Specialist, Academic Computing, Software Dvlpmnt & Maintenance

Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, AKU provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programmes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

• working with the provost office for supporting Faculty Development Program Cohorts
• exploring and implementing more enhanced use of technology for teaching
• supporting courses and programs across the University
• any other task assigned by the supervisor.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent
• relevant certifications are an added advantage
• E-learning and M-Learning platforms
• experience of working on related technology
• HTML, and or PHP development
• Learning Management Systems
• the person must be an expert in evolving technologies related to E-Learning such as Learning Management Systems specially Moodle
• have sound knowledge of innovations in the industry related to the same field
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills with record of good customer orientation.