Senior Lecturer-Community Health Practice

Amref International University (AMIU) was established in 2017 as a Premier Pan African University of health sciences fully owned by Amref health Africa. AMIU is founded on the experience and intellect of Amref Health Africa, which is reputed with over 60 years of quality and innovative public and community health interventions in over 30 countries in Afri…

Senior Lecturer-Community Health Practice

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures, tutorials, seminars, and skills-based sessions in Public Health to graduate and undergraduate students as allocated.

• Provide technical assistance in the design, development, review, and implementation of curricula and syllabi.

• Develop, moderate, and administer Examinations

• Provide academic advising and mentorship to students

• Participate in internal and external moderation processes of university examinations

• Participate in departmental, faculty, and University committees.

• Support in developing work plans, schedules, and budgets.

• Contribute to quality assurance and accreditation processes for training resources and practice sites.

• Mentor junior academic staff, including graduate assistants, tutorial fellows, visiting lecturers, and adjunct faculty.

• Represent the department at academic and public engagements; and stakeholders forums

• Provide technical assistance in developing training guidelines, policies, and business plans.

• Support student recruitment, orientation, and onboarding at the departmental/school level.

• Conduct independent and collaborative research within an area of specialization.

• Apply for and manage research and health development grants.

• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and present findings at academic conferences and seminars.

• Supervise postgraduate researchers (Master’s and PhD candidates) in proposal  writing,  thesis development and examination.

• Undertake identitification of supervisors and examiners.

• Undertake accreditation, audits, and quality assurance activities

• Participate in departmental, school, and University committees, and support the in planning and budgeting.

Qualifications

• PhD in Public Health or a health related discipline from a recognized institution.

• Registered with the relevant professional body, where applicable.

• Demonstrated evidence of postgraduate supervision and independent/collaborative research.