Technologist (Building Technology / Building Science)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing and managing laboratory and workshop materials and equipment, including tools, machinery, consumables, and testing instruments.
• Conducting and supervising practical exercises, laboratory sessions, and demonstrations for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Maintaining, calibrating, and repairing laboratory and workshop equipment, ensuring proper functioning for teaching and research activities.
• Supporting research projects, including the preparation, testing, and analysis of building materials and other practical investigations.
• Supervising and mentoring junior laboratory staff, students, and attachees, promoting safe and efficient technical practices.
• Ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards, including proper handling and disposal of materials and laboratory waste.
• Maintaining accurate records of laboratory experiments, equipment inventories, and consumables, and implementing quality assurance standards.
• Assisting in the development of laboratory manuals, teaching aids, and technical documentation to support instructional programs.
• Performing any other relevant duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Requirements for Appointment

• Minimum six (6) years’ cumulative relevant work experience at the level of Technician/ Technologist Grade 7 or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from a recognized and accredited institution.
• Diploma in a relevant field from a recognized and accredited institution.
• Proficiency in the relevant computer applications.

How to Apply

Applications should be accompanied by a detailed up to date curriculum vitae, certified true copies of academic and professional certificates, National Identity Card or Passport, together with testimonials and other relevant supporting documents.

Qualified candidates must submit three (3) hard copies of their application, clearly indicating the reference number of the position applied for to the address below and email scanned coloured copies of the same documents compiled into a single PDF file to recruitment@tmu.ac.ke.

The Vice-Chancellor Tom Mboya University P. O. BOX 199 - 40300 HOMA-BAY

Applications must be received on or before Tuesday 14th April, 2026 by 5:00 PM (1700hrs).