Massive Recruitment at Kenyatta University (Academic and Non-Academic)


Kenyatta University wishes to recruit qualified and dedicated applicants for vacant positions in the following offices:

1. Office of the Deputy Vice - Chancellor (Administration)
  • Caretaker - Grade III/IV (Ruiru Campus)
2. School Of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Geography
  • Professor
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Lecturer
  • Tutorial Fellow
Areas of specialization:
Candidates should be able to teach any of the following three (3) units:
  • Biogeography
  • Geographical Information System
  • Agricultural Geography
  • Economic Geography
  • Transport Geography
  • Regional and Urban Planning
  • Industrial Geography
  • Geography of Marketing
  • Political Geography
  • Medical Geography
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Population Geography
  • Settlement Geography
3. School of Applied Human Sciences
Department of Community Resource Management and Extension
  • Preschool Teacher - Grade III/IV
4. School Of Public Health
Department of Environmental Health
  • Lecturer
  • Tutorial Fellow
Areas of specialization:
  • Public Health
  • Population Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Community health
  • Reproductive Health
5. School Of Education
Department of Educational Foundation
  • Professor (Mombasa, Kitui and Main Campus)
  • Associate Professor (Mombasa, Kitui and Main Campus)
  • Senior Lecturer (Mombasa, Kitui and Main Campus)
  • Lecturer (Mombasa, Kitui, Embu, Nyeri, Migori, Nakuru and Main Campus)
  • Tutorial Fellow (Mombasa, Kitui, Embu, Nyeri, Migori, Nakuru and Main Campus)
Areas of specialization:
  • History of Education
  • Sociology of Education
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Comparative Education
  • Health Education
6. School of Pure and Applied Sciences
Department of Chemistry
  • Lecturer (Main and Kitui Campus)
  • Tutorial Fellow (Main and Kitui Campus)
  • Senior Technician - Grade E/F (Main Campus)
  • Technician - Grade C/D (Main, Ruiru, Kitui and Mombasa Campus)
  • Technician - Grade A/B (Main, Ruiru, Kitui and Mombasa Campus)
  • Junior Technician - Grade III/IV (Main, Ruiru, Kitui and Mombasa Campus)
Areas of specialization:
  • Industrial Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
7. Directorate of Alumni Programmes
  • Communication and Data Management Specialist – Grade C/D
8. Confucius Institute
  • Assistant Lecturer
  • Administrative Assistant - Grade C/D
9. Directorate of Sports and Games
  • Senior Games Tutor - Grade 13(Main Campus)
  • Games Tutor - Grade 12 (Main, Mombasa, Kitui, Nakuru, Nyeri, Migori and Ruiru Campus)
  • Assistant Games Tutor - Grade 11 (Main, Mombasa, Kitui, Nakuru, Nyeri,Migori and Ruiru Campus)
  • Senior Games Coach – Grade E/F (Main, Mombasa, Kitui, Nakuru, Nyeri and Migori Campus)
  • Games Coach - Grade C/D (Main, Mombasa, Kitui, Nakuru, Nyeri, Migori and Ruiru Campus)
  • Assistant Games Coach - Grade A/B (Main, Mombasa, Kitui, Nakuru, Nyeri,Migori and Ruiru Campus)
  • Games Attendant - Grade III/IV (Main, Kitui, Mombasa, Nakuru, Nyeri and Ruiru Campus)
  • Life Guard (Main and Ruiru Campus)
10. School Of Engineering & Technology

a. Department of Civil Engineering
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Lecturer
  • Tutorial Fellow
  • Senior Technician - Grade E/F
  • Technician - Grade C/D
  • Technician - Grade A/B
Areas of specialization:
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
b. Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Lecturer
  • Tutorial Fellow
  • Senior Technician - Grade E/F
  • Technician - Grade C/D
  • Technician - Grade A/B
Areas of specialization:
  • Power systems
  • Electrical machine
  • Communication control systems
  • Power electronics, Digital electronics
  • Energy systems
c. Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Lecturer
  • Tutorial Fellow
  • Senior Technician - Grade E/F
  • Technician - Grade C/D
  • Technician - Grade A/B
Areas of specialization:
  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Structural and Solid Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Machines
11. School Of Health Sciences
  • Senior Research Administrator (SRA) - Grade 11
All applicants for Grade A/B must have the following:
  • Be holders of KCE Division III or KCSE Mean Grade C (plain) and above
  • Have a minimum of an Ordinary Diploma in the relevant area from a recognized institution
  • Have at least three (3) years relevant working experience
  • Be computer literate.
All applicants for Grade III/IV must have the following:
  • Be holders of KCSE Grade D+ (plus) or KCE Division IV and above
  • Have a minimum professional qualification of Certificate in the relevant area from a recognized institution
  • Have three (3) years of relevant work experience
  • Be computer literate.
Those who wish to be considered for Part time teaching in any of the advertised areas may also apply. They should specifically indicate so.

Applicants should indicate the campus which they would wish to be stationed for posts which have that option.

Applicants and Referees should write directly to the undersigned.
Deputy Vice - Chancellor (Administration)
Kenyatta University
P. O. BOX 43844 – 00100
Nairobi.

Applications and letters from the referees should be received not later than Monday, 17th December, 2012.

Enquiries:
For details related to job specifications and general requirements, kindly visit our Website: www.ku.ac.ke

Kenyatta University is an equal opportunity employer.