Prof Datuk Dr Khairuddin is the Vice Chancellor at University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) based in Sibu, Sarawak effective from 1 February 2018. Prior to that he served as Vice Chancellor for Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) from April 2008 until March 2013 and then as Vice Chancellor for University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering (UniMy) based in Putrajaya from April 2014 until January 2018.