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  • Posted: Jun 6, 2018
    Deadline: Jun 13, 2018
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    The Aga Khan University is a private, autonomous university that promotes human welfare through research, teaching and community service initiatives. Based on the principles of quality, access, impact and relevance, the University has campuses and programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Its facilities include ...
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    Faculty, Gastroenterologist, Department Of Medicine

    Responsibilities

    The successful candidate for the position will support the development of quality gastroenterology services within Aga Khan University Hospital and as faculty in the University, s/he will teach and carry out research.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and fellowship training in gastroenterology.
    • S/he must be registered or be eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist. 
    • S/he should have teaching and research experience and a minimum of 5 years appropriate clinical experience. 
    • Successful applicants will join a growing and dynamic department committed to advancing best practice in their discipline, expanding services that meet quality and patient service needs within an internationally accredited university hospital with outstanding diagnostic services.
    • Successful applicants will develop their academic career in teaching and research.
    • In education there is a focus on resident training and the development of fellowship programmes and planned introduction of undergraduate training.

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    Faculty, Radiation Oncologist, Department Of Medicine

    Responsibilities

    • Reporting to the Chair of Medicine, the incumbent for the position above will be involved in the development of highly skilled and competent teams in the delivery of quality services to patients and their families as well as medical research and clinical education.
    • Through professional leadership, s/he will develop and implement work plans for services and growth in both quality and quantity in areas of specialization.
    • As part of faculty, s/he will teach Medicine residents and carry out research in defined areas of professional interest and knowledge.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in the Radiation Oncology speciality.
    • The qualification should also meet the registration criteria with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist.
    • Candidates should have independent clinical experience as radiation oncologist of at least 2 years post exit qualification.
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.
    • Applicants with scholarly contributions to research, teaching and publications shall be preferred.

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    Faculty - Cardiologist, Department Of Medicine

    Responsibilities

    Successful applicant will join a growing and dynamic department committed to advancing best practice in their discipline, expanding services that meet quality and patient service needs within an internationally accredited university hospital with outstanding diagnostic services.  Successful applicants will develop their academic career in teaching and research.  In education there is a focus on resident training and the development of fellowship programmes and planned introduction of undergraduate training.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in Cardiology. 
    • S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist. 
    • S/he should have teaching and research experience and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.  
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

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    Faculty, Dermatology, Department Of Medcine

    Responsibilities

    Successful applicant will join a growing and dynamic department committed to advancing best practice in their discipline, expanding services that meet quality and patient service needs within an internationally accredited university hospital with outstanding diagnostic services.  Successful applicants will develop their academic career in teaching and research.  In education there is a focus on resident training and fellowship programmes training and planned introduction of undergraduate training.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in Dermatology. 
    • S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist. 
    • S/he should have teaching and research experience and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.  
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

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    Faculty, Psychiatrist, Department Of Medcine

    Responsibilities

    Successful applicant will join a growing and dynamic department committed to advancing best practice in their discipline, expanding services that meet quality and patient service needs within an internationally accredited university hospital with outstanding diagnostic services.  Successful applicants will develop their academic career in teaching and research.  In education there is a focus on resident training and fellowship programmes training and planned introduction of undergraduate training. 

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in psychiatry. 
    • S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist. 
    • S/he should have teaching and research experience and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.  
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

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    Chair, Department Of Population Health

    Responsibilities

    The Medical College is establishing a new Department of Population Health and is searching for an outstanding individual who can provide strategic leadership in building a department that brings together the scholarly and methodological expertise of public health, epidemiology and health services to advance and support education, research and service related to the biological, cultural and socio-economic determinants of health with focus on the regions of East Africa. While housed in the Medical College, the department will provide educational programmes, methodology support, and research collaboration in health sciences across the Nairobi and Dar es Salaam campuses of the Medical College and linking to the AKU Karachi campus and in association with the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) and other Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies. As the Foundation Chair, the incumbent will provide the strategic leadership to advance knowledge and application of population health that will ensure the AKU principles of quality, access, relevance and impact are met in the education, research, and service programmes that are developed.

