Professor- Urban Planning at Maasai Mara University

REF: MMU/PROF/JULY/01/2023

Job Specifications/ Requirements
For appointment to this position one must have:

• A PhD or its academic equivalent in the relevant area from a recognized/accredited University.
• Fifteen (15) years teaching experience three (3) of which worked as an Associate Professor.
• A minimum of sixty (60) publication points since attaining Professorship or equivalent of which at least forty (40) should be from refereed scholarly journals. 
• Supervised a minimum of five (5) postgraduate students, at least two at doctoral level. 
• Attracted research funds since attaining Associate Professorship.
• Evidence of membership of relevant professional bodies or associations.
• Evidence of continued research and effective teaching.
• Evidence of contribution to University life as well as national and international life.
• Evidence of academic leadership in the area of specialization.
• Demonstrable experience in networking, fundraising and resource mobilization; 
• Met the requirements of chapter six of the Constitution of Kenya.

Job Description/Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Department, the main duties will include: 

• Providing academic leadership by overseeing and leading the design, development and implementation of teaching programme(s), overseeing the development and implementation of research strategy, spearheading the development of research projects in area of specialization leading in provision of community service.
• Leading and sustaining funded research, publishing peer reviewed outputs, generating and securing intellectual property rights, managing academic mentorship programmes, leading the translation and implementation of knowledge into practice, offering professional and consultancy services as a senior consultant or senior specialist depending on the discipline and performing administrative and management responsibilities commensurate to position.
• Leading major funding for developing and sustaining research support for the specialist area to advance the reputation of the university. 
• Leading development and supervision on the implementation of research strategy within area of specialization. 
• Leading research partnerships with other researchers within and outside the university. 
• Leading external bids for research, consultancy, and other additional funds. 
• Managing research projects to extend knowledge of the relevant subject area. 
• Supervising research activity in the subject of specialization which includes determining the relevant research objectives and preparing research proposals to be used to carry out research. 
• Supervising and manage teams in research and the collaborative partnerships with other educational institutions or bodies for purposes of knowledge creation. 
• Achieving and maintain recognition of a strong profile of high-quality research so as to influence nationally and internationally in the research and scholarship community, learned societies, professional and government bodies. 
• Participating in leadership of national and international research sponsorship and evaluation panels or research councils. 
• Contributing in significant advancing and broadening understanding of the discipline and work outside academia through media coverage of research, scholarship or practice. 
• Sourcing research funds and developing and leading teams on researches as the principal investigator of research projects.
• Sourcing for internal and external research grants to fund innovative projects by maintaining high quality and cutting-edge research programs. 
• Engaging in international visiting professors research as part of the university exchange program and knowledge transfer.
• Securing patents, license on intellectual property rights in the areas of specialization on new knowledge and innovations to be patented as per the university policy.
• Engaging with national and international partners in the public dissemination of information that has impact on communities. 
• Participating in commercialization of scholarship and research outputs through online resources and published patents. 
• Preparing work plans for research activities by recruiting researchers, selecting and managing the staff and directing the research program. 
• Conducting research to inform policies at the county, national, regional and international levels through scholarly publications dissemination of findings to the institution and outside world.
• Provision of academic leadership to members of lower academic grades as this is a supervisory position.
• Training undergraduate and graduate students 
• Developing and planning new programmes, e.g. Diploma and Degrees 
• Carrying out supervision of projects/research by students 
• Coordinating preparation, conducting, and marking examinations for undergraduate and graduate students 
• Participate in development and preparation of Faculty Development Plan 
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned of delegated to from time to time