Job
Title: Professor Research Capacity Building
Title: Professor Research Capacity Building
Organisation: Aga Khan
University (AKU)
University (AKU)
Duty
Station: AKU School of Nursing & Midwifery (AKUSONAM), Kampala, Uganda
Station: AKU School of Nursing & Midwifery (AKUSONAM), Kampala, Uganda
About
AKU:
AKU:
The Aga Khan
University (AKU) is a private, not-for-profit, international University first
established in 1983, with II campuses and teaching sites in 8 countries
including Uganda.
University (AKU) is a private, not-for-profit, international University first
established in 1983, with II campuses and teaching sites in 8 countries
including Uganda.
Job
Summary: The Professor Research Capacity
Building will lead research capacity building development in Uganda and
positively impact the quality of nursing & midwifery care in developing
health care settings. Opportunity exists to build the teaching and research
capacity of local faculty and prepare graduates for a broad range of employment
contexts including rural and remote regions and the recently announced Aga Khan
University Hospital which will be built in Uganda.
Summary: The Professor Research Capacity
Building will lead research capacity building development in Uganda and
positively impact the quality of nursing & midwifery care in developing
health care settings. Opportunity exists to build the teaching and research
capacity of local faculty and prepare graduates for a broad range of employment
contexts including rural and remote regions and the recently announced Aga Khan
University Hospital which will be built in Uganda.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
·
The applicant must hold a PhD and Masters
qualifications in nursing, midwifery and related fields with a proven tracked
record in research and academic scholarship.
The applicant must hold a PhD and Masters
qualifications in nursing, midwifery and related fields with a proven tracked
record in research and academic scholarship.
·
Substantive academic leadership and management
experience
Substantive academic leadership and management
experience
·
A proven record of research and publications
(minimum 50 peer-reviewed publications)
A proven record of research and publications
(minimum 50 peer-reviewed publications)
·
The successful applicant must be qualified to
attract research funding, conduct research and achieve scholarly publication in
nursing & midwifery and related fields.
The successful applicant must be qualified to
attract research funding, conduct research and achieve scholarly publication in
nursing & midwifery and related fields.
·
Proven ability to mentor junior faculty and
building teaching & research capacity
Proven ability to mentor junior faculty and
building teaching & research capacity
·
A strong track record in designing and delivering
staff development workshops
A strong track record in designing and delivering
staff development workshops
·
Proven experience in PhD and higher degree
supervision
Proven experience in PhD and higher degree
supervision
·
Applicants to the position should have the ability
and intent to pursue a research program of relevance to nursing & midwifery
in Uganda and East Africa along with the commitment to positively foster
research capacity among the local faculty and interested clinical partners.
Applicants to the position should have the ability
and intent to pursue a research program of relevance to nursing & midwifery
in Uganda and East Africa along with the commitment to positively foster
research capacity among the local faculty and interested clinical partners.
·
H-index greater than 15
H-index greater than 15
·
Cited publications greater than 200
Cited publications greater than 200
·
Advanced competencies in nursing & midwifery
education and practice
Advanced competencies in nursing & midwifery
education and practice
·
Current registration or eligibility for
registration with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
Current registration or eligibility for
registration with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
·
Good interpersonal/communication skills
Good interpersonal/communication skills
·
Competent user of word processing software
Competent user of word processing software
·
Sound organizational skills
Sound organizational skills
·
Excellent collaborative capacity and interpersonal
skills
Excellent collaborative capacity and interpersonal
skills
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All
candidates must send their applications together with detailed Curriculum
Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of
certificates and testimonials should be sent to, the Manager, Recruitment, Aga
Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. P. O. Box 30270-00100, NAIROBI or by email
to [email protected]. Applications by email are preferred. Please indicate
the title of the position on your application.
candidates must send their applications together with detailed Curriculum
Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of
certificates and testimonials should be sent to, the Manager, Recruitment, Aga
Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. P. O. Box 30270-00100, NAIROBI or by email
to [email protected]. Applications by email are preferred. Please indicate
the title of the position on your application.
Deadline:
15th January 2016
15th January 2016
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