Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• Doctorate (Ph.D.) in the area of specialization
  
• Registered with the relevant professional body
  
• 10 years of university teaching/research experience with 5 years’ experience in a managerial position
  
• Experience teaching & learning, research, and administration
  

• Advise the Dean on policy directions and strategic initiatives that impact and enhance effective Research in the School.
  
• Oversee and provide strategic leadership for postgraduate research activities withinthe school
  
• Coordinate and support the development of research priorities in the school
  
• Encourage and support staff in applying for internal and external research grants
  
• Mentor Junior Faculty in developing research skills and scholarly output
  
• Ensure that research activities comply with institutional, national, and international ethical standards.
  
• Monitor and report on the school’s research performance and outputs (publications, grants, citations, etc.).
  
• Facilitate partnerships and collaboration with other departments, external institutions, industry, and funding bodies.
  
• Managing the school's strategic staff establishments by participating in sourcing, recruiting staff, and creating a conducive culture to maintain the school's research standards
  
• Manage day-to-day operations of the school’s budget proposals and supervise implementation of the same
  
• Create a platform for world-class faculty capacity development and career progression
  
• Promote and foster research among academic staff in the school to enhance learning and the school's research profile
  
• Seek and foster partnerships to promote the accreditation and ranking of the school’s academic research
  
• Ensure that the faculty complies with legal requirements and with university instructions, decisions, policies, and procedures
  
• Advise the Dean on emerging regulatory and policy directions affecting the school’s research activities
  
• Attending the academic council in the absence of the Dean