    Requirements

    • The successful applicant will be at the level of Associate Professor or Professor, have strong evidence of leadership in the field, with a PhD and excellent track record in grant support and publication.
    • Individual with a professional degree and sustained record of research and leadership will also be considered.

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    Director, Regional Communications

    Responsibilities

    • Lead operational and strategic planning for the Division and contribute in the strategic planning at the Entity/University level by developing communications operating plans for the academic units, ensuring they support University and departmental objectives and are aligned with regional and global communications strategy. This will involve participating in various planning meetings with academic entities to understand the objectives, recommend various communications efforts and timeline, and deliver materials or other services to support those objectives. 
    • Participate in meetings inside and outside the communications department to stay updated on the regional and global communications context and collaborate with peers. 
    • Lead and direct the provision of effective functional services by writing and editing communications materials including briefings, FAQs and fact sheets, website and social media content, program overviews, cases for support, press releases, media pitches, alumni relations, recruiting material, etc. Will also make sure that required approvals are given. 
    • Participate in creative development and design of materials, ensuring it supports the message and aligns with visual identity standards. 
    • Managing all aspects of internal and external communications related to special events. In addition, provide assistance in communications for major events such as convocations. 
    • Ensure that communications policies and processes are followed, and that communications systems are used properly. This includes sharing of information and content University-wide to avoid duplication of effort and extract as much value as possible from our communications investments and outputs.
    • Overall responsibility of recruitment, retention and development of employees in the Division ensuring effective staff development in all areas, compliance of HR policies and effective performance management and career development of Divisional staff.
    Requirements
    • Should possess a postgraduate degree or equivalent qualification from a reputable institution, preferably in mass communications, public affairs, marketing or related field. 
    • Should have at least ten (10) years of seasoned professional work experience at managerial level, including 5 or 6 years in a leadership capacity in corporate communications, media relations or not-for-profit/ development communications. At least five (5) of these years should be in communications leadership or management positions. 
    • Experience in managing resources across multiple functions and in coaching, mentoring and developing employees
    • Proven ability to build consensus around communications approaches and materials. 
    • Cultural sensibility, both global and local.
    • Experience and connections with the East African media outlets is preferred. 
    • Superior writing and editing ability in English and preferably Swahili
    Knowledge & Competencies:
    • Ability to anticipate change and makes large or long-term adaptations in organizations in response to the needs of the situation and shift readily between dealing with macro- strategic issues and critical details.
    • Ability to identify multiple relationships and disconnects in processes and adopt a systems perspective, assessing and balancing vast amounts of diverse information on the varied systems. Also able to think beyond the organization and into the future, balancing multiple perspectives when setting direction or reaching conclusions (e.g., social, economic, partner, stakeholder interests, short and long-term.
    • Ability to communicate the organization’s mission, vision and values to external clients, strategically and systematically evaluates new opportunities to develop client relationships.
    • Ability to communicate strategically to achieve specific objectives as well as identifies and interprets departmental policies and procedures for superiors, subordinates and peers.
    • Ability to make high-risk strategic decisions that have significant consequences. Able to make decisions in a volatile environment in which weight given to any factor can change rapidly as well as identifies the problem based on many factors, often complex and sweeping, difficult to define and contradictory (e.g., fiscal responsibility, the public good).
    • Ability to foster an environment that anticipates and acts upon potential threats and/or opportunities.
    • Ability to develop strategic plans considering short-term requirements as well as long-term direction. Able to plan work and deploys resources to deliver organization-wide results and able to set and communicate priorities within the broader organization.
    • Ability to model excellence and motivates fellow organizational members to follow his/her example.
    • Ability to facilitate collaboration across the organization and with other organizations to achieve a common goal as well as build strong teams that capitalize on differences in expertise, competencies and background.
    • Ability to link projects/objectives to department’s/public service’s change initiatives and describes the impact on operational goals. Furthermore, able to presents realities of change and, together with staff, develops strategies for managing it with identifying future needs for change that will promote progress.
    • Ability to ensure that all employees have equitable access to development opportunities.
    • Ability to foresee obstacles and opportunities for the organization and acts accordingly as well as defines issues, generates options and selects solutions, which are consistent with the strategy and vision. Able to provide direction and communicate the vision to encourage alignment within the organization.
    • Ability to relate business trends with the market by using business acumen with broader entrepreneurial approach.
    • Act as a champion of change - create an environment that promotes and encourages change or innovation. Share and promote successful change efforts throughout the organization.

