Senior Lecturer, Health Management / Informatics / Health Economics

About the role

AMREF Health Africa is recruiting a Senior Lecturer in Public Health, based in Nairobi (Westlands). The role covers teaching, curriculum and examination work, postgraduate supervision, research and grant management, and participation in departmental and university committees.

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, tutorial fellows and visiting lecturers.
• Take part in internal and external moderation of university examinations, and in departmental, faculty and university committees.
• Support work plans, schedules and budgets, and contribute to quality assurance and accreditation of training resources and practice sites.
• Represent the department at academic and public engagements and stakeholder forums, and help develop training guidelines, policies and business plans.
• Support student recruitment, orientation and onboarding.
• Conduct independent and collaborative research, apply for and manage research and health development grants, and publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Supervise Master's and PhD candidates, identify supervisors and examiners, and carry out accreditation, audits and quality assurance activities.

Required profile

• PhD in Public Health (Health Management, Informatics or Health Economics) or another health-related discipline from a recognised institution.
• Training in Health Informatics, Health Records or Health Management.
• Registered 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 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.
• Excellent research and grant-writing competencies.
• Good ICT skills, including learning and research management platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet strict deadlines.