Vacancy title:
Lecturer – Criminology and Criminal Justice

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Teachers & Education]

Jobs at:
Eagle HR Consultants

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, August 5 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The job holder will be responsible for teaching and doing research on Criminology and Criminal Justice courses. The lecturer will also undertake duties in the school and departmental committees and support student projects and University activities in line with academic goals.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Teach and facilitate learning at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels through lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials and other learning situations as assigned by the Chair of the Department from time to time.
• Participate in developing, administering, and marking exams, assignments, and continuous assessment tests.
• Assist in developing learning materials, preparing schemes of work and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance.
• Provide advice, guidance and feedback to students to support their academic progress and refer them to support services as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development, planning and implementation of high-quality curriculum.
• Participate in supervising and assisting undergraduate and postgraduate students in their research work.
• Carry out research and produce publications, as well as other research outputs, in line with personal objectives agreed during performance contracting.
• Participate in writing research proposals and applying for research grants.
• Contribute and participate in the development of departmental and faculty seminars aimed at sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.
• Provide pastoral care to students through academic advising and counselling.
• Contribute to departmental, faculty and/or University-wide working groups or committees as and when requested to do so.
• Undertake continuous professional development and participate in staff development and training activities to update and enhance skills.
• Maintain proper records of students’ examinations, assignments, and continuous assessment tests, and ensure they are keyed in the examination records management system on time.
• Attend departmental, Faculty and University-wide meetings with other staff Members.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Academic Qualifications & Work Experience

• Must have a PhD in Criminology or PhD in Criminal Justice or related field from an accredited/recognised institution.
• Must have a Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice or related field from an accredited/recognised institution.
• At least three (3) years of demonstrated quality and progressive teaching experience at the university level or in research/industry.
• A minimum of two (2) high-quality publications in refereed journals.
• Registered with the relevant professional body (where applicable).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Eagle HR Consultants on www.eaglehr.co.ke to apply

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