Senior Lecturer - Human Resource at The Open University of Kenya

Duties and Responsibilities 

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

• Engage in research, publication, teaching, and student supervision to fulfill university objectives.
• Develop grant-worthy research proposals for internal and external funding.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and international partners to address societal issues.
• Disseminate research findings through journal publications for public knowledge sharing.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate students to ensure high-quality research output.
• Review research proposals to enhance their grant attractiveness.
• Serve as an external examiner to promote academic exchange and excellence.
• Provide consultancy services to address community challenges and contribute to societal development.
• Acquire patents for innovations to protect intellectual property rights.
• Collaborate with staff to enhance course delivery quality and monitoring.
• Develop adaptable teaching models to ensure effective and continuous learning.
• Assess student progress through course evaluations and examinations.
• Identify and procure relevant learning resources to enhance teaching quality.
• Develop practical modules aligned with the curriculum for hands-on learning.
• Initiate community development projects and establish funding linkages for university projects.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have: 

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area from an accredited university recognized by OUK Senate.
• At least three (3) years teaching experience as a Lecturer or equivalent; and research experience or six (6) years in research/ industry experience.
• A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer or equivalent, of which at least twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals.
• Supervised at least three (3) postgraduate students to completion as a Lecturer or equivalent.
• Registered with the relevant professional body (where applicable).
• Attracted research or development funds.
• In-depth professional/discipline specific knowledge and experience in a specialized field or broad knowledge of several fields.