Job Description

Position:                      Health Science Lecturer

Reports to:                  Vice Chancellor

Duty station:               Heliwa/Mogadishu       

Job summary:

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research. Also, the employee should prepare and deliver lectures to nursing students on topics related to nursing studies.

Job responsibilities:

·         Deliver assigned health sciences courses, including Medical-Surgical Nursing, Midwifery, Community Health, Pharmacology, and related subjects.

·         Prepare and deliver lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions, and clinical/practical teaching.

·         Monitor student attendance and maintain accurate academic records.

·         Supervise students during classroom, laboratory, clinical, internship, and field activities.

·         Assess students’ academic, clinical, and practical performance.

·         Prepare, administer, mark, and grade examinations, assignments, and practical assessments.

·         Provide timely feedback and academic support to improve student performance.

·         Prepare and update syllabi, lesson plans, course materials, and teaching resources.

·         Promote active learning, classroom participation, and professional conduct.

·         Advise and mentor students on academic, clinical, research, and career matters.

·         Maintain scheduled office hours for student consultation and support.

·         Supervise student research projects, internships, clinical placements, and practical work.

·         Demonstrate evidence-based clinical practice and appropriate patient-care skills.

·         Participate in curriculum development, review, and quality improvement.

·         Conduct and contribute to research, including proposal development, data collection, analysis, manuscript preparation, and publication.

·         Keep up to date with developments in health sciences education, clinical practice, and research.

·         Collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues on teaching, research, and student support.

·         Participate in student orientation, registration, recruitment, and placement activities when required.

·         Serve on departmental, faculty, academic, or research committees as assigned.

·         Support student organizations and other academic activities.

·         Demonstrate professionalism, ethical conduct, leadership, and effective communication.

·         Participate in professional development and capacity-building activities.

·         Perform other duties reasonably assigned within the scope of the position.

Experiences and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing, midwifery, Public Health, or a related health sciences field, with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or Midwifery.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of teaching experience in health sciences at a university or recognized tertiary education institution.
• Demonstrated satisfactory performance, professionalism, and a positive work attitude.
• Medical education or training of trainers or facilitators (ToT/ToF) certification is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Competence in basic computer applications and digital teaching tools.

Core Competencies

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• This position is open to Somali National only
• Effective teaching, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• Student counselling and academic advising skills.
• Good report-writing and documentation skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional ethics.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Good persuasion, negotiation, and conflict-management skills.
• Ability to supervise students in classroom, laboratory, clinical, and field settings.
• Ability to participate in research, scientific writing, and academic activities.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and evidence-based health sciences education.

Skills Required

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