Senior Lecturer, Communication at Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK)

REMUNERATION:

• Basic Salary per month range: Kshs. (154,729/= – 238,221/=)
• House Allowance per month: Kshs. (58,972/=)

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

• Must possess a PhD, Masters, and Bachelors Degree in Communication or a relevant field from an accredited/recognized University;
• Must possess three (3) years of teaching/research experience at the Lecturer or Research Fellow level with a proven track record of exemplary performance;
• Must have successfully supervised at least three (3) Masters level or one (1) PhD level student to completion since the last appointment;
• Must have three (3) papers in peer-reviewed journals or three chapters in a scholarly book or one (1) scholarly book since the last appointment;
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body;
• Must have participated in the development and review of curriculum;
• The attraction of research funds will be an added advantage.

In addition, applicants should demonstrate:

• Ability to teach/conduct research and supervise students and/or staff;
• Ability to design and develop academic programmes and curricula;
• Leadership skills;
• Communication skills;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Conflict management;
• Supervisory skills.

Duties and Responsibilities for Academic Staff:

• Designing, developing, and delivering new programs of study at various levels to meet market and development needs of the country;
• Reviewing course content and materials regularly to integrate emerging issues and trends;
• Developing and applying innovative teaching techniques and materials that create interest, understanding, and enthusiasm amongst students;
• Transferring knowledge, including practical skills, methods, and techniques to develop competencies in learners;
• Ensuring that course design and delivery comply with The Cooperative University's Educational quality standards and regulations of the university and school for quality assurance;
• Challenging thinking and fostering debate to develop the ability of students to engage in critical discourse and rational thinking;
• Supervising student projects to develop research and academic writing competencies;
• Supervising field trips to enable learners to relate theory to real-world situations;
• Supervising industrial attachments and internships to apply knowledge and skills learnt in work settings;
• Setting and marking examinations and other student work to evaluate and provide feedback to students;
• Identifying relevant research areas and problems to direct and focus research efforts in the university;
• Determining relevant research objectives and preparing research proposals to guide the research process;
• Identifying sources of funding and overseeing the process of securing funds to enhance the funding of research efforts;
• Contributing to the development of research strategies to ensure high-quality research outputs;
• Carrying out independent research and acting as principal investigator and project leader to generate new knowledge and develop the research capacity of associate researchers;
• Writing or contributing to publications or disseminating research findings using other appropriate media to enhance knowledge, understanding, and application of research findings;
• Seeking practical application of research findings to enhance uptake;
• Acting as a referee and contributing to peer assessment to enhance the quality of research outputs and contribution to specific fields of knowledge;
• Making presentations or exhibitions at national and international conferences and other similar events to enhance knowledge, understanding, and application of research findings;
• Updating knowledge and understanding in the field or specialism to ensure that learners and practitioners are aware of current knowledge and practices;
• May be required to perform other related duties based on the CUK’s needs.