Senior Lecturer - Computer Science at The Open University of Kenya

Duties

• 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.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

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;