Job Opportunities at Carnegie Mellon University

Established out of a partnership between Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Government of Rwanda, CMU-Africa is addressing the critical shortage of high-quality talent required to accelerate the economic development and digital transformation of Africa – home to the fastest growing workforce in the world.

CMU-Africa was established in 2011 and is the only U.S. research university offering its master’s degrees with full-time faculty, staff and operations in Africa. CMU’s presence in Rwanda provides a platform to engage in Africa’s most significant opportunities and challenges across the continent through world-class education and contextually relevant research.




Our vision is to educate and empower the next generation of African leaders and innovators by delivering a world-class educational experience. CMU-Africa’s mission is to produce creative and technically strong engineers, who have been trained in the African context, and prepared to make transformative impact in their communities and the world.

CMU-Africa is steadily expanding, with plans to grow to 400 students in the next couple of years. Our size and inspirational mission create a sense of camaraderie and excitement within our community. To support this growth and delivery of our mission, CMU-Africa invites applications for the following staff positions:

1. Administrative support coordinators
2. Facilities manager
3. Instructional teaching and learning specialist
4. Senior manager for entrepreneurship and industry partnerships
5. Lab engineer – UDPGN project
6. Full stack developer – UDPGN project
7. Lab manager – UDPGN project

Other details relating to the key responsibilities, qualifications, application guidelines, skills and competencies are available on the CMU-Africa Careers page through the link provided below, interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/faculty-and-staff/careers-at-cmu-africa/staff-positions.html




Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate and is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual and cultural dimensions.