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A. Vacancies

1. PhD Fellow (1 Position)
2. Masters Fellow (1 Position)

B. Definition of a Graduate Fellow

A Graduate Fellow is defined as a student pursuing an advanced degree at Makerere University, who has been identified within their respective Department/College to facilitate and provide a support role to the teaching and learning of a given academic programme as appropriate.

C. Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist in the preparation of teaching materials, direct interaction with students in laboratory, conduct of practical and tutorial sessions.
2. Assist in grading papers.
3. Assist in supervising undergraduate students’ projects.
4. Assist in providing academic guidance and counseling to undergraduate students.
5. Actively participate in research at the Department.
6. Execute any other additional responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of Department.

D. Workload

Maximum (hours per week) shall be 4 contact hours for a Masters Fellow and 6 hours for a PhD Fellow.

E. Qualifications and Eligibility

1. A Bachelor’s degree with a First Class or Second Class Upper Division. A PhD Fellow must also have a good Masters degree.
2. A Masters Fellow must be enrolled on an MSc Computer Science programme and on normal progress. A PhD Fellow must be enrolled on a PhD Computer Science programme at Makerere University.
3. A Masters Fellow shall not be more than 35 years old and a PhD Fellow shall not be more than 45 years old at the time of recruitment on the graduate programme.
4. Experience with Internet of Things (IoT) or Embedded Systems will be an added advantage.

F. Emoluments and Benefits

Applicants shall benefit from the tuition fees waiver for the time of their tenure. This is a non-paid position.