Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, September 07 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the technical Skills component of our successful Bridge Program to one or more classes at CMU-Africa. This is a fixed-term contract (September-December 2024) but may be open to extension. At present all classes take place at the CMU-Africa campus in Kigali but we hope to offer the course in other parts of Rwanda soon.
Technical skills aim to impact students by significantly enhancing their critical thinking and problem-solving enabling students to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios effectively. This course is designed to nurture innovation and foster a culture of creativity. The successful candidate will Assist the principal instructor preparing teaching materials, conducting lectures, guide students for project implementation. Assist in providing feedback on intermediate stages of the project. Provide information on useful resources and be involved in grading final projects.

Responsibilities
• Design, develop and deliver learning materials for technical courses.
• Lead the selected project for enhancing hands-on skills.
• Provide regular and timely developmental feedback to the students
• Supervise teaching assistants and coordinating their work supporting and grading students.
• Evaluate students at the end of each project milestone, reporting on their progress
• Undertake an end-of-program evaluation and provide feedback and recommendations as necessary.
• Maintain course attendance records.

Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate will be an experienced University instructor with a professional background in engineering and demonstrating a range of relevant skills and experience. They will be selfmotivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team. They must enjoy the challenge of working with new students and with minimal supervision.

ESSENTIAL
• Experience teaching Computer programming languages and Object-Oriented concepts and programming
• Familiar with Linux systems
• Experience in designing and developing IoT projects
• An interactive, student-centered approach that fosters learner autonomy, motivation, collaborative learning, and critical thinking skills.
• Enjoys working collaboratively with other teaching staff and has strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Self-driven and comfortable working with minimal direction.
• Willing to travel (if required).

DESIRABLE
• Experience teaching computer programming languages.
• Experience in supervising Engineering or IT projects
• Experience of teaching and collaborating effectively across different cultures.
• Experience of teaching and collaborating effectively across different cultures, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience with project-based learning.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Proven ability to use Canvas or other learning management systems (LMS).
• Enthusiasm and a creative, fun and energetic approach.
• Enjoys working collaboratively with other teaching staff and has strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Self-driven and comfortable working with minimal direction.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Are you interested in this exciting opportunity with an exceptional organization!!
• Don't miss the opportunity to explore exciting career possibilities at CMU-Africa. Visit our career page: https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/about/careers.html  before September 15, 2024, for detailed application guidelines and to submit your application.

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