Scholary Communications Coordinator/Editor

Duties and Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will be expected to:

• Support researchers in transforming scientific work into clear, accurate, proposals, and reports.
• Understand the scientific publishing process: preparing submissions, managing revisions, and communicating with journals.
• Work with scientific data—ensuring consistency, accuracy, and organization.
• Assist in developing and coordinating grant applications, timelines, and documentation.
• Have strong writing, editing, and project-management skills.
• Collaborate across diverse research teams and manage multiple projects.
• Be organized, detail-oriented, and skilled at translating complex scientific ideas into polished written materials. 

Prerequisite skills:

• Writing and editing skills
• Scientific and research literacy
• Technical and software proficiency
• Project management skills 
• Communication and collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Grant and proposal support

Job Specifications:

• Masters degree in research intensive field in biomedical sciences
• Strong preference for PhD Holders
• Experience working with International funding bodies
• Budget development skills
• Knowledge of compliance and ethics requirements.
• Has published in peer review journals.

Notes:

• Applicants should email their application letters, certified copies of certificates and resume of maximum two pages, giving details of their qualifications, experience and three (3) referees indicating their telephone and e-mail contacts;
• Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to the Director, Human Resource, University of Nairobi;
• Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to those designations; 
• The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement;
• Late applications will not be considered;
• Applications should be emailed to as one file in PDF:

CLOSING DATE: MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026