Mount Kenya University Vacancies

Mount Kenya University is a leading Chartered University operating as a non-profit making institution of higher learning in East Africa. The University has nine (9) schools offering various Post-graduate, Bachelors, Diploma and Professional Certificate Courses. The University is a member of Inter University Council of East Africa (IUCEA).

Vacancies

In pursuance to our focus of being a centre of academic excellence and improvement of service delivery to strengthen the academic programmes, the University wishes to recruit qualified academic and administrative staff as follows:

Academic Staff - School of Pharmacy

The School of Pharmacy at Mount Kenya University is accredited by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the Pharmacy regulatory authority in Kenya to offer the following programmes:

Bachelor of Pharmacy
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology.

The School of Pharmacy is also working closely with the Kenyan Pharmaceutical Industry and intends to mount the following industry driven postgraduate programmes in January 2012:

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing.
Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Pharmacy.

Due to the rapid expansion of the School of Pharmacy, we seek to recruit the following Academic staff- Full Professors, Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers, and Assistant Lecturers in the following departments-:

a) Department of Pharmaceutics

b) Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

c) Department of Pharmacology

d) Department of Pharmacognosy

e) Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Minimum Qualifications

(i) Professors

Applicant must be holders of a B.Pharm, M.Pharm/MSc/ PharmD and PhD in a relevant Pharmacy Discipline, from a recognized University.

In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must have:

At least twelve (12) years of University teaching experience at Lecturer level and above.
Have successfully supervised three (3) PhD students, since being appointed Associate Professor.
Show evidence of continuing Research including having published at least four (4) articles in refereed journals since being appointed Associate Professor.

(ii) Associate Professors

Applicant must be holders of a B.Pharm, M.Pharm/MSc/ PharmD and PhD in a relevant Pharmacy Discipline, from a recognized University.

In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must have;

Have at least eight (8) years of University teaching four (4) of which at a Senior Lecturer level.
Have successfully supervised two (2) PhD students, since being appointed Associate Professor.
Have published at least 4 research papers since being appointed Senior Lecturer.

(iii) Senior Lecturers

Applicant must be holders of a B.Pharm, M.Pharm/MSc/ PharmD and PhD in a relevant Pharmacy Discipline, from a recognized University.

In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must have;

Have at least (5) years of University teaching experience; three (3) as a full-time Lecturer.
Have successfully supervised at least three (3) Masters students since being appointed Lecturer.
Show evidence of continuing research including having published at least three (3) articles in refereed journals since being appointed as a Lecturer.

(iv) Lecturers

Applicant must be holders of a B.Pharm, M.Pharm/MSc/ PharmD and PhD in a relevant Pharmacy Discipline, from a recognized University.

In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must have;

Presented at least three (3) Seminar papers or has two (2) publications in refereed Journals.
A full-time University teaching experience as an Assistant Lecturer for at least three (3) years.
Applicants with BPharm and MPharm or PharmD; Or an MSc. Degree in a relevant pharmacy area may also be considered.

(v) Assistant Lecturers

Applicant must be holders of a B.Pharm, M.Pharm/MSc/ PharmD and evidence of currently pursuing a PhD Degree at a recognized university.

Directorate of Finance

1. Accounts Assistant

The successful candidate will serve at our Virtual Campus in Nairobi and must possess the following minimum qualifications:

At least CPA II section IV
ICT compliant
At least 3 years working experience
Able to perform administrative responsibilities
Ready to work in a busy environment with minimum supervision
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Applicants with experience in academic set up will have an added advantage

2. Audit Assistant

The successful candidate will serve at Main campus , Thika and must possess the following minimum qualifications:

At least CPA II section IV
ICT compliant
At least 2 years experience in an Audit environment at the same or higher position
Ready to work in a busy environment with minimum supervision
Applicants with front office experience will have an added advantage
Good interpersonal and communication skills

Competitive remuneration package and medical insurance will be offered to successful candidates in accordance with Mount Kenya University Terms and Conditions of Service.

A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae that contains details of daytime telephone number, the current remuneration, names, postal and e-mail addresses of three (3) referees and copies of academic and professional certificates should be submitted alongside the applications and be sent to:

The Human Resources Director
Mount Kenya University
P.O. Box 342 -01000, Thika

Email info@mku.ac.ke, hrm@mku.ac.ke

Submit two copies of your application not later than Monday, 26th September, 2011.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

For more details about Mount Kenya University visit the University website: www.mku.ac.ke

“MKU is an equal opportunity employer.”