Senior Lecturer-Community Health Practice

Role Overview

This role combines teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate Public Health programmes with responsibility for curriculum quality, student guidance, research, and academic service. The postholder will help strengthen the department’s teaching and research standards, support postgraduate scholars through their studies, and contribute to the quality and accreditation of academic programmes and practice settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver lectures, tutorials, seminars, and practical skills sessions in Public Health at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Contribute to the design, development, review, and implementation of curricula, syllabi, training materials, and related academic guidelines.
• Prepare and administer assessments, moderate examinations, and take part in internal and external examination review.
• Advise and mentor students, support departmental recruitment and orientation, and guide postgraduate candidates through proposal development, thesis preparation, and examination.
• Conduct independent and collaborative research, pursue and manage research or health development grants, and share findings through peer-reviewed publications and academic presentations.
• Support academic quality assurance, programme accreditation, audits, and the assessment of training resources and practice sites.
• Mentor early-career and part-time academic colleagues, including graduate assistants, tutorial fellows, visiting lecturers, and adjunct faculty.
• Contribute to departmental, school, faculty, and university committees, planning and budgeting, and engagement with academic, professional, and community stakeholders.

Requirements & Qualifications

• PhD in Public Health or a related health discipline from a recognised institution.
• At least five years of university teaching experience in Public Health at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Registration with the relevant professional body, where applicable.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and reviewing curricula, and supervising Master’s and/or PhD candidates.
• Evidence of independent or collaborative research and publications in reputable peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience reviewing postgraduate proposals, theses, or dissertations and serving on academic committees.
• Sound understanding of research methods, research ethics, academic integrity, postgraduate policies, examination procedures, and higher education regulatory requirements.
• Strong teaching, assessment, feedback, writing, communication, analytical, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Good ICT skills, including familiarity with learning and research management platforms; ability to interpret academic regulations and work effectively with students, colleagues, and university leadership.
• Experience in quality assurance, curriculum review, or accreditation is an advantage.