 She has risen through the ranks, over the years, from research associate, assistant lecturer, lecturer, senior lecturer, to her current rank of Associate Professor, as of August 2018.She has also worked at the University's Infectious Diseases Institute.In 2017, Pauline Byakika, MBChB, MMed (Medicine), MSc, PhD, was elected to serve as the Vice President of the Uganda Medical Association, for the next two years.