ASSISTANT LECTURER IN ORAL HEALTH SCIENCES (2 POSITIONS)

The Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) is a University and Centre of Excellence in health education, research, and innovation whose mission is ‘to advance knowledge, professional competencies, skills, and innovations in health sciences through high-quality student-centred and innovative education and research that responds to and influences the global/national policy, health, and development needs in an efficient, sustainable, and result oriented manner’.

KUHeS carried out a Functional Review process, which resulted into a new Organisational Structure and Staff Establishment. Following the approval of the Staff Establishment and Organisational Structure by Government, KUHeS conducted a placement exercise for existing employees, but there were a substantial number of key positions that were not filled. KUHeS would like to fill some of these vacant positions as part of the Functional Review implementation process.

Therefore, applications are being invited from suitably qualified Malawians to fill the following vacant positions existing in various functional areas, as follows:

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND ORAL HEALTH

1. ASSISTANT LECTURER IN ORAL HEALTH SCIENCES (2 POSITIONS)

Grade                  :   KU7

Department       :   School of Medicine and Oral Health

Responsible to    :   Head of Oral Health Sciences

Purpose of the Job

To support delivery of academic programmes.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Supporting teaching and learning;
• Supervising undergraduate students;
• Conducting research;
• Providing clinical service and supervision;
• Providing effective tutorials to students;
• Developing, adopting and adapting various new technologies and concepts in teaching and learning;
• Preparing and submitting reports.

Minimum Education, Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) with Credit or its equivalent obtained from a reputable
• At least one year of post-qualification clinical dental experience and satisfactory completion of
• Registered with Medical Council of

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Interested individuals meeting the requirements above should submit applications including: certified copies of certificates; university transcript, detailed CV including names, emails and phone contacts of three (3) traceable professional referees to:

The Registrar

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Private Bag 360

Chichiri Blantyre 3

Or email to: recruitment@kuhes.ac.mw

Applicants submitting via email must indicate the title of the post in the subject line of the email. Applications should be submitted by 7th August 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

KUHeS is an equal opportunity employer and therefore encourages applications from qualified men, women and persons with disabilities.