Job Description
JOB TITLE: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – GRADE 14: KarU/HR/AP/2021
Basic Salary for this position is between Kshs. 180,337/= by Kshs. 6,393/= to Kshs.
250,668/=
Specialization
(A) Political Science/Criminology (one position)
(B) Mathematics Special Methods (one position)
This job exists to seek and disseminate knowledge through research, publication,
teaching and supervision of students during project research, grant seeking and
curriculum development so as to meet the mandate of the university
a) Job Description for Associate Professor
i) Teach in a specialized and established programme of study to impart
knowledge and skills to students by employing a range of delivery techniques
to inspire and engage students for effective learning.
ii) Participate in academic leadership programmes
iii) Develop and review curriculum in line with the current market trends in order
to guide in teaching and learning.
iv) Interpret curriculum in a bid to synthesize the content and disseminate the
same to the learners.
v) Set, moderate, invigilate, administer examinations to test the understanding
of course content and give progressive report to the department.
vi) Supervise undergraduate projects, dissertations/theses at graduate level and
other experiential learning programmes.
vii) Attend defense meetings for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
viii) Participate in conferences and prepare publications in order to disseminate
knowledge generated through research.
ix) Initiate, promote and participate in research in order to generate new
knowledge.
x) Enhance research through sourcing research grants, reviewing research
proposals for funding and supervising research projects
xi) Conduct research in collaboration with local, regional and international
collaborators in order to tackle different issues in the society.
xii) Facilitate field studies for the students to enable them acquire hands on
experience.
xiii) Invigilate and assess students during attachments/trips/internships so as to
equip them with the technical knowhow for future careers.
xiv) Monitor class attendance sheets to ensure that students sitting for the
examinations meet the required lecture attendance of more than two-thirds of
all lectures before they can sit for their examinations.
xv) Prepare list of items required to be procured with their specification for use
during teaching, practical’s and research.
xvi) Provide academic leadership through programme development, mentoring
and guidance of young scholars and postgraduate students.
xvii)Assist in development of policies to guide the execution of day to day tasks in
the various disciplines.
xviii) Develop research proposals for individual or joint research to solve societal
problems and expand knowledge through academic publications in
internationally recognized journals
xix) Carry out administrative and other duties and responsibilities as may be
assigned by a senior officer
b) Job Requirements for Appointment
i) Must have an earned Doctorate degree or its academic equivalent.
ii) Must have at least four (4) years teaching and research experience since
becoming Senior Lecturer at university.
iii) Must have at least four (4) articles in refereed journals since appointment as
Senior Lecturer.
iv) Must have supervised postgraduate degree candidates.
v) Should have attended and contributed at academic conferences, seminars or
workshops.
vi) Should show evidence of continued research and effective teaching.
vii) Should be recognized and registered by relevant professional boards where
applicable.
viii)Should show evidence of contribution to University life as well as national
and international life.