University of Global Health Equity Assistant or Associate Professor of One Health Jobs in Rwanda
University of Global Health Equity Assistant or Associate Professor of One Health Jobs in Rwanda
Position DescriptionThe Faculty of One Health will be responsible for working as part of a team to develop the Center for One Health and implement its mission.
The Faculty member will liaise closely with teams across at UGHE (including Executive Education, Global Health, Medicine, Nursing, Gender) to develop and implement One Health training, research and community engagement.
The Faculty member must have a deep commitment to excellence in teaching and research and a broad expertise in the fields that make up One Health including animal, environment and human health.
The Faculty member must also have proven expertise and track record in one of the fields that make up One Health.
They will be required to conduct research and pursue external grant funding to advance One Health research.
The Faculty in One Health will also lead the implementation of a digitally-supported Community of Practice (CoP) for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Program Managers throughout Africa.
The CoP will provide a collaborative platform for NTD Program Managers across Africa to share, learn, and work together on solving common NTD implementation and management challenges in the pursuit of reaching national and global NTD benchmarks.
The Faculty in One Health will supervise a Faculty member (Lecturer) who is responsible for project management of the initiative.
Responsibilities
Research
Undertake resource mobilization for One Health programming and research, including preparing grant applications to external funding sources, coordinating reporting to external funders and managing financial approvals and other financial processes
Conduct One Health research in partnership with UGHE students, faculty, and other institutional partners
Identify funding opportunities and develop research proposals
Mentor students completing One Health, MGHD and other research projects through their practicum or other relevant research opportunities
Support in writing project deliverables, such as protocols, reports, and publications
Conduct literature searches and reviews and support with ethics review submissions
Support the establishment of an interdisciplinary research team
Teaching
Support in the integration of One Health curriculum throughout all of UGHE’s programs
Support the development of One Health graduate and professional programs
Teach in One Health courses in the MGHD One Health concentration, MBBS and other programs
Act a Course Director in modules of the MGHD One Health concentration
Support the development of UGHE’s online programming
Use technical content to develop assignments, instruction sequences for course delivery, assignments, and assessment tools
Provide technical research to support One Health content development
Recruit and coordinate part-time and visiting faculty to
co-teach One Health courses
Coordinate with the Educational Development and Quality Centre to implement evidence-based continuous improvement of teaching and courses
Program Administration
Support UGHE academic processes and programs related to research, curriculum, staff, faculty and students
Provide general administrative support to the Center for One Health
Solicit and develop international institutional relationships and partnerships
Serve on UGHE committees and represent UGHE on external committees as assigned
Perform additional duties as required
Project Management of the Community of Practice (CoP)
Provide expertise and leadership in managing the Community of Practice
Serve as a co-facilitator and content manager of the CoP digital platform, including accessing and summarizing new and existing NTD resources and literature and managing message boards
Populate CoP digital platform with content (discussion questions, new resources, etc) that inspires participation, conversation and connection.
Update and publish digital platform content, including maintaining web pages and event calendars.
Decisively problem solve implementation issues and guide team to resolution
Identify obstacles to and find solutions for proper CoP implementation
Oversee all project logistics and communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Oversee the Leadership Council membership and plan and facilitate regular meetings
Organize regular conference calls with partner organizations, including sharing agendas and action items
Curate a monthly newsletter for the CoP in collaboration with the co-facilitator
Qualifications
PhD in one of the fields that make up One Health (i.e. human, animal or environmental health)
Proven subject matter expertise in one of the following subject areas:
medical or health sciences,
environmental sciences or environmental health or
Animal sciences or veterinary medicine. Individuals with strong expertise in other subject areas that are foundational to the practice of One Health and and who can provide evidence of an ability to teach many different subjects may be considered
Experience working on NTDs is an advantage
At least three years of experience with teaching and curriculum development in higher education
Familiarity and experience with innovative teaching methods, such as team-based learning and problem-based learning, blended learning, formative assessment, peer instruction, or online learning
Track record of research productivity with peer-reviewed publications
Familiarity with qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis and related software
Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to effectively collaborate with culturally diverse staff across departments and countries
Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills, good judgment, and creative problem-solving
Fluency in English required; French and
Kinyarwanda language skills desired but not mandatory
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; University of Global Health Equity Assistant or Associate Professor of One Health Jobs in Rwanda
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