Research and administrative duties

·       Promoting and coordination of university-wide research activities

·       Coordinating graduate studies

·       Devising policies, regulations and guidelines to support graduate training, research, technology transfer and consultancy activities

·       Promoting collaboration and linkages with public and private institutions within and outside Tanzania

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·       Promoting professional conduct of veterinarians in the country

·       Engagement of private sector and the Government on matters related to promoting animal health and animal welfare in Tanzania

·       Organization of Annual Scientific conferences and exhibitions

·       Enhancing regional and global networking with other professional bodies and also in international events e.g., celebrations of the World Veterinary Day

·       Leading the Digital and Data Sciences programme

·       Mobilization of research grants and other resources

·       Supporting Governments in the East and Southern African countries to manage health risks in human and animal populations

·       Supporting training of critical mass of graduate students in One Health related disciplines

·       Organizing events relevant to the institute (e.g., One Health Conference in Africa, EpiHack convenings, etc.)

·       Day to day management of the departmental duties

·       Developing new curricula relevant to SUA mission and vision

·       Conducting research on resource mapping, emergency preparedness analysis and application of mobile technologies to support infectious disease surveillance

·       Writing research grants