Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
The successful candidates will be reporting to the Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and will be expected to teach, conduct research and engage in service performance.

Key Responsibilities
• Teach at undergraduate and graduate level in the specific areas of specialization as listed above.
• Support and mentor students in their career endeavors.
• Participate in curriculum development activities to ensure that the programs are up-to-date and marketable.
• Participate in program assessment and reviews.
• Supervise students’ research (projects/ thesis/ dissertations) at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Engage in research in one’s area of expertise.
• Engage in service to the University, the profession and to the community.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience
To qualify for appointment an applicant must have:
Lecturer
• A PhD. or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area from an accredited University;
• A minimum of 24 publication points as per the CUE Standards & Guidelines, 2014, of which at least sixteen (16) should be refereed journal papers.
• Been registered by the relevant professional body, where applicable.

Assistant Professor
• A PhD. or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area from an accredited University;
• At least 3 years’ teaching/research experience at the university level as a Lecturer/Research Fellow;
• A minimum of thirty two (32) publication points a Lecturer/Research Fellow as per the CUE Standards & Guidelines, 2014, of which at least twenty four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals.
• Supervised at least four (4) postgraduate students to completion as Lecturer/Research Fellow.
• Been registered by the relevant professional body, where applicable.

Personal Attributes & Competencies
• Excellent computer background
• Be self-motivated and highly-disciplined
• Excellent command of the subject area including lesson planning
• Managing ambiguity and emotions
• Managing technological change
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent listening and mediation skills
• Excellent fundraising and grants writing skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent research writing skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested applicants must provide a Cover Letter and updated CV ONLY with names and addresses of three referees, current salary and benefits, telephone and e-mail contacts to the address below by COB, Friday, March 25, 2022. Candidates who had applied before should not re-apply.
Director Administration,
United States International University - Africa
P.O Box 14634-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
Email: jobs@usiu.ac.ke

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