Lecturer in Psychology Grade 12
REF: PU/ADV/06/06/2023
REQUIREMENTS FOR
POSITION OF LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY GRADE 12.
- This is a university teaching/research position. Appointment
is either on Permanent and Pensionable terms or on a three (3) year
renewable performance-based contract, depending on age, citizenship, or
any other reason.
Academic Qualifications
Applicants must have:
- An earned PhD in Psychology or PhD in Education Psychology
with specialty in either Clinical psychology/Counselling
Psychology/Abnormal Psychology/Behavioral Psychology/ Biopsychology/
Cognitive Psychology/Comparative Psychology or Counseling Psychology.
- Be a holder of Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology and
Masters of Arts Degree in Clinical Psychology or related field.
Experience
The candidate should:
- Be a member of relevant professional bodies
- Have evidence of contribution to University/Research
Institution through activities such as participation in Departmental
management, students’ academic /research advising, school or
University/Institutional meetings, committee membership and related matters Demonstrate
community involvement (eg. Member of BOG, SMC etc).
Skills
Applicants should
demonstrate
- Teach/conduct research and supervise students and/or
staff
- Design and develop academic programmes and curriculum
Publications
- Should have published at least two (2) publications in
peer-reviewed journals.
Teaching and learning
responsibilities
- Digital and manual processing of examinations to ensure
integrity in the grading of students
- Guidance and counselling of students in order to
provide psychosocial support to enable them to improve on their
performance, to instill professional values and encourage confidence to
work in industry
- Administrative work such as consulting with students in
order to mentor to create awareness of industry, enhance academic
performance and ensure proper career selection
- Use listening, interpersonal and pastoral care skills
to deal with sensitive issues concerning students and provide support to
foster mental stability required for good performance
- Respond to pedagogical and practical challenges for
efficient running of the department and institution
- Regular contact liaison with students to teach and
provide support
- Contribute to collaborative decision making with
colleagues on academic content and on the assessment of students work to
ensure quality of teaching
- Share responsibility in deciding how to deliver modules
and assess students to ensure quality of teaching
- Balance competitive pressures of teaching, scholarship,
research, knowledge transfer, administrative demands and deadlines with
the help from frontline manager and peers
- Engage with continuous professional development to
ensure that we update our knowledge.
- To maintain discipline in lecture rooms or halls to
ensure maximum attention during the lectures.
- To prepare students’ progress reports to help in
decision making of the student.
- To lecture in area of specialization in accordance with
the syllabus.
- To prepare teaching or learning materials and schemes
of work for smooth running of the semester.
- To supervise student work to ensure they are on the
right academic track.
- To supervise of research project work to guide students
in achieving the goals and objectives with minimum wastage of resources.
- To carry out administrative duties to facilitate
student attachment coordination, examination coordination program
coordination.
- To prepare budget especially for student industrial
attachment program for prudent optimum and prudent utilization of funds.
- To supervise students on industrial attachment to
ensure relevance in pursuance of the academic programme.
- To prepare course outline to meet local and evolving
need.
- To be aware of the risks in the work environment and
their potential impact on their own work and that of others.
Research and scholarship
responsibilities
- To develop research objectives and proposals for
individual or joint research.
- To conduct individual and collaborative research
projects.
- To write up research work for publication.
- To seek practical application of research findings.
- To make presentations at conferences and/or exhibit
work in other appropriate events.
- To identify sources of funding and contribute to the
process of securing funds.
- To update knowledge and understanding in field of
specialization.
- To translate knowledge of advances in the subject area
into the course of research.
- To seek practical application of research findings.
- To write journal articles and books to comply with the
policy and regulations.
Community service
- To engage with community through training, creation of
awareness, sensitization in order to influence socio-economic development
and health promotion.
- To translate knowledge into practical oriented
solutions that support and solve community or societal problems.
- To engage with local and international stakeholders to
establish linkages and networks in order to work together for the
betterment of communities through research and innovations
- To serve as volunteers in various levels in the society
to benefit the community to enhance and promote health and social life in
the society by filling the gaps in skills and service delivery due to
labor shortage.
TERMS OF SERVICE
- Benefits for the above positions include a competitive basic
salary, house allowance, medical cover for staff and dependants, life
Insurance, opportunities for further development and training and other
regular allowances as determined by SRC
How to Apply
Interested applicants
should send four (4) copies of their application for the above positions.
Applications and recommendations letters from referees should be addressed to,
The
Vice Chancellor
Pwani University
P. O Box 195-80108,
Kilifi
Application should include
an up to date CV, providing details of age, marital status, academic and
professional qualifications, work experience, present post and salary, email
address, telephone, names and contacts of three referees who are knowledgeable about
the competence of the applicant, copies of relevant certificates and
testimonials.
Pwani University
is an equal opportunity employer, Female candidates and persons living with
disability are encouraged to apply and should attach their National Council for
persons with disabilities (NCPWD) Certificate.
Candidates with
foreign qualifications Must submit a Certificate of Recognition from the
Commission of University Education.
The deadline for
submitting application is Wednesday
21st June, 2023 Applications received later than this date
will not be considered.
Please Note
that: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
