Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Nigeria’s premier Private University, currently celebrating thirteen years of academic excellence, has produced nine sets of graduates including Lawyers, Engineers, Scientists and five sets of Medical Doctors – the very first by a private University in Nigeria and West Africa.
Igbinedion University, Okada promotes diversity, and equal opportunity, with students from all of Nigeria’s 36 states and FCT and abroad, and has embraced ICT solutions as the fulcrum of its strategic development. The University hereby invites applications from well-motivated and suitably qualified candidates to fill the following teaching staff positions: PROFESSORS, READERS, SENIOR LECTURERS, LECTURERS I AND II AND ASSISTANT LECTURERS, in the Colleges/Schools/Departments listed below:
1. ALAYELUWA OBA OKUNADE SIJUWADE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
(a) School of Clinical Medicine
- Community Medicine
- Haematology
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Chemical Pathology
- Histopathology
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Medical Microbiology
- Paediatrics
- Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing)
(b) School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Medical Laboratory Sciences
(2) DORA AKUNYILI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
(a) Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology
(b) Pharmaceutical Chemistry
(c) Pharmacology & Toxicology
(d) Pharmaceutical Microbiology
(e) Pharmacognosy
(3) GEN. ABDULSALAM ABUBAKAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
(a) Petroleum Engineering
(b) Computer Engineering
(c) Mechanical Engineering
(d) Electrical/Electronics Engineering
(e) Civil Engineering
(f) Chemical Engineering
(4) COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
(a) Chemical Sciences
(b) Computer Science & Information Technology
(c) Physics
(d) Biological Sciences (Microbiology)
(5) COLLEGE OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
(a) Foreign Language (French, Russian)
(b) Economics and Development Studies
(c) English
(d) Geography & Regional Planning
(e) Mass Communication
(f) Political Science and Public Administration
(g) International Relations
(h) Sociology & Anthropology
(i) Theatre Arts
(6) COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES
(a) Accounting
(b) Banking & Finance
(c) Business Administration, with specialization in
- Management
- Marketing
- Management Information System
Qualification and Experience
(a) Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer I, must possess Doctorate degree in the relevant academic disciplines with evidence of scholarly publication in reputable journals
(b) Professor and Reader should have at least 10 years teaching and research experience in the University system
(c) Senior Lecturer and Lecturer I applicants should have at least 5 and 3 years of University teaching and research experience respectively
(d) Lecturer II must possess a Doctorate degree in the relevant academic discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with scholarly publications and experience in University teaching.
(e) Assistant Lecturers should have a Masters degree (M.sc.) in the relevant discipline.
Additional Requirements
(f) In addition to the academic and professional qualifications and experience outlined above, applicants are required to (i) be proficient in ICT operations; (ii) be collegial and effective team players; (iii) be entrepreneurial; and (iv) have experience in fundraising and strategic planning
Conditions of Service
Conditions of Service are as obtainable in Federal Government Universities with added incentives as may be necessary and determined by the Governing Council. All appointments are pensionable based on the contributory pensions scheme.
Method of Application
Applicants should forward ten (10) copies of printed applications with ten (10) copies of latest detailed and signed curriculum vitae, which should include email address, telephone numbers, present salary, and names and addresses of three (3) referees who are competent to comment meaningfully on the character of the candidate. The referees’ reports should be forwarded directly and under confidential seal to the address below at the time of application.
Closing Date
Applicants should be received not later than 9th February 2012, and should be addressed to:
The Registrar
Igbinedion University, Okada
P.M.B. 0006, Benin City,
Edo State, Nigeria
E-mail: ediokoro@yahoo.com; osaghaeeghosa@yahoo.co.uk
Phone number: 08033958334/08037035795
Signed
E.O. Okoro
Registrar
