- Engage in research, publication, teaching, and student supervision to fulfill University objectives;
- Develop grant-worthy research proposals for internal and external funding;
- Collaborate with local, regional, and international partners to address societal issues;
- Disseminate research findings through journal publications for public knowledge sharing;
- Train, mentor, and evaluate students to ensure high-quality research output;
- Review research proposals to enhance their grant attractiveness;
- Serve as an external examiner to promote academic exchange and excellence;
- Provide consultancy services to address community challenges and contribute to societal development;
- Acquire patents for innovations to protect Intellectual Property rights;
- Collaborate with staff to enhance course delivery quality and monitoring;
- Develop adaptable teaching models to ensure effective and continuous learning;
- Assess student progress through course evaluations and examinations;
- Identify and procure relevant learning resources to enhance teaching quality;
- Develop practical modules aligned with the curriculum for hands-on learning;
- Initiate community development projects and establish funding linkages for university projects.
Senior Lecturer
Deadline
02 Feb 2026
Grade
Grade
13
Open Posts
Posts
1
Duties & Responsibilities
Required Qualifications and Competencies
For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:
- An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area from an accredited university recognized by the OUK Senate;
- At least three (3) years of teaching experience as a Lecturer or equivalent and research experience or six (6) years in research/ industry experience;
- 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;
- Supervised at least three (3) postgraduate students to completion as a Lecturer or equivalent;
- Registered with the relevant professional body (where applicable);
- Attracted research or development funds;
- In-depth professional/discipline-specific knowledge and experience in a specialized field or broad knowledge of several fields
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
- All applications should be submitted with an Application Letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating academic qualifications, professional experience, academic leadership, list of publications, awards, scholarships, funding, membership to professional associations or bodies and linkages, valid email addresses, telephone contacts, copies of certificates, National ID, and other testimonials; These shall be uploaded at the relevant attachment sections within the OUK recruitment portal.
- Applicants with degrees from foreign Universities MUST attach letter(s) of recognition from the Commission for University Education (CUE) as part of the application document.
- Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and shall be required to ask three (3) of their referees to share references directly to the University using a system mechanism that shall be provided.
- Compliance with Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya will be upheld and any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Note that the Terms of Service will be either Permanent and Pensionable OR Contract, as shall be determined by the University Council.