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Lecturer - Grade 6 (Academic)- Geography (Remote Sensing and GIS)

Responsibilities or duties

• Undertaking teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Conducting research and produce publications or other research outputs
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research
• Participating in curriculum development and review
• Conducting Examination preparation, administration and management
• Participating in administration and management of departmental programmes and activities
• Developing learning materials
• Conducting community outreach activities;
• Participating in the development and review of academic programmes
• Guiding and counselling students
• Attending and participating in research conferences and seminars
• Perform any other related duty assigned from time to time.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Requirements for appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification (or a Master’s degree qualification in special cases) in the relevant area from recognized and accredited university;
• At least three (3) years teaching / research experience at the university level as a lecturer/Research Fellow or six (6) years research / industry experience;
• A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer or equivalent of which twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals;
• Supervised at least three (3) postgraduate students to completion as a Lecturer/Research Fellow;
• Be registered or registrable with the relevant professional body (where applicable);
• Proficiency in Computer Applications;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance.

Experience needed

At least three (3) years teaching / research experience at the university level as a lecturer/Research Fellow or six (6) years research / industry experience;

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Shortlisted candidates will be required to present originals of the following documents during the interviews:

• National Identity Card;
• Academic and Professional Certificates and transcripts;
• Any other supporting documents and testimonials; and Clearances from the following bodies:
• Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
• Higher Education Loans Board;
• Any of the Registered Credit Reference Bureaus;
• Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Police Clearance Certificate);
• Letter of recognition of qualifications frrom the Commission for University Education (CUE) for any degree obtained from foreign universities; and (f) Recommendations from relevant professional bodies (where applicable).

• Undertaking teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Conducting research and produce publications or other research outputs
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research
• Participating in curriculum development and review
• Conducting Examination preparation, administration and management
• Participating in administration and management of departmental programmes and activities
• Developing learning materials
• Conducting community outreach activities;
• Participating in the development and review of academic programmes
• Guiding and counselling students
• Attending and participating in research conferences and seminars
• Perform any other related duty assigned from time to time.

• Proficiency in Computer Applications

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification (or a Master’s degree qualification in special cases) in the relevant area from recognized and accredited university;
• At least three (3) years teaching / research experience at the university level as a lecturer/Research Fellow or six (6) years research / industry experience;
• A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer or equivalent of which twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals;
• Supervised at least three (3) postgraduate students to completion as a Lecturer/Research Fellow;
• Be registered or registrable with the relevant professional body (where applicable);
• Proficiency in Computer Applications;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance.