Senior Lecturer

Computer Science
Reference Number: ACAD/002/11/2025
Full-Time
Deadline
06 Feb 2026
Grade
Grade
13
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Duties & Responsibilities

  1. Engage in research, publication, teaching, and student supervision to fulfill University objectives;
  2. Develop grant-worthy research proposals for internal and external funding;
  3. Collaborate with local, regional, and international partners to address societal issues;
  4. Disseminate research findings through journal publications for public knowledge sharing;
  5. Train, mentor, and evaluate students to ensure high-quality research output;
  6. Review research proposals to enhance their grant attractiveness;
  7. Serve as an external examiner to promote academic exchange and excellence;
  8. Provide consultancy services to address community challenges and contribute to societal development;
  9. Acquire patents for innovations to protect Intellectual Property rights;
  10. Collaborate with staff to enhance course delivery quality and monitoring;
  11. Develop adaptable teaching models to ensure effective and continuous learning;
  12. Assess student progress through course evaluations and examinations;
  13. Identify and procure relevant learning resources to enhance teaching quality;
  14. Develop practical modules aligned with the curriculum for hands-on learning;
  15. Initiate community development projects and establish funding linkages for university projects.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

For appointment, one MUST have:
  1. An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area from an accredited university recognized by the OUK Senate;
  2. At least three (3) years of teaching experience as a Lecturer or equivalent and research experience or six (6) years in research/ industry experience;
  3. A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer or equivalent, of which at least twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals;
  4. Supervised at least three (3) postgraduate students to completion as a Lecturer or equivalent;
  5. Registered with the relevant professional body (where applicable);
  6. Attracted research or development funds;
  7. In-depth professional/discipline-specific knowledge and experience in a specialized field or broad knowledge of several fields
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Note

Open University of Kenya (OUK) is an equal opportunity employer and, therefore, applicants of either gender, youths, persons living with disabilities and those from marginalized areas are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should submit their applications so as to be received on or before 6th February, 2026.

All applications should be addressed to The Vice-Chancellor, Open University of Kenya, P.O. Box 2440-00606, Nairobi, Kenya and MUST be submitted online through the link provided at the University website and as per the instructions therein.