Executive Dean, Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies

The Kenya Polytechnic University College seeks to fill the position of Executive Dean — Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies. The Faculty is organized in to the following academic units:

School of Business and Management Studies: accounting andfinance, business administration, economics, and development studies, law and legal studies, management science and technology, and secretarial and office administration.

School of Creative Arts and Technologies: design and creative media,fashion and textiles,journalism and mass communication, music and performing arts, and printing and media technology.

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management: event and convention management, hotel and restaurant management, institutional catering and accommodation, and tourism and travel management.

School of Social and Technology Studies: languages and communication studies, library and information studies, science and technology studies, and social and intercultural studies

The Executive Dean of Faculty is the academic and administrative head of the Faculty.

The Executive Dean shall, under the general direction of the Principal, be expected to provide overall and strategic leadership to the Faculty and to this extent shall have overall responsibility for the direction, organization, and administration of the programmes within the Faculty.

The Executive Dean shall be expected to provide academic leadership in her/his area of specialization and shall be required to dedicate at least forty percent of her/his time to academic pursuits including teaching responsibilities.

The successful candidate shall thus be simultaneously appointed to the position of professor in the teaching Department of their respective field of specialization within the University College, and should thus In addition be qualified to be appointed as such.

Candidates for this position should possess earned PhD or equivalent, and be senior scholars of at least the level of Associate Professor.

They should have extensive experience in university teaching and research, as demonstrated by supervision of postgraduate studies, and publications in scholarly journals.

They should also have at least five years of experience in university management or equivalent.

Tenure of Appointment:

The appointment to this position is tenable on contract for a period of five years and renewable under mutual agreement.

Remuneration:

The remuneration shall be in line with the general wage structure in the public university system in Kenya and shall be at job Group XVI. In addition, there shall be attractive allowances and other benefits as approved by Council.

Note: Applicants should forward ten (10) copies of their application letters accompanied by a similar number of certified copies of certificates and C.Vs giving details of their qualifications, experience, research activities and journal publications together with the current designations and addresses of three (3) referees.

They must request their referees to forward their reports directly to the University College Principal through the address below.

The REFERENCE NUMBER of post applied for should be clearly quoted on the envelopes and ¡n the applicant’s cover letters. ALL Applications should be addressed to:

The Principal I The Kenya Polytechnic University College P. 0. Box 52428-00200, City Square, NAIROBI. E-MAIL: principal@kenpoly.ac.ke
Application deadline: Friday, 10th august, 2012