Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Technologist I/II Jobs at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti-State in Nigeria october 2012
Vacancies: Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Technologist I/II
General Information
Structures on Ground: State-of-the-art and fully air-conditioned buildings for all eight Colleges; hostel buildings for all students, accommodation for academic and non-academic staff; modem cafeteria which provides local, English and continental dishes; ABUAD Bottled Water Plant; ABUAD Bakery; ABUAD Printing Press; Tuck Shops; Laundry etc.
Teaching Facilities on Ground: Fully furnished air conditioned laboratories for Chemistry, Physics, Biology and other researches. Fully furnished air conditioned modern virtual and physical Libraries; LexisNexis E- Law Library, ICT Laboratory, E-learning platform for all classrooms; V-sat to enable internet connectivity for all Colleges and hostels, modern sporting facilities for soccer, tennis, handball, volleyball, and badminton, etc.
Acknowledgment & Recognition: The University is acknowledged by past and present Presidents of Nigeria, the National Universities Commission (NUC) as “a model, benchmark and reference point for private universities”; as the fastest growing private university in Africa” by All Africa Student Union (AASU) and was recently declared the winner of Socrates 2011 Best Enterprise Award in London.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following Academic positions:
College of Engineering
Position: Professor/Reader
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Engineering Workshops
Qualifications and Other Requirements
- Ph.D with at least 10 years post qualification experience for Professorship and 8 years post-qualification experience for Readership in University teaching and research in the relevant fields.
- Candidates must have outstanding record of scholarly publications along with evidence of considerable teaching and research, demonstrable capacity for academic leadership, as well as proficiency in ICT.
- Candidates are expected to be registered with the various recognized professional bodies, as applicable.
Position: Senior Lecturer
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Engineering Workshops
Qualifications and Other Requirements
- Ph.D with at least 6 years post-qualification cognate experience supported with a suitable number of publications and ICT proficiency.
Position: Lecturer I
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Engineering Workshops
Qualifications and Other Requirements
- Ph.D with at least 4 years teaching and research experience along with a suitable number of publications and ICT proficiency.
Position: Lecturer II
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Engineering Workshops
Qualifications and Other Requirements
- A candidate to be appointed as lecturer II shall normally possess a PhD, in addition to possessing at least a Second Class Honors (Upper Division) Degree in the relevant field.
- A candidate who has an M.Phil, qualification may be appointed as Lecturer II provided the candidate has a substantial number of publications as well as adequate teaching experience in the University.
Position: Technologist I/II
Salary Package
Salary and allowances which are personal and negotiable are higher than Federal Government-consolidated unitary salary structure. Salary increment is based on productivity and contribution to the development of the University. The university also offers additional beneficial packages to staff.
Retirement and Pension Scheme.
The University operates a contributory Pension Fund as enacted by the Act of the National Assembly. It is mandatory for all staff to take part in the contributory pension scheme. The University shall pay 7 ½ percent of the staff’s monthly basic salary to the pension fund while the staff shall pay 7 ½ percent towards the fund.
A staff shall not be hindered by the University from drawing from the pension scheme.
Mode of Application:
Applicants applying for academic positions are required to submit (20) copies of applications with full documentation including four passport photographs, photocopies of Certificates and Awards as well as an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae giving the information in the order as listed below:
- Full Name (Surname first in capital letters)
- Post applied for
- Date and place of birth (attach birth certificate/sworn affidavit)
- Nationality
- Permanent home address
- Current postal address including mobile telephone number(s)
- Marital status
- Number of children and their ages
- Institutions attended with dates
- Academic/professional qualifications (attach copies of credentials)
- Work experience with dates
- Present employment status and salary
- Conference/courses attended (state title of papers presented, if any)
- Professional accomplishments with research interest and activities
- Publications with dates
- Service to national and or international bodies
- Extra-curricular activities
- Any physical challenge?
- Names and addresses of three (3) referees who must have been closely associated with candidates/work experience, one of whom must be the Head of Department or Dean/Provost of the applicant
Requirements:
- Candidates applying for any of the positions are advised to request their referees to forward three (3) confidential reports on them directly to the Registrar. The reports should be duly marked “Confidential” in a sealed envelope.
Other Requirements
The Applicant:
- Must have passion for teaching
- Must be disciplined, dedicated, loyal and well dressed.
- Must be ready to imbibe ABUAD’s philosophy to reform Education by example.
- Must have the ability for team -work and have a high level of human relation skills.
- Must be ready to engage in high quality academic research and contribute meaningfully to human development.
- Must be computer literate and capable of using modern teaching and research facilities including electronic interactive boards, intra-communication platforms and on-line libraries.
All documents shall bear the position applied for at the top left hand corner of the
package and shall be addressed to:
The Registrar
Afe Babalola University,
P.M.B 5454, Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti-State
4. Candidates can also apply on-line via aareafc@gmall.com or abuadregistrar@gmail.com Fully documented applications should be received on or before 16th October 2012.
