JOB OPPORTUNITY: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL

Issue Date: 2ND JULY 2026

The LUSAKA APEX MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (LAMU) is a privately owned University, registered by the Higher Education Authority under the Higher Education Amendment Act No. 23 of 2021 to provide Higher Education in Medical Education. LAMU is regulated by the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ), Nursing & Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ), Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA). Lusaka Apex Medical University is therefore looking for a mature, proactive, and highly motivated and result oriented Zambian with high degree of credibility to fill the following position:

1. SENIOR LECTURER INTERNAL MEDICINE

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for developing, managing and disseminating knowledge to undergraduate students and monitoring undergraduate programs in the department. This includes teaching and training, operational administration, undertaking and guiding research activities in one’s department as well as quality management and enhancement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares and participates in the preparation of departmental and faculty work plans to achieve objectives and programs.
• Participating in the formulation/review of policies and preparation/ review of work manuals and procedures and related documentation.
• Ensure that operational processes such as timetabling and delivering lectures to undergraduate students are well coordinated, curriculum review, closely supervising clinical teaching such as bedside tutorials, student presentations, demonstrations of practical procedures and other practical work.
• Mentoring and training Junior lecturers and tutors and participates in the preparation and conduction of practical and written examinations in the course taught.
• Marks students’ examinations paper compiles continuous assessment and final examination results and presents to the board of studies.
• Undertake and contribute to research, conducting individual research or collaborating with others
• Supervise and guide undergraduate studies in their research projects.
• Assessing the research and development requirements of the department through consultation with Head of Department and others on matters relating to research.
• Writes scholarly materials/papers arising out of research and other studies for publication and/or dissemination through various fora.
• Presenting papers /materials at seminars, workshops, conferences and participates in conferences both locally and internationally.
• Carries out field training such as clinical work, evening classes, in-service and post graduate supervision. (Only PhD holders should supervise postgraduate students).
• Participates and contributes to Departmental meetings and other meetings assigned or appointed to.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Full Grade 12 school certificate or its equivalent
• MB ChB.
• MMED – Internal Medicine or Equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• 10 years of Clinical Experience at Senior Consultant level.
• 7 years of academic experience at Senior Lecturer level at reputable University.
• Research methodology training and Teaching methodology training.
• Administrative experience as an added advantage.

Please Note:

Only short-listed and successful candidates will be contacted.

• Prepares and participates in the preparation of departmental and faculty work plans to achieve objectives and programs.
• Participating in the formulation/review of policies and preparation/ review of work manuals and procedures and related documentation.
• Ensure that operational processes such as timetabling and delivering lectures to undergraduate students are well coordinated, curriculum review, closely supervising clinical teaching such as bedside tutorials, student presentations, demonstrations of practical procedures and other practical work.
• Mentoring and training Junior lecturers and tutors and participates in the preparation and conduction of practical and written examinations in the course taught.
• Marks students’ examinations paper compiles continuous assessment and final examination results and presents to the board of studies.
• Undertake and contribute to research, conducting individual research or collaborating with others
• Supervise and guide undergraduate studies in their research projects.
• Assessing the research and development requirements of the department through consultation with Head of Department and others on matters relating to research.
• Writes scholarly materials/papers arising out of research and other studies for publication and/or dissemination through various fora.
• Presenting papers /materials at seminars, workshops, conferences and participates in conferences both locally and internationally.
• Carries out field training such as clinical work, evening classes, in-service and post graduate supervision. (Only PhD holders should supervise postgraduate students).
• Participates and contributes to Departmental meetings and other meetings assigned or appointed to.

• Full Grade 12 school certificate or its equivalent
• MB ChB.
• MMED – Internal Medicine or Equivalent