The University of Embu (UoEm) was established as a Constituent College of the University of Nairobi via a Legal Notice No. 65 of 17th June, 2011 by His Excellency the President. EUC is the successor of the former Embu Agricultural Staff Training (EAST) College which started in 1947 as an agricultural training school and was later renamed Embu Institute of Agriculture in 1968. In 1990, it was upgraded to be Embu Agricultural Staff Training (EAST) College whose mandate was to develop and implement short management and technical courses, and offer research and consultancy services to enhance performance in the agricultural sector.

UoEm/SON/09/2023

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

PROFESSOR – GRADE 15

• Applicants must be holders of an earned PhD degree in the relevant area of specialty. In addition, applicants must:
• Have at least twelve (12) years of university teaching experience, three (3) of which as full time Associate Professor;
• Have at least sixty (60) publication points, forty (40) of which are from articles in refereed scholarly journals since being appointed Associate Professor;
• Have successfully supervised to completion at least six (6) Masters and two (2) PhD students since being appointed Associate Professor;
• Show evidence of successfully securing at least two (2) research grants since being appointed Associate Professor;
• Show evidence of attendance and contribution of learned conferences, seminars or workshops;
• Show evidence of active participation/leadership in university activities; and
• Show evidence of continued research.