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    Chair, Department Of Population Health

    Responsibilities

    The Medical College is establishing a new Department of Population Health and is searching for an outstanding individual who can provide strategic leadership in building a department that brings together the scholarly and methodological expertise of public health, epidemiology and health services to advance and support education, research and service related to the biological, cultural and socio-economic determinants of health with focus on the regions of East Africa. While housed in the Medical College, the department will provide educational programmes, methodology support, and research collaboration in health sciences across the Nairobi and Dar es Salaam campuses of the Medical College and linking to the AKU Karachi campus and in association with the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) and other Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies. As the Foundation Chair, the incumbent will provide the strategic leadership to advance knowledge and application of population health that will ensure the AKU principles of quality, access, relevance and impact are met in the education, research, and service programmes that are developed.

    Requirements

    • The successful applicant will be at the level of Associate Professor or Professor, have strong evidence of leadership in the field, with a PhD and excellent track record in grant support and publication.
    • Individual with a professional degree and sustained record of research and leadership will also be considered.

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    Psychiatrist, Department of Medicine

    Responsibilities

    Successful applicant will join a growing and dynamic department committed to advancing best practice in their discipline, expanding services that meet quality and patient service needs within an internationally accredited university hospital with outstanding diagnostic services.  Successful applicants will develop their academic career in teaching and research.  In education there is a focus on resident training and fellowship programmes training and planned introduction of undergraduate training.  

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in psychiatry.  
    • S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist. 
    • S/he should have teaching and research experience and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.  
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

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    Dermatology, Department of Medicine

    Responsibilities

    Successful applicant will join a growing and dynamic department committed to advancing best practice in their discipline, expanding services that meet quality and patient service needs within an internationally accredited university hospital with outstanding diagnostic services. Successful applicants will develop their academic career in teaching and research. In education there is a focus on resident training and fellowship programmes training and planned introduction of undergraduate training.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in Dermatology.
    • S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist.
    • S/he should have teaching and research experience and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

     

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    Cardiologist, Department Of Medicine

    Responsibilities

    Successful applicant will join a growing and dynamic department committed to advancing best practice in their discipline, expanding services that meet quality and patient service needs within an internationally accredited university hospital with outstanding diagnostic services. Successful applicants will develop their academic career in teaching and research. In education there is a focus on resident training and the development of fellowship programmes and planned introduction of undergraduate training.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in Cardiology.
    • S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist.
    • S/he should have teaching and research experience and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

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    Radiation Oncologist, Department Of Medicine

    Responsibilities

    Reporting to the Chair of Medicine, the incumbent for the position above will be involved in the development of highly skilled and competent teams in the delivery of quality services to patients and their families as well as medical research and clinical education. Through professional leadership, s/he will develop and implement work plans for services and growth in both quality and quantity in areas of specialization. As part of faculty, s/he will teach Medicine residents and carry out research in defined areas of professional interest and knowledge.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have a Masters of Medicine and a fellowship in the Radiation Oncology speciality.
    • The qualification should also meet the registration criteria with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist.
    • Candidates should have independent clinical experience as radiation oncologist of at least 2 years post exit qualification.
    • Candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.
    • Applicants with scholarly contributions to research, teaching and publications shall be preferred.

