Senior Lecturer- Statistics (2 Posts) at Maasai Mara University

REF: MMU/SNRLEC/JULY/02/2023

Job specifications / Requirements
For appointment to this position, one must have: 

• A PhD degree or its equivalent from a recognized and accredited University. 
• At least 3 years of teaching or research experience University level since becoming Lecturer/Research Fellow; 
• A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer or equivalent of which at least twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals.
• Supervised 4 postgraduate Master’s degree candidates or attracted research funds. 
• Registered with a relevant professional body (where applicable).
• Have attended and contributed at learning conferences, seminars or workshops; 
• Demonstrable evidence of continued research and evaluated effective teaching; 
• Demonstrable evidence of contribution to university life through active participation in departmental matters, student’s academic advising, faculty and University meetings, committee membership and others; 
• Demonstrable evidence of contribution to University life as well as national and international life. 

Job Description/Duties and Responsibilities;
Reporting to the Head of Department, the main duties will include: 

• Carrying out practical and theoretical teaching of both undergraduate and post graduating students. 
• Developing client driven quality programs. 
• Articulating the mission of the Department in the University. 
• Initiating planning and conducting research. 
• Developing teaching materials. 
• Supervising post graduate students in research activities. 
• Participating in development and preparation of Faculty development plan. 
• Attending and participating in seminars/workshops/conferences in relevant fields. 
• Setting, marking, and assessing work and examinations and provide constructive feedback to students.
• Participating in curriculum design and development for the school or Department within the quality assurance framework. 
• Preparing research proposals with a project description and budget for sourcing internally and externally funds for research projects and directly oversee internally and externally funded research grants and produce reports for such grants.
• Developing budgets to ensure proper and efficient use of resources especially in departmental projects, industrial based learning projects, research projects. 
• Managing and supervising the development of evidence-based policies and strategies not only in the University but also in other research institutions, government institutions, community, NGOs and other organizations nationally and internationally. 
• Managing and supervising project teams in order to develop innovative approaches and models that influence positively national and global policies.
• Coordinating the development of modules on the digital platform and oversee the design and development of the curricula within the area of specialization.
• Presenting research findings and innovations to conferences in order to increase the visibility of the university and to influence international policy environment for improvement of life. 
• Engaging with local and international stakeholders to establish linkages and networks in order to work together for the betterment of communities in various ways such as research and innovations.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned or delegated from time to time.