Assistant Lecturer at Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Job Description

Tenure of Appointment: Four (4) years contract renewal once.

Qualifications and experience:
• Master’s degree in Microbiology.
• A second-class upper division Bachelor’s Degree (or minimum of 3.6 CGPA for unclassed degrees) bachelor’s degree in the relevant field.
• Demonstrated interest in Mycology with experience working in a mycology laboratory.
• Should be below 35 years of age at the time of application.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Teaching, engaging, informing, and inspiring staff and students through both classroom and online delivery of lectures, tutorials, seminars or laboratory demonstrations.
• Developing innovative teaching materials for physical and online delivery to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Supervising undergraduate students undertaking research projects.
• Conducting high impact research and disseminating research findings.
• Assessing and evaluating students’ work, compiling and grading of examinations results.
• Contributing to the planning and evaluation of academic programs in the Department / Faculty.
• Assisting in marketing Departmental programs.
• Participating in professional duties such as Faculty open days and other recruitment activities as appropriate.
• Contributing to the University and wider society through community service.
• Writing proposals to attract resources to the Department.
• Mentoring junior staff and students.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Head of Department or Faculty and University Management.