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    Administrative Assistant

    Responsibilities

    • Effectively manage the work schedule/calendars, ensuring regular communication to all concerned for the Dean, EA and Academic Head, Kenya.
    • Perform basic office administrative duties assigned including photocopying and meeting minute taking Manage phone calls and correspondences (emails, letters, packages etc)
    • Schedule venues for meetings and workshops.
    • Prepare documents and materials for attendees
    • Coordinate and arrange travel, accommodation and ground transportation for visitors, faculty and staff according to University policies
    • Coordinate catering services as required
    • Ensure timely reimbursements for travel related expenses
    • Efficient and timely management of all physical and electronic files
    • Other administrative duties as may be assigned

    Requirements

    • Diploma in secretarial studies or Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field with a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ working in a secretarial support role
    • Proven competence in working with Microsoft Office Software
    • Excellent communication skills including written and oral English
    • Attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast paced environment with competing priorities
    • A good understanding of working across multiple time zones
    • A high sense of integrity and confidentiality

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    Faculty, Associate Professor

    The School is recruiting a full-time Associate Professor who will be based at SONAM’s campus in Nairobi, Kenya. The role offers excellent career development opportunities for faculty passionate about improving health outcomes and building clinical leadership and service delivery capacity

    Responsibilities

    Teaching faculty are all engaged in active clinical practice, research, and professional leadership with a specialty focus on delivery of upgrade programmes for working nurses and midwives.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have credentials commensurate with appointment at the level of Associate Professor with a strong academic research background and demonstrated experience in teaching, learning and communicating.
    • Registration or eligibility for registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) is essential. CUE requirements for Associate Professor academic faculty are detailed in the University Standards and Guidelines 2014

    Qualifications & Experience

    • PhD or equivalent degree qualification (or a Master’s degree qualification in special cases) in the relevant area from a recognized/accredited University
    • At least three (3) years teaching experience at University level Six (6) equivalent publication points
    • Supervised at least five (5) postgraduate students to completion
    • Registered or eligibility for registration by the relevant professional body
    • Must meet the CUE appointment requirements for Associate Professor or above
    • Will be a member of the School Senior Leadership Team

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    Faculty, Senior Lecturer

    The School is recruiting a full-time senior lecturer who will be based at SONAM’s campus in Nairobi, Kenya. The role offers excellent career development opportunities for faculty passionate about improving health outcomes and building clinical leadership and service delivery capacity.

    Responsibilities

    Teaching faculty are all engaged in active clinical practice, research, and professional leadership with a specialty focus on delivery of upgrade programmes for working nurses and midwives.

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have credentials commensurate with appointment at the level of Senior Lecturer with a strong academic research background and demonstrated experience in teaching, learning and communicating.
    • Registration or eligibility for registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) is essential.
    • CUE requirements for Senior Lecturer academic faculty are detailed in the University Standards and Guidelines 2014 http://www.cue.or.ke/

    Qualifications & Experience

    • PhD or equivalent degree qualification (or a Master’s degree qualification in special cases) in the relevant area from a recognized/accredited university
    • At least three (3) years teaching experience at university level Six (6) equivalent publication points
      Supervised at least four (4) postgraduate students to completion Registered or eligibility for registration by the relevant professional body
    • Must meet the CUE appointment requirements for senior lecturer or above
    • Will be a member of the School Senior Leadership Team

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    Faculty, Lecturer

    The School is recruiting a full-time lecturer who will be based at SONAM’s campus in Nairobi, Kenya. The role offers excellent career development opportunities for faculty passionate about improving health outcomes and building clinical leadership and service delivery capacity.

    Responsibilities

    Teaching faculty are all engaged in active clinical practice, research, and professional leadership with a specialty focus on delivery of upgrade programmes for working nurses and midwives

    Requirements

    • Applicants must have credentials commensurate with appointment at the level of lecturer with a strong academic research background and demonstrated experience in teaching, learning and communicating.
    • Registration or eligibility for registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) is essential.
    • CUE requirements for Lecturer academic faculty are detailed in the University Standards and Guidelines 2014

    Qualifications & Experience

    • PhD or equivalent degree qualification (or a Master’s degree qualification in special cases) in the relevant area from a recognized/accredited university
    • At least four (4) years teaching experience at university level Four (4) equivalent publication points
    • Registered or eligibility for registration by the relevant professional body
    • Must meet the CUE appointment requirements for lecturer or above

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    Faculty, Research Projects

