Tutorial Fellow - Technology Education (Power Mechanics) at The Open University of Kenya

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties

• Develop research proposals and publish problem-solving publications;
• Attend conferences to share knowledge and build collaborations;
• Provide consultancy services connecting with industry;
• Supervise research projects and evaluate Undergraduate project defenses;
• Foster collaborations with industry and other universities;
• Manage grants, research teams, and project expenses;
• Conduct practical activities for real-world learning and design experiments;
• Prepare course outlines and recommend relevant teaching materials;
• Provide learner support, curate content, and develop teaching materials aligned with the syllabus;
• Lecture to explain course content and set/administer assessments and exams;
• Moderate and invigilate exams to ensure fairness, mark exams, and grade students;
• Mentor students in their Undergraduate projects and supervise student attachments/internships;
• Present articles at relevant forums and engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities like environmental conservation;
• Plan weekly course content delivery and participate in Departmental and School Boards;
• Support student innovations for entrepreneurship and social progress.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

Must Have

• A Masters and Bachelor’s degree qualifications in the relevant field from an accredited university recognized by the OUK Senate;
• A minimum period of three (3) years relevant work experience in the Grade of Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant or a comparable position;
• Be registered or registerable for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or equivalent doctoral degree qualification;
• Be registered or registerable with the relevant professional body (where applicable).
• In-depth professional/discipline-specific knowledge and experience in a specialized field or broad knowledge in a number of fields;
• Proficiency in ICT.