Medical Science and Technology (UMST)

UMST is an international university established in 1996 in Sudan and now operating in Rwanda (full independent) and Saudi Arabia (a campus). Now UMST is in Dar es Salaam at Plot Number 196 B Block ‘A’ Boko – Ununio.

UMST is intending to start Doctor of Medicine programme from academic year 2026/2027, upon obtaining a permit to enrol students from the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).

We hereby invite suitably qualified and interested candidates to apply for the teaching and administrative positions listed below, provided they meet the following minimum requirements:

Teaching positions

Applications are invited for the following posts:

• Anatomy & Histology (3 masters, 1PhD)
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1 masters, 1PhD)
• Physiology (1 masters, 1PhD)
• ICT and Communication Skills (1 masters)
• Microbiology and Immunology (1 masters, 1PhD)
• Pathology (1 masters, 1PhD)
• Parasitology and Medical Entomology (1 masters, 1PhD)
• Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (1 masters, 1PhD)
• Community Medicine (1PhD)
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics (1 masters, 1PhD)
• Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine (2 MMed/PhD)
• Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) (2 MMed/PhD)
• Internal Medicine (2 MMed/PhD)
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2 MMed/PhD)
• Ophthalmology (2 MMed/PhD)
• Paediatrics and Child Health (2 MMed/PhD)
• Psychiatry and Mental Health (2 MMed/PhD)
• General Surgery (2 MMed/PhD)
• Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2 MMed/PhD)
• Radiology and Medical Imaging (2 MMed/PhD)
• and Emergency Medicine (2 MMed/PhD)

Administrative positions

Applications are invited for the following posts:

• Dean of Student Affairs (Master’s degree required)
• Academic Officer
• Laboratory Scientists (3 positions)
• Librarians (2 positions)
• and IT Expert (1 position)

NOTE: All applicants for teaching positions shall be required to possess a minimum G.P.A. of 4.0 at the master’s degree level and a minimum G.P.A. of 3.5 at the bachelor’s degree level as a mandatory qualification criterion.

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 through [email protected] 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.

Here’s a look at the UMST logo and a typical medical university campus in the region to give you a sense of the institution.