Full Time Faculty – Computer Science Programme

ABOUT ALU

ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors.They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now. Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world.

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

HOW WE WORK

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a computer scientist who is motivated to develop the next generation of Computer Scientists and Software Engineers through experiential learning, not just teaching.

Teaching at ALCHE is hands-on and project-based. Students do not just learn concepts. They build solutions, work with constraints, and engage with real-world problems. You will guide this process by drawing on industry demands while maintaining high academic standards.

Teaching in this role is cross-programme. While the appointment sits within Computer Science, the post holder will be expected to teach modules across the college’s other programmes where their expertise is relevant including Software Engineering, computing, data, and technology modules delivered within other degree programmes.

The role carries a deliberate second dimension. Alongside teaching, you will work directly with the Computer Science Programme Manager on the academic and administrative business of the department: the design and redesign of Computing programmes and modules, accreditation and quality assurance submissions, assessment architecture, policy development, and the design and delivery of short courses in emerging areas of technology. Where appropriate, defined management responsibilities for the programme will be formally delegated to the post holder. We see this as a genuine pathway into academic leadership.

The successful candidate will join a college that is expanding its Computer Science provision, strengthening its quality assurance architecture, and positioning itself as a serious contributor to the national and regional technology skills agenda. There is real scope here to build something that lasts.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning

Deliver high-quality instruction across modules in the Computer Science and Software Engineering programmes, using practical, hands-on, and real-world teaching approaches aligned with programme learning outcomes.

Teach on a cross-programme basis, delivering computing, data, and technology modules within other degree programmes across the college as required, and adapting content and pacing to suit non-specialist cohorts without diluting academic rigour.

Contribute to shared and service modules taught across multiple programmes, working with the relevant Programme Managers to ensure consistency of standards, assessment, and student experience.

Facilitate project-based learning by guiding students in applying technical skills to real-world problems, including stakeholder engagement, solution development, and presentation of outputs.

Design, review, and continuously improve learning materials, learning activities, and reading lists to ensure alignment with academic and industry standards.

Supervise student capstone and final-year projects, including scoping, technical direction, supervision meetings, and examination.

Hold regular office hours to provide academic support, guidance, and feedback to students outside of class sessions.

Deliver effectively across blended and technology-enabled modes of delivery, including the responsible integration of AI tools into teaching and learning.

Assessment, Grading, and Academic Standards

Design coursework, projects, practicals, and examinations that are valid, reliable, appropriately weighted, and demonstrably mapped to module and programme learning outcomes.

Administer and run assessments, including the setting of examination papers, coordination with the Examinations Office, invigilation duties as scheduled, and adherence to examination protocols.

Mark and moderate student submissions accurately and fairly, and provide timely, constructive, and actionable feedback to support student progression and mastery of concepts.

Participate in internal moderation, second marking, and external examiner processes, and prepare the evidence and sample scripts these processes require.

Maintain assessment records, mark sheets, and grade submissions to the standards and deadlines set by the college, and contribute to the preparation of results for Assessment Boards.

Contribute to the annual monitoring of modules, including the analysis of assessment outcomes and the identification of enhancement actions.

Programme Design, Redesign and Accreditation

Work with the Computer Science Programme Manager on the design and redesign of IT/Computing programmes and modules, including programme structures, credit and level mapping, module descriptors, learning outcomes, and assessment strategies.

Contribute substantively to accreditation and re-accreditation work, including the preparation of programme specifications, module descriptions, mapping matrices, reading lists, staffing and resource annexes, and supporting evidence.

Support engagement with the regulators or validating partners, including preparation for site visits, panel meetings, and responses to conditions and recommendations.

Maintain programme documentation so that it remains accurate, version-controlled, and audit-ready between formal review cycles.

Benchmark the curriculum against national frameworks, professional body expectations, and the evolving requirements of the technology sector, and propose revisions accordingly.

Programme Administration and Delegated Management

Support the Computer Science Programme Manager across the administrative operations of the department, including timetabling input, module allocation, faculty coordination, student records and progression tracking, and the maintenance of programme trackers and action logs.

Assume delegated management responsibilities for defined areas of the programme as agreed with the Programme Manager. These may include ownership of a module cluster or year group, coordination of accreditation workstreams, management of assessment cycles, or deputising for the Programme Manager at internal meetings.

Coordinate with adjunct and visiting faculty to ensure consistency of delivery, assessment standards, and documentation across the programme.

Contribute to data-informed programme management, including the review of enrolment, attrition, progression, and student feedback data, and the design of interventions arising from it.

Liaise with the Student Success Team and the Student Professional Development team on academic support, progression concerns, and employability initiatives for Computer Science students.

Short Courses and Professional Education

Design and deliver short courses, bootcamps, certificates, and professional development offerings in IT and related ar