Coordinator of the Master's Programme in Integrated Water Resources Management

Kazakh-German University (DKU)

Almaty, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

Employer:Kazakh-German University
Department:UNESCO Chair in Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Asia
Position:Coordinator of the Master’s Programme in Integrated Water Resources Management 
Rate:100% (full-time)
Contract amount:1,100.00 EUR (including taxes)
Contract period:January – December 2026
Probationary period:1 month from the date of contract conclusion
Contact person: Elmira Huseynova – Deputy Head of the Centre for Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, email: huseynova@dku.kz

2. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Organise current and long-term planning of master’s programme activities, taking into account its goals, objectives and areas of focus.
  • Ensure control over the quality of the educational process and the objectivity of the assessment of the results of students’ academic and extracurricular activities.
  • Create conditions for the development of working educational programmes for the master’s programme.
  • To teach master’s students in accordance with the established curriculum.
  • Hold regular colloquiums with students to monitor the progress of master’s theses.
  • Promote master’s programmes through communication channels.
  • Organise the preparation and conduct of final examinations.
  • Monitor the academic workload of students.
  • Participate in the admission of students, take measures to retain them, participate in the preparation of class schedules and other activities.
  • Make proposals for improving the educational process and the management of the educational institution.
  • Participate in the selection and placement of teaching and other staff, as well as in the organisation of their professional development and skills improvement.
  • Ensure the timely preparation of the required reporting documentation.

Within the framework of the UNESCO Chair in Water Resources Management:

  • Make proposals and recommendations on project activities.
  • Participate in the activities of the Chair.
  • Actively promote the activities of the Chair on communication platforms.
  • Take advanced training courses and internships.

3. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

– Education: Master’s degree and/or PhD in water resources, ecology, agricultural sciences, geography and other related fields.

– At least 5 years of work experience in a field related to the master’s degree. 

– Knowledge of Russian and English.

– Teaching experience is an advantage.

Please send you CV to the Deputy Head of the Centre for Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Ms. Elmira Huseynova – email: huseynova@dku.kz. The subject line of the email should read: “MA Program Coordinator Candidate”.

26 days remaining

Apply by 15 December, 2025

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