Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Economics 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:

Lecturer

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant field from an accredited and recognized university and be registered or registerable with the relevant professional body where applicable.

OR

• A Master’s degree in related areas from an accredited university
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in teaching and/or industrial experience in the relevant industry;
• A minimum of twenty-four (24) publication points as per the CUE Standards & Guidelines, 2014, of which at least sixteen (16) should be from refereed scholarly journal papers
• Be registered for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or equivalent Doctoral degree qualification
• Be registered with the relevant professional body.

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