Job Description
Senior Lecturer in Communications and Journalism KeMU/AA/CJ/3/1/2023
Responsible to the Chair of Department, a senior Lecturer/ lecturer shall have the following specifications;
Responsibilities:
I. Articulating the mission and vision of the University and the department.
II. Initiating, planning and conducting research.
III. Development of teaching and learning materials.
IV. Supervising postgraduate students in research activities.
V. Participating in development and preparation of Departmental and Faculty
development plans.
VI. Teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and post graduate students.
VII. Setting, moderating, administering, processing and marking examinations.
VIII. Organizing and supervising educational activities for undergraduate students.
IX. Attending and participating in seminars, workshops, conferences etc. in relevant fields.
X. Participating in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of
curricular in the department.
XI. Participating in the departmental meetings and other activities for effective and
efficient management of the Department and Faculty.
XII. May be assigned or delegated other duties and responsibilities by the Dean of School
or CoD as deemed necessary.
Minimum Requirements
I. Doctorate degree or its academic equivalent from a recognized or accredited
institution.
II. Must have at least 3 years of teaching and/or research experience at university level
since becoming Lecturer/Research Fellow or six (6) years research/industry
experience.
III. Must have a minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as lecturer or equivalent
of which at least twenty-four (24) should be from refereed journals.
IV. Supervised at least three (3) post- graduate degree students to completion as a
Lecturer or equivalent.
V. Must have attended and contributed at learned conferences, seminars or
Workshops.
VI. Must show evidence of continued research and evaluated effective teaching &
Success in student supervision.
VII. Must show evidence of contribution to university life through active participation
in departmental matters, students’ academic advising, School and University
Meetings, committee membership and others.
VIII. Must be recognized and registered by relevant professional bodies (where
applicable
IX. Must show evidence of having developed proposals that have attracted funding