Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Department of Philosophy & Psychology

• Positions: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II /Lecturer (Probationary)

Qualifications:
First Degree in Philosophy and Psychology (Honours) with 1^st Class or 2^nd Class Upper Division.

Preference will be given to the candidates with qualifications in Social – Emotional Development Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Logic or Masters’ Degree in Media Psychology.

Department of Geography

• Positions: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II /Lecturer (Probationary)

Subject Areas:

• Global Positioning System
• Geographic Information Systems
• Photogrammetry
• Remote Sensing
• Mathematics
• Physical Geography

Qualifications:
Preference will be given to the candidates with Special Degree with a First or Second Class Upper Division and Postgraduate Qualification in the field GIS & RS related subject, Surveying and Information Systems.

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Department of Polymer Science

• Positions: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Subject Areas:

• Rubber, Latex, Polymer Science Applications in Textile, Process Engineering

Qualifications:
BSc. Special Degree (Honours) with 1^st Class or 2^nd Class Upper Division in Chemistry with minor in Polymer Science and Technology or BSc. Engineering (Honours) in Textile Technology, Process Engineering or B.Tech (Honours) in the field of Polymer or equivalent.

Preferred Postgraduate Specialization:
PhD and Postdoctoral experience in the field of Rubber, Latex, Polymer Science applications in Textile, Process Engineering.

Department of Computer Science

• Positions: Senior Lecturer Grade I/ Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Qualifications::
Special Degree in Computer Science (Honours) with 1^st Class or 2^nd Class Upper Division.

Preference will be given to the candidates with Postgraduate Qualifications in Computer Science.

Department of Botany

• Positions: Senior Lecturer Grade I/ Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Qualifications:
First Degree in Plant Bio-Technology or Microbiology (Honours) with 1^st Class or 2^nd Class Upper Division.

Faculty of Technology

Department of Engineering Technology

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Area of Specialty: Mechatronics

Preference will be given to those having the first degree in one of the following subject areas.

• Mechatronics/ Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical/ Electronic Engineering

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ / Lecturer (Probationary)

Areas of Specialty: Construction and Building Services

Preference will be given to those having the first degree in one of the following subject areas.

• Civil Engineering

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ / Lecturer (Probationary)

Areas of Specialty:  Quantity Surveying

Preference will be given to those having the first degree in Quantity Serveying.

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Area of Specialty: Automobile Technology

Preference will be given to those having the first degree in one of the following subject areas.

• Mechanical Engineering
• Automobile Engineering

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Area of Specialty: Geotechnology

Preference will be given to those having the first degree in one of the following subject areas.

• Earth Resources Engineering with Geotechnical Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering

Department of Biosystems Technology

Position:  Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Area of Specialty: Industrial Biosystems Technology (IBST)

Preference will be given to those having the first degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology/ Biology/ Pharmacology and a PhD or reading for a PhD in one of the following subject areas.

• Industrial Bioprocessing
• Herbal Technology
• Biopharmaceutical Technology
• Aquatic and Marine Resources

Position:  Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Area of Specialty: Agriculture and Environment Technology (AET)

Preference will be given to those having the first degree in Agriculture and a PhD or reading for a PhD in one of the following subject areas.

• Crop based farm machinery (Practical Knowledge in Hybrid Seed Technology, Plantation Crop Science will be an added advantage.)
• Animal Husbandry (Practical Knowledge in Poultry Management, Integrated Farming will be an added advantage.)

Department of Information and Communication Technology

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Areas of Specialty: 

• Broadband and Optical Networks
• Computer Systems & Network Security
• System Administration & Distributed Networking
• Wireless & Mobile Technologies

Preference will be given to the Candidates with Doctoral Degree or reading for a Doctoral Degree on the above areas of specialty.

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Areas of Specialty: 

• Video Production Techniques
• Multimedia Production
• Gaming & Animation Techniques and Virtual Reality

Preference will be given to the candidates with Doctoral Degree or reading for a Doctoral Degree on the above areas of specialty.

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Areas of Specialty: 

• Artificial Neural Networking, Machine Learning, Genetic Algorithms and Robotic Computing
• Human Computer Interaction/ User Experience Design

Preference will be given to the candidates with Doctoral Degree or reading for a Doctoral Degree on the above areas of specialty.

Department of Science for Technology

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Area of Specialty: Management

Preference will be given to the candidates with special degree in following subject areas with a First or Second Class Upper division and postgraduate qualifications in one of the following subject areas.

• Economics
• Accounting
• Finance

Position: Senior Lecturer Grade I/Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

Area of Specialty: English

Preference will be given to the candidates with a special degree in English with a First or Second Class Upper division and/ or with the postgraduate qualifications in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).

Gross Salary:
Senior Lecturer Grade I – U-AC 3(I)
Rs.91310 – 7×2170 – 106500 p.m.
Approximate Gross Salary Rs.229,039/-

Senior Lecturer Grade II – U-AC 3(II)
Rs.79360 – 11×1630 – 97290 p.m.
Approximate Gross Salary Rs.200,286/-

Lecturer (Probationary) – U-AC 3 (IV)
Rs.54600 – 10×1335 – 67950 p.m.
Approximate Gross Salary Rs.123,075/-

The other allowances determined by the University Grants Commission will be paid in addition to the above salary.

