Tutorial Fellow, Grade 11 - Electrical Energy Storage Systems

Role Overview

This is an academic development position within a university engineering department, designed for a promising scholar who is actively pursuing doctoral studies in power systems. The post blends structured teaching support, laboratory facilitation, and collaborative research, allowing the successful candidate to grow into a full-time academic while contributing meaningfully to the department’s teaching load and research output. Day-to-day work involves preparing and delivering tutorials, guiding students in practical sessions, supporting laboratory demonstrations, and engaging with ongoing research themes in power engineering that inform the department’s academic agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions for undergraduate courses in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, with particular attention to power systems, power electronics, and related energy conversion topics.
• Assist in developing and updating laboratory manuals, practical exercises, and teaching materials, ensuring experiments align with current engineering practice and safety standards.
• Support the supervision of undergraduate projects and design work, advising students on technical approaches, simulation tools, and practical implementation.
• Participate in departmental research activities, including the preparation of research proposals, data collection, analysis, and authorship of scholarly publications.
• Contribute to departmental academic duties such as invigilation, student assessment, marking, and academic counselling.
• Collaborate with senior faculty to secure research funding, industry partnerships, and opportunities for knowledge transfer in the field of power systems.
• Present research findings at departmental seminars, university conferences, and other relevant academic or professional forums.
• Engage in continuous professional development aligned with the doctoral research programme and the requirements of the relevant professional engineering body.

Requirements & Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a clear specialisation in power systems, or an equivalent qualification recognised by a reputable university, with strong academic standing at both levels.
• Registered for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or an equivalent doctoral degree in a relevant area of electrical engineering, with a research focus that fits the department’s strengths in power systems.
• Be registered with, or meet the eligibility requirements for registration with, the relevant professional engineering body in Kenya or an equivalent recognised international body.
• Demonstrable potential to contribute to teaching, practical laboratory instruction, research, innovation, and other academic activities of the department, supported by academic transcripts, publications, or relevant experience.