Career advice · Updated November 2026

Karatina University Jobs 2026: 71 Vacancies, Salary Scales and How to Apply

Karatina University jobs are open in one of the biggest public university hiring rounds of the year. The university in Nyeri County has advertised 71 posts across 24 job titles: 42 academic posts (Senior Lecturers, Lecturers and Tutorial Fellows) and 29 administrative and support posts, from Deputy Dean of Students to drivers, morticians and security attendants. The deadline is Monday 16 November 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Unusually, the advert publishes the basic salary scale for every post, which we include below.

Our source is the university’s official advertisement (“External Job Advert as at 26th Oct. 2026”, corrected 27 October 2026) on karu.ac.ke, also carried in the government’s MyGov pullout of 27 October 2026. For other public-sector rounds open now, see the government jobs hub and the government recruitment tracker.

Key details

• Employer: Karatina University (public university, Nyeri County)
• Posts: 71 (42 academic, 29 administrative)
• Apply: online at jobs.karu.ac.ke, plus one scanned copy of the full application emailed to jobs@karu.ac.ke
• Deadline: Monday 16 November 2026, 5:00 p.m.
• Fees: none; the university says it charges no fee at any stage, and canvassing leads to automatic disqualification

Academic posts: 42 vacancies

Senior Lecturer specialisations (1 post each): Pharmacy, Law, Criminology, Cyber Security, Midwifery, Public Administration, Special Needs, Actuarial Science, Animal Health and Clinical Medicine. You need an earned doctorate, at least four years of university teaching or research since becoming a Lecturer, evidence of postgraduate supervision, conference participation and at least four refereed publications since appointment as Lecturer.

Lecturer specialisations: Actuarial Sciences (2), Chemistry, Hospitality (2), Tourism, Finance, Clinical Medicine (2), Religion (2, one in Islamic Studies), Criminology (2), Public Administration, History, Linguistics, Literature, Education Foundations, Special Needs (Hearing Impaired), Special Needs (Inclusive Education), ECT Mathematics Methods, ECT Chemistry Methods, ECT Physics Methods, ECT Geography/History Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and Data Science. The standard route is an earned doctorate plus registration (or eligibility) with the relevant professional body. There is an alternative route for Health and ICT: a relevant master’s degree, at least three years of university, research or industry experience, professional registration and at least one publication.

Tutorial Fellow specialisations (1 post each): French, Geography, Software Engineering, Robotics and Criminology. You need a master’s and a bachelor’s degree, must be registered or ready to register for a PhD, and must show teaching or research potential at the interview.

Administrative and support posts: 29 vacancies

Salary figures are basic pay as printed in the advert (the start of the scale, the annual increment and the top of the scale). Allowances are not listed. To see roughly what a basic salary leaves you after statutory deductions, run it through our net salary calculator. For example, a Clinical Officer starting at KSh 55,373 basic pays PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the housing levy on that amount before any allowances.

How to apply for Karatina University jobs

1. Read the full job specification in the official PDF advert for your post. Specialisations and exact requirements are only there.
2. Apply online at jobs.karu.ac.ke (also linked from the Careers section of karu.ac.ke).
3. Attach a detailed CV, academic and professional certificates, academic transcripts, KCSE/KACE/KCE certificate, CUE recognition for any foreign qualification, and your national ID or passport. Our list of documents needed for jobs in Kenya covers each one.
4. Also email one continuously scanned copy (a single PDF) of the whole application to jobs@karu.ac.ke. The subject must state the job title and reference, for example “Lecturer (KarU/HR/LEC/2026)”. Many applicants miss this second step.
5. Submit both before 5:00 p.m. on 16 November 2026.

Applicants with disabilities should attach their NCPWD certificate as evidence. See our NCPWD card guide if you don’t have one yet.

Tips that matter for this round

• Match the specialisation exactly. Lecturer posts are advertised per discipline (for example “ECT Physics Methods” or “Data Science”). A general application for “Lecturer” without a named specialisation is easy to reject.
• Count your experience the way the advert does. Several technical posts ask for 11 years. Count only relevant post-qualification experience and list dates by month.
• Professional registration is a hard requirement for many posts (NCK for the nurse, KHPOA licence for the morticians, ICPAK for accountants). Upload current certificates, not expired ones.
• Prepare Chapter Six clearances early in case you are shortlisted. Business Radar’s guide to documents needed for job applications in Kenya lists the usual clearances and how long they take.
• Write a short, targeted cover letter with the cover letter generator, and use the CV checker before uploading.

Want to see how this round compares with other universities? Earlier public university rounds are in our government jobs hub, and our teacher CV guide helps candidates for the education posts.

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