Vacancy title:
Community Medicine

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Education, Healthcare, Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
University of Medical Science and Technology

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, January 20 2028

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 7 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Role Overview:

To lead teaching, research, and service in Community Medicine, Public Health, Health Systems, and Population Health.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach community medicine, public health, health promotion, and health systems to medical and public health students.
• Conduct research in primary health care, health equity, health policy, non-communicable diseases, or health services research.
• Supervise MPH, DrPH, and PhD students.
• Engage with government health departments, NGOs, and community organizations.
• Lead community-based participatory research, field attachments, and service-learning programs.
• Contribute to national public health policy and programming.

Requirements:

• PhD in Public Health, Community Medicine, Epidemiology, or related field.
• Mandatory GPA: Master’s GPA ≥ 4.0; Bachelor’s GPA ≥ 3.5.
• Extensive experience in teaching, research, and community engagement.
• Record of publications and externally funded projects in public health.
• Leadership experience in academic or public health settings.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure
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Interested applicants to fill these teaching vacant positions are invited to send merged PDF file which shall include application letters, up to date curriculum vitae, and certified copies of certificates and transcripts addressed to the Chairman, Board of Trustees, UMST, P. O. Box. 100035 Dar es Salaam. Applications may be submitted electronically or delivered in hard copy to the UMST campus. All applications must be received not later than 20th January, 2028. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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