Faculty, Health Professions Education Program and Head of Faculty Affairs
2026-03-09T12:35:21+00:00
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
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FULL_TIME
Kigali, Butaro- Rwanda
Kigali
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Rwanda
Education, and Training
Education, Management, Human Resources, Healthcare
2026-03-17T17:00:00+00:00
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Position Overview
The Full-Time Faculty member will contribute to teaching, curriculum development, academic leadership, and scholarly activity within the Health Professions Education (HPE) program while providing institutional leadership for Faculty Affairs.This position strengthens teaching excellence and supports institutional systems that enable faculty performance, development, and engagement. The role requires an experienced educator with demonstrated expertise in higher education leadership, faculty development, and academic quality systems.
Key Responsibilities
1. Teaching and Academic Responsibilities (HPE Program)
- Design, deliver, and evaluate assigned modules within the HPE program.
- Facilitate learner-centered, evidence-informed educational experiences.
- Supervise student projects, research, and scholarly work as assigned.
- Provide academic advising, assessment, and formative feedback to learners.
- Contribute to curriculum design, review, and continuous program improvement.
- Support academic quality assurance and standards of monitoring.
- Participate in academic governance and program committees.
2. Leadership of Faculty Affairs Office
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for Faculty Affairs.
- Lead faculty recruitment, onboarding, and retention processes.
- Develop and implement faculty development and professional growth programs.
- Oversee faculty performance evaluation, promotion, and career progression systems.
- Support academic workload planning and faculty deployment.
- Maintain institutional faculty records and ensure policy compliance.
- Strengthen faculty mentoring, engagement, and academic community building.
- Collaborate with academic leadership on workforce planning and capacity development.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and operational frameworks related to faculty affairs.
3. Scholarship and Educational Leadership
- Engage in scholarly work in health professions education or faculty development.
- Contribute to research, publications, and educational innovation.
- Support institutional initiatives related to teaching excellence and academic leadership.
- Represent the institution in academic and professional networks where appropriate.
4. Service and Institutional Contribution
- Participate in institutional committees and governance structures.
- Contribute to accreditation, quality assurance, and program review activities.
- Support partnerships and collaborative initiatives related to education and faculty development.
Qualifications and Experience
Required
- Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, or equivalent) in Health Professions Education, Medical Education, Higher Education, or related field.
- Preferable Bachelor
- Demonstrated experience in teaching in higher education or professional education settings.
- Experience in faculty affairs management, faculty development, or academic administration.
- Strong knowledge of curriculum design, assessment, and educational quality assurance.
- Evidence of scholarly activity or academic leadership.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Preferred
- Experience in postgraduate health professions education programs.
- Experience in competency-based education, digital learning, or academic quality frameworks.
- Experience working in diverse or resource-constrained educational environments.
- Record of peer-reviewed publications or funded educational initiatives.
Core Competencies
- Academic leadership and strategic planning
- Faculty development and mentoring
- Educational program design and evaluation
- Policy development and governance
- Collaborative leadership and stakeholder engagement
- Organizational management and implementation
- Design, deliver, and evaluate assigned modules within the HPE program.
- Facilitate learner-centered, evidence-informed educational experiences.
- Supervise student projects, research, and scholarly work as assigned.
- Provide academic advising, assessment, and formative feedback to learners.
- Contribute to curriculum design, review, and continuous program improvement.
- Support academic quality assurance and standards of monitoring.
- Participate in academic governance and program committees.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for Faculty Affairs.
- Lead faculty recruitment, onboarding, and retention processes.
- Develop and implement faculty development and professional growth programs.
- Oversee faculty performance evaluation, promotion, and career progression systems.
- Support academic workload planning and faculty deployment.
- Maintain institutional faculty records and ensure policy compliance.
- Strengthen faculty mentoring, engagement, and academic community building.
- Collaborate with academic leadership on workforce planning and capacity development.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and operational frameworks related to faculty affairs.
- Engage in scholarly work in health professions education or faculty development.
- Contribute to research, publications, and educational innovation.
