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Job Overview
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Date PostedJune 20, 2024
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Location
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Expiration dateJune 27, 2024
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Experience5 Years
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GenderBoth
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QualificationBachelor Degree, Master’s Degree
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OrganizationUniversity of Lunsar
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Required LanguagesEnglish, Krio
Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Lectureship (Nursing Lecturer)
Employment Type: Full- Time
Department- Nursing
Location: 10 Maforay Road, Lunsar.
Country: Sierra Leone
About the University of Lunsar.
The University of Lunsar is a private university with the vision to become a premier university in Teaching, Research and Community Service in the West African sub-region. The mission of the University of Lunsar is to make quality education affordable and accessible to students in the country of Sierra Leone, and others from around the world. For more information about the university, visit our website (www.universityoflunsar.edu.sl).
Role Summary:
The roles of the nursing lecturer are many and various. Successful candidate will be an experienced nursing practitioner and a developing academic who combines professional practice activities with learning and teaching. He or she will be expected to contribute to the development of the department and have a sound scholarly background.
Job Purpose:
To effectively engage in Teaching, Research and Community Service and ensure that candidate who fills the position is able to contribute in the transfer of knowledge to students in a manner that is satisfactory, mentoring/ coaching students to gain practical experience, embark on the conduct of action research, and support community service activities that serves the wider community.
Main Responsibilities:
∙ Teaching and Learning:
Deliver high quality teaching to students
Design, develop and review teaching activities and materials
Identify best and innovative practices in professional training, learning and teaching and build them into personal teaching practice
Maintain an understanding of professional practice in the subject discipline to inform personal teaching practice
Contribute to course/programme review and design
∙ Practice and knowledge transfer
Investigate and reflect on professional standards and practices and contribute to the presentation and/or publication of findings
Engage in professional practice activities, such as the provision of advice and/or training to professional groups
Develop and maintain a network of professional contacts in the sector and the wider community
Maintain a profile in personal professional practice which has a proven impact on colleagues and practitioners
Assist colleagues in ensuring that research has impact beyond academia
∙ Academic Leadership and Management
Lead learning and teaching activities in a particular area as agreed, e.g. module leadership Contribute to the administration of the academic programme, by supporting student recruitment, induction etc.
Advise and coach colleagues
Undertake other activities, as required
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
∙ Appropriate academic qualifications at postgraduate level (Masters) or preferably a doctorate in Nursing Practice or a related discipline
∙ Clinical teaching qualification/ experience
∙ Experience of teaching in a university setting
∙ Experience of curriculum development
∙ Evidence of scholarly activities e.g. conference presentation/ publication
∙ Ability to deliver high quality teaching and assessment
∙ Commitment to attracting project funding
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Kindly direct all applications to the Human Resources Manager on email leticia@universityoflunsar.edu.sl and copy the registrar at registrar@universityoflunsar.edu.sl.
Please indicate the position you are applying for on the subject line of your email application.