Part-Time Senior Lecturer, Health Professions Education

About the role

AMREF Health Africa is recruiting a part-time Senior Lecturer in Health Professions Education / Medical Education in Public Health, based in Nairobi (Westlands). The role combines teaching, curriculum work, postgraduate supervision and research.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver lectures, tutorials, seminars and skills-based sessions in Public Health to graduate and undergraduate students.
• Help design, develop, review and implement curricula and syllabi, and develop, moderate and administer examinations.
• Advise and mentor students, and mentor junior academic staff such as graduate assistants and visiting lecturers.
• Take part in internal and external moderation of university examinations and in departmental, faculty and university committees.
• Contribute to quality assurance and accreditation of training resources and practice sites, and help with work plans, schedules and budgets.
• Support student recruitment, orientation and onboarding, and help develop training guidelines, policies and business plans.
• Carry out independent and collaborative research, apply for and manage research and health development grants, publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Supervise Master's and PhD candidates, identify supervisors and examiners, and take part in accreditation, audits and quality assurance.

Required profile

• PhD in Public Health (Health Professions Education / Medical Education) or another health-related discipline from a recognised institution.
• Training in Health Informatics, Health Records or Health Management; registration with the relevant professional body where applicable.
• At least five years of university teaching experience in Public Health at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum design, postgraduate supervision and reviewing postgraduate proposals, theses and dissertations.
• Evidence of scholarly publications in reputable peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience in quality assurance, curriculum review or accreditation is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Strong pedagogical, assessment and feedback skills, and excellent research and grant-writing competencies.
• Good ICT skills, including learning and research management platforms.
• Ability to manage several assignments while meeting strict deadlines.