Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation at United States International University Africa (USIU)

Job summary:

The successful candidates will be reporting to the Dean or his/her designee of Chandaria School of Business (CSOB) and will be expected to teach, conduct research and engage in service performance aimed at enhancing transformative teaching, learning and research.

Key Responsibilities/Tasks/Duties:

• Teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels in the specific areas of specialization as listed above.
• Support and mentor students in their career endeavors.
• Participate in curriculum development activities to ensure that the programs are up-to-date and marketable.
• Participate in programme development, reviews and assessment.
• Supervise students’ research (projects /thesis /dissertations) at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Engage in research in the area of expertise.
• Engage in service to the University, the profession, and to the community.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience:
To qualify for appointment an applicant must have:

Assistant Professor

• A Ph.D. or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area from an accredited University.
• At least 3 years of teaching/research experience at the university level as a Lecturer/Research Fellow.
• A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer/Research Fellow as per the CUE Standards & Guidelines, 2014, of which at least twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals.
• Supervised at least four (4) postgraduate students to completion as Lecturer/Research Fellow;
• Be registered by the relevant professional body, where applicable.

Personal Attributes & Key Competencies

• Excellent computer background
• Be self-motivated and highly-disciplined
• Excellent command of the subject area including lesson planning
• Managing ambiguity and emotions
• Managing technological change
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent listening and mediation skills
• Excellent fundraising and grants writing skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent research writing skills