EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEACHING/RESEARCH
January 2014 to date; Lecturer, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biosafety, Bioethics and Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University
Duties include
- Lecturing Undergraduate and postgraduate students in Medical and Applied Microbiology, Biochemical Bacteriology and Mycology , Molecular microbiology, Biotechnology, Biosafety and Bioethics.
- Supervising Graduate and undergraduate research.
July 2010 to December 2013; Lecturer, Biotechnology and Microbial Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, The Technical university of Kenya (formerly, The Kenya Polytechnic University College)
Duties included;
- Curriculum development B. Phil. Biotechnology, B. Tech. Biotechnology, BSc. Biochemistry
- Lecturing undergraduate and Diploma students in Plant Biotechnology, Biosafety and Bioethics, Microbiology and Immunology
September 2003 to June 2010; Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences and Biotechnology, The Kenya Polytechnic.
Responsibilities included;
- Lecturing, Organizing practical’s and field trips in Microbiology, immunology, and virology
- Supervising students projects at the levels of Higher Diploma and Ordinary Diploma
August to December 2004; Part time Lecturer, Botany Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi. Kenya
Responsibilities included;
- Lecturing Undergraduate Students in the course Unit Biotechnological Innovations, organizing practical’s and field trips.
January 1998 to September 2003; Teaching, Biology and Chemistry to secondary school students at Kapropita Girls High School
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
April 2018 to date, Ag. Chair-person of Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University
Responsibilities include;
- Overseeing all the activities of the Department, Teaching, Examinations and overall running of the Department.
July 2015 to April 2018; Departmental examination officer Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University
Responsibilities included
- In charge of receiving draft examinations and marked scripts
- Internal moderation of examination drafts,
- Submitting draft examinations and marked scripts to external examiners for external moderation
- Submitting moderated examinations to the University Examinations Officer.
August 2011 to Dec. 2013; Ag. Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Technical University of Kenya (Formerly the Kenya Polytechnic University College {KPUC})
Responsibilities included
- Overseeing all the activities of the Department, Teaching, Examinations and overall running of the Department.
January 2011 to August 2011; Examinations/ Time table coordinator, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Technical University of Kenya
Responsibilities included
- Coordination of setting and moderation departmental examination, Time tabling and Processing of examinations results.
January 2011 to Date August 2011; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Technical University of Kenya Course coordinator for Diploma in Technology Biochemistry and Diploma in Technology Biotechnology Classes. Timetabling and coordination of teaching.