Lecturer Special Needs - Visual Impairment at Rongo University

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

• Teach and evaluate/assess courses in one’s discipline at undergraduate and graduate levels;
• Conduct research to inform knowledge, policy and practice;
• Develop proposals to attract research funding;
• Disseminate research findings through publications in peer reviewed journals, monographs, policy briefs, conferences and other creative works;
• Develop innovation and inventions and register patents;
• Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, thesis, dissertations, and other experiential learning programs;
• Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, tutorials, practicals/practicums, and field attachment sessions;
• Provide mentorship and career counselling to students and junior staff;
• Initiate and execute research projects;
• Collaborate with academic faculty on curriculum development and review;
• Collaborate with the industry and other stakeholders for consultancy services in their areas of expertise;
• Establish partnerships, linkages and networks through projects and source donors for community projects;
• Provide professional and community service; and
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

• Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent Degree from a recognized institution in the relevant specialization, OR a Masters degree in the relevant field from a recognized University with at least three (3) years teaching experience at university level or 6 years in research or industry; and Registered with a relevant professional body (where applicable);
• Demonstrated ability for university teaching and research;
• Participated in conferences and similar learned fora;
• A minimum of six (6) publication points, of which at least four (4) should be from refereed scholarly journals.