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Date Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Post Director MISR - Makerere Institute of Social Research
Closing Date 2022-10-31
Reporting To Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Key, Duties and Responsibilities
1. The Director provides intellectual and strategic leadership to the Institute. He or she is the overall academic and administrative supervisor to the institute.
2. Strengthen the MPhil/PhD programme of the Institute as the flag bearer of Makerere University.
3. Initiates and promotes research in line with the development of the MPhil/PhD programme.
4. Mobilizes funds for the Institute (Nationally and Internationally).
5. Chairs the Academic Board of MISR
6. Secretary to the Institute’s Board of Studies once it is functional
7. Any other related duties as may be necessary for the achievement of the above objectives.

Required Qualifications
i. A PhD degree
ii. A minimum of ten (10) years of proven research
iii. A minimum of twelve (12) publications (of which eight (8) are in refereed Journals or Books and two (2) are single-authored books
iv. Proven research leadership
Other Essential Qualifications
• Evidence of successful grant proposals
• Ability to provide institutional leadership
• Recognized service to the community
• Membership to Professional organizations
• International acclaim
Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years relevant working experience, five (5) of which must have been at senior leadership position in an academic institution.

Skills/Competences : A candidate should have knowledge expertise in any discipline within the following clusters that comprise the MPhil/PhD programme at MISR:
a. Political Studies
b. Political economy
c. Historical Studies
d. Literacy and Cultural Studies
Tenure of Appointment 5- year Contract
Age Limit APPLICANTS SHOULD NOT EXCEED FIFTY-FIVE (55) YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
Remuneration M3

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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