Lecturers at Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)

Duties and Responsibilities

The responsibilities of a Lecturer are as follows:

1. Teaching and evaluation of undergraduate and postgraduate students
2. Setting, moderating, administering, processing and marking examinations
3. Advising and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students on academic matters
4. Articulating the Vision and Mission of the University, Department and the Faculty
5. Initiating, planning and conducting research
6. Developing teaching and learning materials
7. Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students in research activities.
8. Developing research proposals for funding
9. Participating in conferences related to research and building inter-disciplinary collaboration within and outside the department
10. Participating in preparation of Department and Faculty strategic plans
11. Organizing and supervising educational activities for undergraduate and postgraduate students
12. Attending and participating in seminars, workshops, conferences etc, in relevant fields
13. Participating in administrative, academic and consultancy activities in Department and other organizations
14. Participating in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of curricula in the Department
15. Attending and participating in the Departmental meetings and other activities for effective and efficient management of the Department and Faculty
16. Performing any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Head of Department, Dean of Faculty or other Chief Officer of the University in accordance with the University Statutes

Requirements

1. Must have an earned Ph.D. degree in the relevant area or its equivalent from a recognized academic institution and be registered or registerable with the relevant professional body (where applicable)

OR

1. Must have a Masters degree in the Relevant Specialization from a recognized academic institution
2. Must have at least three (3) years of teaching or research experience at University level after obtaining a Masters degree
3. Must have at least 24 publication points of which 16 should be from two (2) publications in refereed journals or one (1) book or 2 (two) book chapters in relevant areas.