PROFESSOR – CENTRE FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
PROFESSOR – CENTRE FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) is a dynamic student-oriented institution providing a broad spectrum of high-quality, career-oriented diploma, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes in areas ranging from Science and Technology to Education and the Arts. The University has a cadre of dedicated professionals committed to its development and growth.
The Mission of UTT, the first National University of Trinidad and Tobago, is “to be an entrepreneurial university, designed to discover and develop entrepreneurs, commercialise research and development and spawn companies for wealth generation and sustainable job creation towards the equitable enhancement of the quality of life of all individuals, families and communities of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean”.
If you are a performance driven, innovative and progressive person, looking for a new challenge in your career, then UTT has the opportunity you are looking for. Applications are now open to join UTT as Professor – Centre for Education Programmes.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Enacts curriculum, develops course materials and assigns projects for both undergraduate and graduate courses;
Grades and assesses student learning outcomes;
Supervises junior and support staff and performs academic advising;
Delivers training as and when required;
Evaluates effectiveness of programmes and makes recommendations for improvements;
Supervises field and clinical experiences;
Guides Master’s and Doctoral level dissertations.
Conducts research in a particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals;
Makes presentations at conferences;
Stays current in related discipline through involvement in professional organizations, workshops, etc.;
Secures research grant funding;
Fosters a culture of techno-entrepreneurship.
Provides leadership support at various levels of the University;
Participates in various committees at the University as well as provides service to the wider community through workshops, seminars, public lectures and consulting services to government and industry;
Serves as an excellent departmental representative to the University and to the biomedical engineering community;
Develops and maintains a nationally recognized research programme;
Promotes the education and research mission of the department.
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