The role of Lecturer in Community Health at Mount Kenya University (MKU) involves providing high-quality academic instruction, conducting research, and fulfilling administrative responsibilities within the School of Public Health. The Lecturer reports directly to the Dean, School of Public Health.
Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a fully fledged chartered university committed to a broad-based, wholistic and inclusive system of education. It has an overall goal of promoting human resource development for society’s progressive good.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Teaching and Curriculum Delivery:
- Adherence to the teaching requirements as per the curriculum.
- Deliver high-quality learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate students through the preparation of teaching materials, class methodology or activities, and the actual delivery of the curriculum in class.
- Keep abreast of developments within the academic discipline or professional practice of the subject area, and share this knowledge to shape curriculum content, design, and delivery.
- Ensure that content, methods of delivery and learning materials meet the defined learning objectives and that they are regularly reviewed for opportunities for improvement.
Assessment and Supervision:
- Administration of Continuous Assessments Tests (CATs).
- Examination Setting, Administration & Marking.
- Ensure timely student assessment through the preparation, moderation, administration and marking of examinations.
- Guide students at undergraduate and graduate level in identifying research topics, concept development, proposal development and supervision.
- Ensure that accurate student records, including registers, reports, student assessment and achievement are updated in the Academic Management System.
Research and Publishing:
- Identify sources of funding through grant writing to advance the research portfolio at the school.
- Engage in publishing papers as well as attending, participating, presenting papers in workshops, conferences and professional seminars.
- Collaborate with other researchers internally, nationally and internationally, for purposes of establishing research linkages and contribute to the attainment of the school’s research objectives.
Administrative Duties:
- Responsible for administrative duties when called for including but not limited to leadership of academic programmes, membership of different committees, or being part of the management of the school.
Required Education, Skills, and Experience
Candidates must possess the following mandatory qualifications:
- An earned PhD in Community Health from a recognized/accredited university.
- Master’s Degree in Community Health from a recognized/accredited university.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health from a recognized/accredited university.
- At least three (3) years teaching experience at university level.
- At least 24 publication points of which 16 should be from refereed scholarly journals.
- Must be registered by the relevant professional body.