Benefits: Senior Lecturer Grade I/ Senior Lecturer Grade II/ Lecturer (Probationary)

• 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 from HERE.

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, 91´«Ã½, Gangodawila, Nugegoda on or before 29.06.2020

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, applications not in the relevant format (not downloaded from the Web Site) and applications received after the closing date will be rejected without intimation.

Registrar,
91´«Ã½,
Gangodawila,
Nugegoda.

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Prof. Tantrigoda has held many important positions within and without the university. He gave the leadership to the Department of Physics as its head for almost twelve years and contributed immensely towards transforming it into what it is today. He has also been the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Though the time duration that he held this position was rather short, his contribution for its development was immense. In 2011 he was elected as the 67th General President of the 91´«Ã½ Association for the Advancement of Science, a premier scientific body in the country. Prior to this in 1998 he has also held the position of the President of Section E1of the same association. It will be a very tiresome exercise if I attempt to mention all the other important positions and fellowships he has held so far as the list will naturally be quite longer that one would expect. Yet, the Fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences and that of the Royal Astronomical Society of London, UK are worth mentioning.

Prof. Tantrigoda has published over 50 research papers in reputed national and international scientific journals on a spectrum of topics which made him recognized and acknowledged by the international colleagues as a leading researcher in 91´«Ã½. He played a leading role in the project on “Demarcation of the Outer Edge of the Continental Margins of 91´«Ã½ According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”. He has been awarded the National Science and Technology Award for the year 2008 in recognition of this contribution which went far beyond the outlines of mere ‘knowledge creation”.

At the time of retirement he has been the Chair and Senior Professor of Physics in the 91´«Ã½ as well as the Chairmen of the National Science and Technology Commission.

It was in 1995 when I first had an opportunity to get personally acquainted to him and since then I have associated him very closely. He very positively influenced our lives and became the guiding star for many of us in the field of physics today. He has been a gentleman, scholar, kind and efficient teacher, loving father, good friend and even a keen student prepared to learn from anybody including his own students. Possibilities that all such characters be found in a single individual are rather remote. Prof. Tantrigoda in this aspect stands out as a clear exception. This could be the reason why he occupies a unique position amongst the many professors and scholars in our country.

We quite often used to discuss complicated problems related Physics and Mathematics with him and were always surprised with his knowledge expanding beyond the horizons as well as his precision of thought process. He is a very humble and approachable person prepared to listen to anybody at anytime with his characteristic delightful smile. He did not go after positions. Instead, positions came after him. He never lost his common touch despite the high positions he held and his achievements. He continued to lead a simple and unsophisticated life style. Though we have read important qualities that leaders should posses in relation to good governance, it was through him only that we saw those in practice. He respected the views of others. He encouraged his students and colleagues to argue with him if they disagreed. Such arguments always ended in a happy note and those who held opposite views always left him with a smile.

In him, we saw the “bodhisathwa quality” of capacity to understand, respect and even love his enemies. It is true that some of us have reached a level not to hate those who hate us through the wisdom we gathered from religion. However, he is the only person whom I know who has reached the mental level of genuinely displaying love and kindness in return of hatred. Many people relished close association with him. This is because they felt quite at ease when spending time with him, not only talking and listing to him but also even when confronting and arguing with him. Prof. Tantrigoda strongly believes that leaders and those who hold high office should behave in such a manner that others should feel free and comfortable with them. Prof. Tantrigoda himself is a text book of reference for those who want to shape up their leadership qualities.

A very special trait we have observed in him is his approach in solving complicated problems. First he sets aside the original complicated problem and starts solving its simplest version. Then little by little he brings in the complications and reaches the solution in a short period of time in a surprising manner. He believes that the clue to solve any complicated problem has been embedded in its simplest version.

It is a well known fact that Prof. Tantrigoda spent a fair amount of his time helping others. He always had time to listen to them and do his best to help them. He was ready to lend a helping hand to those who need help irrespective of their status. Those who held highest positions as well as those who were at the grass root level in the university were among those who sought his help, assistance and much respected opinion.

His capabilities are not limited to Physics and Mathematics. He has been a poet, lyricist and a talented short story writer. Felicitation song to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the university of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2009, Einstein song to mark the 100th anniversary of the three great discoveries of Einstein in 2005 and the forest song to mark the International Year of Forests in 2011are some of his beautiful creations.

Prof. Tantrigoda is a loving husband and caring father of three sons. He leads an exemplary family life and there are many a lessons one can learn from him in this aspect as well.

“Great teacher who dispelled darkness of ignorance,

Great teacher who shined our lives with knowledge and wisdom, blended with love and affection”

We wish you a very prosperous, healthy, peaceful but interactive life in your retirement. You will be living in our hearts forever!

(by Dr. Prasanna Madhuranga Fernando – Senior Lecturer in Physics, 91´«Ã½)

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