable.
