DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL & AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

PROFESSOR (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) GRADE 15A      POST: 1 REF TUM/ADVERT/EXT/RECR/1/P/ME/S/2025

Reporting to: Chairperson of the department

Professional Requirements

1. Must possess an earned PhD or equivalent Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited and recognized
2. Minimum three (3) years university teaching and research experience since becoming Associate Professor.
3. Must be registered with Engineers Board of Kenya as a Professional Engineer and in good standing.
4. Must have supervised at least two (2) PhD and two (2) Master’s Degree students OR Three (3) Ph.D. students to successful since becoming an Associate Professor.
5. Must have at least ten (10) articles in refereed journals with minimum impact factor of 0.5, since becoming an Associate Professor,

         OR

One (1) University level book in the candidate’s professional area published plus six (6) articles published in refereed journals with minimum impact factor of 0.5, since becoming an Associate Professor

          OR

One (1) University level book in the candidate’s professional area published, two (2) book chapters and four (4) articles published in refereed journals with minimum impact factor of 0.5, since becoming an Associate Professor,

                OR

Eight (8) articles published in refereed journals with a minimum impact factor of 0.5 plus one (1) commercialized patent, since becoming an Associate Professor.

6.Must have attracted a minimum of Kshs.2 million to the University OR provide evidence of having assisted the University realize a minimum saving of Kshs.2 million from his/her innovation/interventions since promotion as an

7.Must provide evidence of computer literacy.

 Duties and Responsibilities

1. Teach and assess courses in one’s discipline at both undergraduate and postgraduate level
2. Supervise undergraduate projects and other experiential learning programs
3. Supervise dissertations/theses at the graduate level4
4. Develop undergraduate and graduate courses
5. Initiate, promote and participate in research projects and publish
6. Give an inaugural lecture in one’s discipline normally within one (1) year after promotion
7. Provide academic leadership through programme development, mentoring and research
8. Provide professional and community services including initiating linkages and fund mobilization
9. Provide services of Academic Leader.
10. Carry out other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time

NB: The candidate will be subjected to external academic peer review in consultation with the respective faculty

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