Associate Professors - Data Science at Kenya-AIST - Konza City (closes 31 Oct)

Associate Professors - Data Science at Kenya-AIST - Konza City (closes 31 Oct)

About the institution: Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST) is a public institute based in Konza Technopolis. Full time academic posts; positions stay open until filled.

You will: - Lead research partnerships and win external research funding and consultancies - Design and develop academic programmes in line with the Institute's quality framework - Supervise theses, dissertations, internships and attachments; mentor staff - Provide academic leadership, industry collaboration and technology transfer - Help develop lab manuals for approved curricula

What they want: - PhD in a relevant field from an accredited university - 5+ years teaching as Assistant Professor, or 8+ years research as Assistant Research Professor or equivalent - 40+ publications (30+ in refereed journals) - At least 5 PhD and 5 Master's students supervised to completion - Patents and commercialised innovations are a plus

Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 Apply: email cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, 2 referees and certificates to facultyrecruitment@kenya-aist.ac.ke Listing: https://www.corporatestaffing.co.ke/job/associate-professors-data-science-at-kenya-aist/