Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Research & Innovation (Re-advertisement) at Moi University

Duties and Responsibilities 

• The position of Dean is a Management position within the University reporting to the Deputy ViceChancellor, Academics, Research, Extension & Student Affairs and shall be responsible for:-
• ensuring that students admissions are vetted;
• controlling matters of academic quality including writing thesis;
• maintaining a database in managing thesis, academic programmes and student enrolment;
• iensuring research proposals, board of examiners and supervisors are maintained as per the policies;
• coordinating the implementation of procedures of handling examinations in Schools;
• coordinating postgraduate programmes in consultation with Schools and Directorate of Quality Assurance, Compliance & Performance Contracting;
• managing matters related to Postgraduate Rules and Regulations;
• overseeing and coordinating matters concerning welfare of postgraduate students;
• providing recommendations on student and lecturer ratios to the University Senate;
• ensuring that the University ISO quality manual and procedures are adhered to;
• providing information on Postgraduate programmes to potential students nationally and internationally in conjunction with the international programmes office;
• ensuring research is undertaken as per University and government research priority areas;
• implementing University annual research grants by monitoring and evaluating the performance of University research funds;
• developing and managing a multi-disciplinary research database of all Schools;
• coordinating cross-school research committees for it to achieve the research mandate of the University, the government and all stakeholders;
• ensuring that protection of research results of projects are done as per Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy and research;
• supervising and coordinating activities of researchers and technical staff policy as per the technology transfer mandate;
• liaising with institutions including internal and external stakeholders in the region and international realm to ensure that joint collaborative research networking is effective and efficient;
• marketing and promotion of programmes of the University; 
• ensuring that the University ISO quality manual and procedures are adhered to; and
• performing any other duties as may be assigned by the University from time to time.

Qualification Requirements
For appointment to this position, a candidate must:-

• be a member of the Academic Staff of the University;
• be at least a Senior Lecturer having served in a leadership position within the University;
• be in possession of a Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree or its equivalent from a recognized Institution/University;
• ihave demonstrated outstanding administrative/managerial capability in the organization and management;
• have attended a management course lasting for not less than four (4) weeks since last appointment.
• Relevant Publications in Refereed Journals will be an added advantage.

Note:

A Dean shall hold office for a period of three (3) years renewable once for a further period of three (3) years. Any applicant who has served as Dean for two (2) consecutive terms shall 
not be eligible for reappointment within three (3) years immediately following the lapse of the last appointment.