Assistant Lecturer (Curriculum Studies) job at Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Responsibilities or duties

1. Teaching, engaging, informing and inspiring staff and students through both classroom and online delivery of lectures, tutorials, and seminars.

2. Developing innovative teaching materials for physical and online delivery to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

3. Supervising undergraduate students undertaking research projects.

4. Conducting high impact research and disseminating research findings.

5. Assessing and evaluating students' work, compiling and grading of examination results.

6. Contributing to the planning and evaluation of academic programs in the department/ faculty.

7. Contributing to the marketing of departmental programs.

8. Participating in professional duties such as faculty open days and other recruitment processes as appropriate.

9. Contributing to the university and wider society through community service.

10. Writing proposals for attracting resources to the department.

11. Mentoring students.

12. Performing any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Head of Department or Faculty and University Management.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

1. Master's Degree in Curriculum Studies.

2. An honours bachelor of Science or Arts with Education (Minimum of Second Class Upper) from a recognized university. Candidates with a second-class lower division but who possess a relevant PhD may apply.

3. Must not be above 35 years of age at the time of application.

Experience needed

Tenure of Appointment: Four (4) years contract renewable once based on progress in PhD studies.

• Teaching, engaging, informing and inspiring staff and students through both classroom and online delivery of lectures, tutorials, and seminars.
• Developing innovative teaching materials for physical and online delivery to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Supervising undergraduate students undertaking research projects.
• Conducting high impact research and disseminating research findings.
• Assessing and evaluating students' work, compiling and grading of examination results.
• Contributing to the planning and evaluation of academic programs in the department/ faculty.
• Contributing to the marketing of departmental programs.
• Participating in professional duties such as faculty open days and other recruitment processes as appropriate.
• Contributing to the university and wider society through community service.
• Writing proposals for attracting resources to the department.
• Mentoring students.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Head of Department or Faculty and University Management.

• Master's Degree in Curriculum Studies.
• An honours bachelor of Science or Arts with Education (Minimum of Second Class Upper) from a recognized university. Candidates with a second-class lower division but who possess a relevant PhD may apply.
• Must not be above 35 years of age at the time of application.