Tutorial Fellow, Special Needs Education(Visual Impairments)

Duties and responsibilities:

• Participate in official University meetings and functions.
• Monitor class attendance sheets to ensure that students sitting for the examinations meet the required lecture attendance of more than four-fifths of all lectures before they can sit for their examinations.
• Carry out administrative and other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
• Participate in curriculum development and review.
• Prepare a course outline to guide the effective delivery and coverage of the syllabus.
• Develop learning content to ensure adequate coverage of the course outline.
• Teach Undergraduate, Diploma, and Certificate courses.
• Set, invigilate, and administer examinations to test the understanding of course content and give a progressive report to the Department.
• Supervise students’ projects and attend defence meetings to enable them to complete their studies successfully.
• Carry out research, prepare publications, and participate in conferences to disseminate knowledge generated.
• Attract funding to the University to support research.
• Facilitate field studies and assess students during attachments/trips/ internships.

Academic Requirements

• Master’s degree in Special Needs Education (Visual Impairments) from a recognized academic institution.
• Expected to have registered for a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.
• Bachelor of Education (Special Needs Education) with a specialization in Visual Impairments.
• At least two (2) years of teaching experience in a recognized academic institution of higher learning.
• Registration by the relevant professional body.