Requirements for Appointment

To be eligible for appointment to the position of Associate Professor, the candidate must have:

a. a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D/ D.Phil.) from a recognized/accredited Institution;

OR

MMed or MDS, and Specialist training;

b. a cumulative of three (3) years of teaching or research experience at university level since becoming a Senior Lecturer;

(i) have research output points comprising at least thirty-six (36) points from refereed scholarly journals and/ or university level book, six (6) points from postgraduate students' supervision and two (2)) points from publications in conference proceedings since appointment to the position of Senior Lecturer;

(ii) evidence of continued evaluated effective teaching and successful supervision of graduate students;

(iii) Attended and contributed at learned conferences, seminars or workshops;

(iv) Evidence of recognition and registration by a relevant regulatory body where applicable;

(i) teach and assess courses in one's discipline/ area of specialization at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels;

(ii) supervise undergraduate students' projects and other experiential learning programs;

(iii) supervise dissertations/ theses at postgraduate level;

(iv) assist in developing/ review of undergraduate and postgraduate courses;

(v) initiate, promote and participate in research projects and publish research findings;

(vi) provide academic leadership through program development, mentoring and research;

(vii) provide professional and community services, and initiate strategic partnerships and linkages, and undertake fundraising for the University; and

(viii) carry out administrative and such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.