Closing Date
Feb
23
Applicants must have credentials commensurate with a senior level appointment as a member of faculty and their career history must clearly demonstrate a strong track record in the supervision of graduate students (at the master’s and doctoral levels) and post-doctoral research fellows.
Responsibilities
- Develop a programmatic line of inquiry on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encompassing empirical research, policy analysis, and research-to-practice applications in the context of collaborations with local government, AKDN entities, and international organizations;
- Seek external funding to support the above and other lines of inquiry;
- Serve as IHD’s liaison with the Madrasa Teacher Training Institutes in East Africa, working with the Institutes to develop a framework for IHD’s endorsement and quality assurance;
- Work with AKDN entities to explore critical areas of collaboration with the Institute;
- Serve as IHD’s liaison with the IEDs (Pakistan and East Africa), facilitating research collaborations and early professional program development.
- Contribute actively to knowledge on human development through high-quality publications
- Translate research into knowledge forms usable by practitioners, policy makers, and advocates
- Build relationships with communities and community-based service agencies to help ground the Institute’s work in real-world issues and questions
- Contribute to the development of a programme of pre-and post-doctoral research education
- Contribute to the mentoring of AKU faculty in their early career stag
Candidates must hold a PhD degree in a field related to Human Development (eg. Education, Health Sciences, Social or Behavioural Sciences, etc.) The position requires expertise in the development of innovative post- graduate programmes.
Applicants must posses strong research and scholarly writing credentials and show evidence of ability to collaborate, solve problems and communicate effectively with others.
Summary of preferred skills & competencies
- A record of successful grant acquisition
- Evidence of collaborative research and scholarly writing activity within and across disciplines
- A strong record of thesis/dissertation supervision
- Evidence of, and, strong interest in mentoring early-career faculty
- Demonstrated cross-institutional collaboration, creative problem solving and inter-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approaches to innovation
- Ability and willingness to contribute to an organizational ethos characterized by responsible citizenship, collective problem-solving, and respect for all forms of diversity.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a Cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, names and email contacts of three professional referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of relevant academic certificates as well as transcripts to, the Manager, Human Resources, Aga Khan University’s Campus Nairobi, Kenya. P. O. Box 30270-00100 or by email to hr.universityke@aku.edu . Applications by email are preferred.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Aga Khan University is a private, not for profit, international University established in 1983, with 11 teaching sites in eight countries. Since 2001, AKU has offered academic programs in nursing, medicine and education in East Africa. The Graduate School of Media & Communications has recently accepted its first class in Master of Arts program in January 2018.
Applications should be submitted latest by February 23, 2018
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