Senior Lecturer - Medical Surgical Nursing/Critical Care Nursing

Role Overview

The Senior Lecturer will be responsible for academic leadership, delivering high-quality instruction to undergraduate and graduate students, and contributing significantly to the university's research output and curriculum development.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertaking teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Conducting original research and producing publications or other significant research outputs.
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects to completion.
• Participating in curriculum development and regular review of academic programmes.
• Managing examination preparation, administration, and grading.
• Participating in the administration and management of departmental programmes and activities.
• Developing instructional and learning materials.
• Conducting community outreach activities as a representative of the university.
• Guiding and counselling students on academic and professional matters.
• Attending and participating in research conferences and seminars.
• Performing any other related duties assigned by the university administration.

Qualifications and Experience

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification (or a Master’s degree qualification in special cases) in the relevant area from a recognized and accredited university.
• At least three (3) years of teaching or research experience at the university level as a Lecturer/Research Fellow, or six (6) years of relevant research/industry experience.
• A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer or equivalent, of which twenty-four (24) must be from refereed scholarly journals.
• Successfully supervised at least three (3) postgraduate students to completion as a Lecturer/Research Fellow.
• Be registered or registrable with the relevant professional body (Nursing Council of Kenya or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Computer Applications.
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted electronically (online), including a detailed curriculum vitae, a copy of your National ID/Passport, and copies of academic and professional certificates and transcripts.

Submit your application via e-mail to: recruitment2026@ndu.ac.ke.

Note: Ensure you include the position applied for and the Reference Number in the subject line.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to present originals of the following documents during interviews:

• National Identity Card.
• Academic and Professional Certificates and transcripts.
• Clearances from: KRA, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), HELB, Registered Credit Reference Bureaus (CRB), and a Police Clearance Certificate (DCI).
• Letter of recognition of qualifications from the Commission for University Education (CUE) for any degree obtained from foreign universities.
• Recommendations from relevant professional bodies (where applicable).