School of Clinical Medicine/Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP)

Qualifications
The successful applicant must have:
• a Health professional degree with specialist qualification or PhD or equivalent in an appropriate discipline completed or nearing completion
• at least 5 DOHET/ISI-accredited publications which demonstrate self-initiated, independent research and ongoing scholarly ability
• At least 5 years’ experience in teaching in a health sciences discipline at:
o postgraduate as well as undergraduate level, preferably with responsibility for curriculum development and assessment
OR
o a Health science education/ medical education unit at a tertiary institution.
• Academic administrative experience and membership of Faculty/University level committees

Duties
The incumbent will:
• Take responsibility for the coordination of all teaching and administrative activities for the MBBCH III and IV (GEMP I and II) programmes, with particular emphasis on the delivery and quality assurance of the teaching and assessments. This will involve liaising with students, teaching staff, administrators and the Faculty Office of Student Support.
• Supervise staff in the assessment office of the GEMP
• Facilitate and/or lecture students in the Faculty as appropriate
• Serve as a member of the Senior Management team in the CHSE
• Serve on Faculty and University committees as necessary
• Teach on the education development courses run by the CHSE as appropriate
• Participate in Health Science Education research, present findings at conferences and publish in the field
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research
• Participate in programme reviews and accreditation processes