Requirements for Appointment

To be eligible for appointment and/or promotion to the position of Senior Lecturer, the candidate must have:

• A Doctorate degree (Ph.D) or its academic equivalent from an accredited/recognized institution

OR

• MMed or MDS, and Specialist training
• A cumulative or evidence of three years of teaching/research experience at University level since becoming Lecturer/Research Fellow
• Research output points comprising at least twenty-four points from refereed scholarly journals, six points from postgraduate students’ supervision, and two points from publications in conference proceedings since appointment to the position of Lecturer
• Evidence of having developed proposals that have attracted funding to the University
• Attended and contributed at learned conferences, seminars or workshops
• Evidence of continued evaluated effective teaching and research
• Evidence of contribution to University service through active participation in Departmental matters, students’ academic, and School and University meetings and committee membership, among others
• Evidence of recognition and registration by the relevant regulatory bodies where applicable
• Evidence of membership or affiliation to the relevant professional body where applicable

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Chairperson of Department, a senior lecturer will be expected to:
• Provide leadership in teaching, research and supervision for the department in Economics
• Lecture genetics and epidemiology units in accordance with the curriculum
• Prepare students’ progress reports
• Provide support in administration of the department as required
• Carry out research work in relevant field or specialization
• Conduct seminars, workshops or symposia
• Coordinate courses, projects and practical work
• Prepare teaching and learning materials
• Set, invigilate and mark examinations and assignments
• Develop proposals to attract research grants
• Write journal articles and books
• Present academic papers in conferences, seminars, workshops or symposia
• Peer-review publications in academic journals
• Develop and review academic programmes and curricula
• Supervise Lecturers, Tutorial/Junior Research Fellows, and students
• Develop linkages and collaborations for student exchange programmes
• Undertake consultancy services and community engagement