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Job Description

The duties and responsibilities shall include:

Plans farm operation, selects profitable enterprise (s) to be undertaken and sets income targets for each enterprise;

Keeps records of livestock and/or crops and ensure the farm is profitable;

Carries out the day-to-day and long-term management of the university farm;

Supervises staff, monitors crops and animals, and handles various administrative tasks and prepares budgets, purchases supplies, maintains relationships with vendors and clients, and ensures maximum profitability;

Analyzes existing operations, crops, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommends improvements for profitability;

Prepares plans and schedules for livestock and crops and ensuring farm inputs are efficiently utilized and regularly restocked;

Schedules repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery.

Handles the marketing and sale of products produced on the farm like fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, and grain.

Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.

Collaborating with Management to prepare budgets and financial reports.

Building professional networks and keeping abreast of developments in agricultural science and ;

Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Interview

Shortlisted candidates will be required to make a 10-minute presentation on a business plan of an enterprise of their choice.

Appointment

Successful applicant will be appointed on a three years contract renewable on satisfactory performance.

Lecturer- Special Needs – Visual Impairment

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent Degree from a recognized institution in the relevant specialization, OR a Masters degree in the relevant field from a recognized University with at least three years teaching experience at University level or 6 years in research or industry; and

Registered with a relevant professional body (where applicable);

Demonstrated ability for university teaching and research;

Participated in conferences and similar learned fora;

A minimum of si publication points, of which at least four should be from refereed scholarly journals.

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

Teach and evaluate/assess courses in one’s discipline at undergraduate and graduate levels;

Conduct research to inform knowledge, policy and practice;

Develop proposals to attract research funding;

Disseminate research findings through publications in peer reviewed journals, monographs, policy briefs, conferences and other creative works;

Develop innovation and inventions and register patents;

Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, thesis, dissertations, and other experiential learning programs;

Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, tutorials, practicals/practicums, and field attachment sessions;

Provide mentorship and career counselling to students and junior staff;

Initiate and execute research projects;

Collaborate with academic faculty on curriculum development and review;

Collaborate with the industry and other stakeholders for consultancy services in their areas of expertise;

Establish partnerships, linkages and networks through projects and source donors for community projects;

Provide professional and community service; and

Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Lecturer- Special Needs – Hearing Impairment

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent Degree from a recognized institution in the relevant specialization, OR a Masters degree in the relevant field from a recognized University with at least three years teaching experience at University level or 6 years in research or industry; and

Registered with a relevant professional body (where applicable);

Demonstrated ability for university teaching and research;

Participated in conferences and similar learned fora;

A minimum of si publication points, of which at least four should be from refereed scholarly journals.

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

Teach and evaluate/assess courses in one’s discipline at undergraduate and graduate levels;

Conduct research to inform knowledge, policy and practice;

Develop proposals to attract research funding;

Disseminate research findings through publications in peer reviewed journals, monographs, policy briefs, conferences and other creative works;

Develop innovation and inventions and register patents;

Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, thesis, dissertations, and other experiential learning programs;

Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, tutorials, practicals/practicums, and field attachment sessions;

Provide mentorship and career counselling to students and junior staff;

Initiate and execute research projects;

Collaborate with academic faculty on curriculum development and review;

Collaborate with the industry and other stakeholders for consultancy services in their areas of expertise;

Establish partnerships, linkages and networks through projects and source donors for community projects;

Provide professional and community service; and

Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Lecturer- Education ,Planning and Management

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent Degree from a recognized institution in the relevant specialization, OR a Masters degree in the relevant field from a recognized University with at least three years teaching experience at University level or 6 years in research or industry; and

Registered with a relevant professional body (where applicable);

Demonstrated ability for university teaching and research;

Participated in conferences and similar learned fora;

A minimum of si publication points, of which at least four should be from refereed scholarly journals.

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

Teach and evaluate/assess courses in one’s discipline at undergraduate and graduate levels;

Conduct research to inform knowledge, policy and practice;

Develop proposals to attract research funding;

Disseminate research findings through publications in peer reviewed journals, monographs, policy briefs, conferences and other creative works;

Develop innovation and inventions and register patents;

Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, thesis, dissertations, and other experiential learning programs;

Supervise and examine undergraduate and graduate projects, tutorials, practicals/practicums, and field attachment sessions;

Provide mentorship and career counselling to students and junior staff;

Initiate and execute research projects;

Collaborate with academic faculty on curriculum development and review;

Collaborate with the industry and other stakeholders for consultancy services in their areas of expertise;

Establish partnerships, linkages and networks through projects and source donors for community projects;

Provide professional and community service; and

Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.