REF: PU/ADV/02/11/2023

This is a university teaching/research position. Appointment is either on Permanent and Pensionable terms or on a three (3) year renewable performance-based contract, depending on age, citizenship, or any other reason.

Academic Qualifications

Applicants must have:

• An earned Ph.D. or equivalent degree qualification in Philosophy, or equivalent from an accredited and recognized University

Experience
The candidate should:

•  Be registered with the relevant professional body (where applicable)
•  Have evidence of contribution to the University/Research Institution through activities such as participation in Departmental management, students’ academic /research advising, school or University/Institutional meetings, committee membership, and related matters
•  Demonstrate community involvement (eg. Member of BOG, SMC, etc).

Skills
Applicants should demonstrate

•  Teach/conduct research and supervise students and/or staff
•  Design and develop academic programs and curriculum Publications
• Should have published at least two (2) publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Teaching and learning responsibilities

•  Digital and manual processing of examinations to ensure integrity in the grading of students
•  Guidance and counseling of students to provide psychosocial support to enable them to improve their performance, instill professional values, and encourage confidence to work in the industry
•  Administrative work such as consulting with students to mentor them to create awareness of the industry, enhance academic performance, and ensure proper career selection
•  Use listening, interpersonal, and pastoral care skills to deal with sensitive issues concerning students and provide support to foster the mental stability required for good performance
•  Respond to pedagogical and practical challenges for the efficient running of the department and institution
•  Regular contact liaison with students to teach and provide support
•  Contribute to collaborative decision-making with colleagues on academic content and the assessment of students’ work to ensure the quality of teaching
•  Share responsibility in deciding how to deliver modules and assess students to ensure quality of teaching
•  Balance competitive pressures of teaching, scholarship, research, knowledge transfer, administrative demands, and deadlines with the help of frontline managers and peers
•  Engage with continuous professional development to ensure that we update our knowledge.
•  To maintain discipline in lecture rooms or halls to ensure maximum attention during the lectures.
•  To prepare students’ progress reports to help in the decision-making of the student.
•  To lecture in an area of specialization by the syllabus.
•  To prepare teaching or learning materials and schemes of work for the smooth running of the semester.
•  To supervise student work to ensure they are on the right academic track.
•  To supervise research project work to guide students in achieving the goals and objectives with minimum wastage of resources.
•  To carry out administrative duties to facilitate student attachment coordination, and examination coordination program coordination.
•  To prepare a budget, especially for the student industrial attachment program for prudent optimum and prudent utilization of funds.
•  To supervise students on industrial attachment to ensure relevance in pursuance of the academic program.
•  To prepare course outlines to meet local and evolving needs.
•  To be aware of the risks in the work environment and their potential impact on their own work and that of others.

Community service

•  To engage with the community through training, creation of awareness, and sensitization to influence socio-economic development and health promotion.
•  To translate knowledge into practical-oriented solutions that support and solve community or societal problems.
•  To engage with local and international stakeholders to establish linkages and networks to work together for the betterment of communities through research and innovations
•  To serve as volunteers at various levels in society to benefit the community to enhance and promote health and social life in society by filling the gaps in skills and service delivery due to labor shortage.