Lecturer: Civil Engineering (Roads, Transportation and Traffic Engineering; Highway and Pavement Design) at Kirinyaga University

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Job Description

KyU is located approximately 115 Km North East of Nairobi on Sagana - Embu - Highway. It is the successor to Kirinyaga Technical Institute which was conceived by the people of Kirinyaga way back in 1971 when the former head of state His Excellency the President, Hon. Daniel Arap Moi C.G.H., M.P. (then Vice-president) launched the Harambee Fund Raising Drive 

Job Industry

Education and Training

Job Salary Currency

Job Salary Fixed

No

Key Deliverables

  • Teaching and evaluation of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Setting, moderating, administering, processing and marking examinations.
  • Academic advising and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Development of teaching and learning materials.
  • Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students in research activities.
  • Developing research proposals for funding.
  • Participate in meetings and conferences related to research and building inter-disciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.
  • Participating in preparation of Department and Faculty strategic plans.
  • Organizing and supervising educational activities for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Attending and participating in seminars, workshops, conferences etc, in relevant fields.
  • Participating in administrative, academic and consultancy activities in the Department and other organizations.
  • Participating in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of curricula in the Department.
  • Attending and participating in the Departmental meeting and other activities for effective and efficient management of the Department and Faculty.
  • Undertaking administrative duties and other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Essential Qualities

Essential Qualities
  • An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant field from an accredited and recognized university; and be registered with Engineers Board of Kenya.

OR

  • A Master’s degree in the relevant field from accredited and recognized university (in special cases) with at least three (3) years teaching experience at university level or in research or industry; and
  • A minimum of twenty-four (24) publication points, of which at least ten (10) should be from refereed journal papers; and
  • Be registered with Engineers Board of Kenya.


Application Process

Close Date

08/10/2026