- Support institutional initiatives related to teaching excellence and academic leadership.
- Represent the institution in academic and professional networks where appropriate.
- Participate in institutional committees and governance structures.
- Contribute to accreditation, quality assurance, and program review activities.
- Support partnerships and collaborative initiatives related to education and faculty development.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Academic leadership and strategic planning
- Faculty development and mentoring
- Educational program design and evaluation
- Policy development and governance
- Collaborative leadership and stakeholder engagement
- Organizational management and implementation
- Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, or equivalent) in Health Professions Education, Medical Education, Higher Education, or related field.
- Preferable Bachelor
- Demonstrated experience in teaching in higher education or professional education settings.
- Experience in faculty affairs management, faculty development, or academic administration.
- Strong knowledge of curriculum design, assessment, and educational quality assurance.
- Evidence of scholarly activity or academic leadership.
- Experience in postgraduate health professions education programs.
- Experience in competency-based education, digital learning, or academic quality frameworks.
- Experience working in diverse or resource-constrained educational environments.
- Record of peer-reviewed publications or funded educational initiatives.
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Vacancy title:
Faculty, Health Professions Education Program and Head of Faculty Affairs
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Education, Management, Human Resources, Healthcare]
Jobs at:
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, March 17 2026
Duty Station:
Kigali, Butaro- Rwanda | Kigali
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 9 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Position Overview
The Full-Time Faculty member will contribute to teaching, curriculum development, academic leadership, and scholarly activity within the Health Professions Education (HPE) program while providing institutional leadership for Faculty Affairs.This position strengthens teaching excellence and supports institutional systems that enable faculty performance, development, and engagement. The role requires an experienced educator with demonstrated expertise in higher education leadership, faculty development, and academic quality systems.
Key Responsibilities
1. Teaching and Academic Responsibilities (HPE Program)
- Design, deliver, and evaluate assigned modules within the HPE program.
- Facilitate learner-centered, evidence-informed educational experiences.
- Supervise student projects, research, and scholarly work as assigned.
- Provide academic advising, assessment, and formative feedback to learners.
- Contribute to curriculum design, review, and continuous program improvement.
- Support academic quality assurance and standards of monitoring.
- Participate in academic governance and program committees.
2. Leadership of Faculty Affairs Office
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for Faculty Affairs.
- Lead faculty recruitment, onboarding, and retention processes.
- Develop and implement faculty development and professional growth programs.
- Oversee faculty performance evaluation, promotion, and career progression systems.
- Support academic workload planning and faculty deployment.
- Maintain institutional faculty records and ensure policy compliance.
- Strengthen faculty mentoring, engagement, and academic community building.
- Collaborate with academic leadership on workforce planning and capacity development.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and operational frameworks related to faculty affairs.
3. Scholarship and Educational Leadership
- Engage in scholarly work in health professions education or faculty development.
- Contribute to research, publications, and educational innovation.
- Support institutional initiatives related to teaching excellence and academic leadership.
- Represent the institution in academic and professional networks where appropriate.
4. Service and Institutional Contribution
- Participate in institutional committees and governance structures.
- Contribute to accreditation, quality assurance, and program review activities.
- Support partnerships and collaborative initiatives related to education and faculty development.
Qualifications and Experience
Required
- Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, or equivalent) in Health Professions Education, Medical Education, Higher Education, or related field.
- Preferable Bachelor
- Demonstrated experience in teaching in higher education or professional education settings.
- Experience in faculty affairs management, faculty development, or academic administration.
- Strong knowledge of curriculum design, assessment, and educational quality assurance.
- Evidence of scholarly activity or academic leadership.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Preferred
- Experience in postgraduate health professions education programs.
- Experience in competency-based education, digital learning, or academic quality frameworks.
- Experience working in diverse or resource-constrained educational environments.
- Record of peer-reviewed publications or funded educational initiatives.
Core Competencies
- Academic leadership and strategic planning
- Faculty development and mentoring
- Educational program design and evaluation
- Policy development and governance
- Collaborative leadership and stakeholder engagement
- Organizational management and implementation
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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