The Department of Library and Information Sciences is seeking applications from qualifying candidates to fill the following Graduate Fellow Vacancies.

1. Vacancy

1. PhD Fellow (2 Positions)

1. Definition of a Graduate Fellow:

 A Graduate Fellow is defined as a student pursuing an advanced degree at Makerere University, who has been identified within their respective Department/College to facilitate and provide a support role to the teaching and learning of a given academic programme as appropriate.

1. Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist in the preparation of teaching materials, direct interaction with students in the laboratory, and conduct of practical and tutorial sessions.
2. Assist in grading papers
3. Assist in supervising undergraduate students’ projects
4. Assist in providing academic guidance and counseling to undergraduates
5. Actively participate in research at the Department
6. Execute any other additional responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of Department

1. Workload Maximum (hours per week) shall be 4 contact hours for a Master’s Fellow and 6 hours for a PhD Fellow.
2. Qualifications and Eligibility

1. A PhD Fellow must be enrolled in a PhD in Information Science or a PhD in Records & Archival Science at Makerere University.
2. A PhD Fellow shall not be more than 45 years old at the time of recruitment on the graduate programme.
3. Experience in Cataloguing, Classification, Information retrieval, or Records Management will be an added advantage.