Academic Staff Vacancies at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti

Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) - 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: modern 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.

Acknowledgement & 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:

1.) Colleges of Sciences

Department of Biological sciences
Human Biology
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Department of Chemical Sciences
Bio-Chemistry
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Computer Science
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Information and Communication Technology
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

2.) College of Social and Management Sciences

Department of Economics and Management Studies
Economics
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Accounting
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Banking and Finance
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Business Administration
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Tourism and Events Management
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Department of Media and Communication Studies
Media and Communication Studies
Professor/ Reader, Senior Lecturer, and Lecturer I

Department of Political Science and International Studies
Political Science
Reader , Senior Lecturer and Lecturer II

International Relations and Diplomacy
Professor/ Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

Peace & Conflict Studies
Professor/ Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

B.Sc. Intelligence & Security Studies
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Lecturer II

3.) College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Anatomy
Professor, Lecturer II and Curator

Histology
Laboratory Technologist

Physiology
Laboratory Technologist

Nutrition and Dietetics
Dietician

Nursing
Clinical Instructor

4.) College of Engineering

Chemical Engineering
Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Technologist I/II

Civil Engineering
Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Technologist I/II

Computer Engineering
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I , Lecturer II and Technologist I/II

Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Technologist I/II

Mechanical Engineering
Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I and Technologist I/II

Mechatronics Engineering
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Technologist I/II

Petroleum Engineering
Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Technologist I/II

Engineering Workshop
Chief Technologist, Principal Technologist, Senior Technologist and Technologist I/II


Academics Staff Qualifications and Other Requirements

Professor/Reader
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 reaching 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.

Senior Lecturer
Ph.D with at least 6 years post-qualification cognate experience supported with a suitable number of publications and ICT proficiency.

Lecturer I
Ph.D with at least 4 years teaching and research experience along with a suitable number of publications and ICT proficiency.

Lecturer II
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.

Remuneration
Salary Packages: 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 to for all staff to take part in the contributory pension scheme.
The University shall pay 7½ percent of the staff’s monthly basic salary to the peision fund while the statf shall pay 7½ percent towards the fund.
 A staff shall not be hindered by the University from drawing from the pension scheme.

Application Closing Date
15 October, 2012

Method of Application
1.) 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 sell as an up—to—date Curriculum Vitae giving the following 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
• Institution 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.

2.) Candidates applying for any of the positions are advised to request their referees 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 platform and on-line libraries.

3.) 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 [email protected] or [email protected]

Signed
Lady Christie Oluborode
Registrar