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United States International University - Africa is located in the Kasarani area, off Thika Road in the suburb of Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi. The university is an independent, not-for-profit institution serving 6512 students representing 69 nationalities. It offers 24 degree programs from undergraduate to doctoral level, all of which are accredited...

Responsibilities or duties

The successful candidates will be reporting to the Dean, the School of Science and Technology (SST) and will be expected to teach, conduct research and engage in service performance.

• Teach at 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 program assessment and reviews.
• Supervise students’ research (projects/ thesis/ dissertations) at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Engage in research in one’s 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.

Qualifications or requirements

Minimum Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience

To qualify for appointment an applicant must have:

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• 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.
• OR
• A Master’s degree in related areas from an accredited university

Experience needed

• 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.

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• Teach at 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 program assessment and reviews.
• Supervise students’ research (projects/ thesis/ dissertations) at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Engage in research in one’s 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.

• 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.
• 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.