    Responsibilities

    • Develop and lead a programme of research in areas of expertise
    • Pursue external grants actively to support existing and new lines of research
    • Develop cross-disciplinary and cross-campus research collaborations
    • Contribute to the building of relationships with Aga Khan Development
    • Network entities to ensure the Institute’s work enhances the quality of field programmes and Aga Khan Development Network’s field work enriches the Institute’s research and translational work
    • Contribute actively to knowledge on human development through high-quality publications Translate research into knowledge forms usable by practitioners, policy makers, and advocates
    • Build relationships with communities and community-based service agencies to help ground the Institute’s work in real-world issues and questions
    • Contribute to the development of a programme of pre-and post-doctoral research education
    • Contribute to the mentoring of AKU faculty in their early career stages Requirements
    • Candidates must hold a PhD degree (or comparable research doctorate) in any of the behavioral, social, and health science fields that contribute to existing knowledge bases on human development.
    • The position requires expertise in early human development, with a line of inquiry focusing particularly on cutting edge questions on the period before birth to age 8 years. Examples of qualifying fields include, but are not limited to, the developmental sciences (e.g., developmental neurobiology/neuroscience, developmental/cognitive psychology, developmental epidemiology), maternal and newborn/child health and nutrition, cultural psychology, anthropology, family studies, child protection, early childhood education, environmental and architectural design with a focus on safe spaces for children etc.
    • Applicants must possess strong research and scholarly writing credentials and show evidence of ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with others.

    Summary of preferred skills & competencies

    • A record of successful grant acquisition
    • Evidence of collaborative research and scholarly writing activity within and across disciplines
    • A strong record of thesis/dissertation supervision
    • Evidence of, and, strong interest in mentoring early-career faculty
    • Ability and willingness to contribute to an organizational ethos characterized by responsible citizenship, collective problem-solving, and respect for all forms of diversity.

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    Faculty, Research

    Applicants must have credentials commensurate with appointment at the level of Associate or Full Professor and their career history must clearly demonstrate a strong track record in the supervision of graduate students (at the master’s and doctoral levels) and post-doctoral research fellows.

    Responsibilities

    • Develop and lead a programme of research in areas of expertise
    • Pursue external grants actively to support existing and new lines of research
    • Develop cross-disciplinary and cross-campus research collaborations
    • Contribute to the building of relationships with Aga Khan Development Network entities to ensure the Institute’s work enhances the quality of field programmes and Aga Khan Development Network’s field work enriches the Institute’s research and translational work 
    • Contribute actively to knowledge on human development through high-quality publications
    • Translate research into knowledge forms usable by practitioners, policy makers, and advocates
    • Build relationships with communities and community-based service agencies to help ground the Institute’s work in real-world issues and questions
    • Contribute to the development of a programme of pre-and post-doctoral research education
    • Contribute to the mentoring of AKU faculty in their early career stages

    Requirements

    Candidates must hold a PhD degree (or comparable research doctorate) in any of the behavioral, social, and health science fields that contribute to existing knowledge bases on human development. The position requires expertise in early human development, with a line of inquiry focusing particularly on cutting edge questions on the period before birth to age 8 years.

    Examples of qualifying fields include, but are not limited to, the developmental sciences (e.g., developmental neurobiology/neuroscience, developmental/cognitive psychology, developmental epidemiology), maternal and newborn/child health and nutrition, cultural psychology, anthropology, family studies, child protection, early childhood education, environmental and architectural design with a focus on safe spaces for children etc.

    Applicants must possess strong research and scholarly writing credentials and show evidence of ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with others.

    Summary of preferred skills & competencies

    • A record of successful grant acquisition 
    • Evidence of collaborative research and scholarly writing activity within and across disciplines 
    • A strong record of thesis/dissertation supervision
    • Evidence of, and, strong interest in mentoring early-career faculty
    • Ability and willingness to contribute to an organizational ethos characterized by responsible citizenship, collective problem-solving, and respect for all forms of diversity.

    Method of Application

    Your application together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to, the 

    Manager, Human Resources,
    Aga Khan University-Nairobi.
    P. O. Box 30270-00100, NAIROBI

    or by email to hr.universityke@aku.edu

    Applications by email are preferred. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

    Applications should be submitted latest by June 13, 2018

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