Tutorial Fellow, Special Needs Education (Visual Impairments)- Thika Campus

Mount Kenya University

Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private, multi-campus, chartered and ISO 9001:2015 Certified university in Kenya. It was founded by Prof. Simon N. Gicharu. MKU is one of the largest private universities in the country, with a student body in excess of 52,000, as at September 2015.

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Tutorial Fellow, Special Needs Education (Visual Impairments)- Thika Campus

Qualification

Must have: 

  • Master’s degree in Special Needs Education (Visual Impairments) from a recognized academic institution.
  • Expected to have registered for a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.
  • Bachelor of Education (Special Needs Education) with a specialization in Visual Impairments.
  • At least two (2) years of teaching experience in a recognized academic institution of higher learning.
  • Registration by the relevant professional body.

Key responsibilities also include

Reporting to the Dean, School of Education

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Participate in curriculum development and review.
  • Prepare a course outline to guide the effective delivery and coverage of the syllabus.
  • Develop learning content to ensure adequate coverage of the course outline.
  • Teach Undergraduate, Diploma, and Certificate courses.
  • Set, invigilate, and administer examinations to test the understanding of course content and give a progressive report to the Department.
  • Supervise students’ projects and attend defence meetings to enable them to complete their studies successfully.
  • Carry out research, prepare publications, and participate in conferences to disseminate knowledge generated.
  • Attract funding to the University to support research.
  • Facilitate field studies and assess students during attachments/trips/ internships.
  • Participate in official University meetings and functions.
  • Monitor class attendance sheets to ensure that students sitting for the examinations meet the required lecture attendance of more than four-fifths of all lectures before they can sit for their examinations.
  • Carry out administrative and other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Method of application

If you are interested and qualified, kindly submit your application via the link provided below,

https://recruitment.mku.ac.ke/Home/ListingDetails?DocumentNo=25795a8f-8937-4448-beb7-bc194dbb2d48&utm_source=Jobinkenya

 

Deadline  5th November, 2026

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