Senior Lecturer - Hospitality
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.
How to Apply
Application Guidelines and
Statutory requirements for the advertised vacancies
Applicants should attach
ten (10) application letters copies of academic and professional certificates,
testimonials together with a detailed curriculum vitae outlining academic and
professional qualifications, experience, leadership and management roles,
publications, awards, scholarships, funding attracted, membership to
professional bodies, linkages and community service.
Applicants are
required to give names, addresses and contacts of three (3) referees and should
indicate on the envelope the Reference Number and the position applied.
Applications for
the position of Professor, Senior Lecturer, University Librarian and Chief
Security Officer should reach the Chairman of Council on the address indicated
below on or before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, 8th August, 2023.
The Chairman of Council
Maasai Mara University
P. O. Box 861-20500
Email: chairmarauni@mmarau.ac.ke
Applications for the
position of Lecturer, Accountant II and Medical Laboratory
Technologist I
should reach the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Finance and Strategy
on the address indicated below on or before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, 8th August,
2023.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Administration, Finance & Strategy)
Maasai Mara University
P. O. Box 861-20500
Email: dvc.afp@mmarau.ac.ke
Maasai Mara University is
an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity; persons with disability,
women, youth and those from marginalized communities are encouraged to apply.
Canvassing will
automatically lead to disqualification.
