Vice-Chancellors at Rivers State University of Science and Technology

Rivers State University of Science and Technology - The University is located at Nkpolu-Oroworukwo in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The institution is the first University of Science and Technology established in Nigeria in 1980. Its establishment was the culmination of a long and sustained demand for a technological institute in Port Harcourt prior to and following the Report of the Ashby Commission on higher education in Nigeria in 1960.

The Governing Council, in the performance of its statutory duties as provided in the University's Enabling Law, hereby invites interested distinguished Academics with vast experience in University administration and management to apply for the vacant position of:

Job Title: Vice-Chancellor

Location: Port Harcourt

Responsibilities
"The Vice-Chancellor shall in accordance with Section 9 (2) of the law establishing the University have the general function in addition to other functions conferred on him by the law or otherwise of directing the activities of the University, and shall, to the exclusion of any other person or authority, be the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the University and Chairman of the Senate".

Qualifications and Requirements
The candidate for the post of the Vice-Chancellor is required to possess a good University education and should be a proven, experienced and successful manager of human and material resources.

Specifically, the candidate shall be expected to:

• Be a person of impeccable character, who is honest and against whom no serious allegation of fraud or dishonesty has been made; who is impartial, objective, firm, resourceful, dynamic, innovative and free from ethnic and group interests, and should possess a robust health and demonstrate good public relations;
• Be a Professor of at least 7 years post-professorial experience in a reputable University inside or outside Nigeria;
• Possess considerable managerial experience in University administration and should be a Nigerian.
• Be not more than 65 years at the time of appointment.
• Be able to sustain good harmonious working relationship between the administration, staff and students on one hand and between the University and the host communities on the other hand.
• Be a person with good grasp of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills.

Conditions of Service
Remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Vice-Chancellor in Nigerian Universities, and as may be determined from time to time by the Governing Council.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2016

Method of Application
Interested candidates who meet the above conditions should submit their applications, twenty (20) copies, accompanied by twenty (20) copies of the candidate's detailed curriculum vitae duly signed and dated. The curriculum vitae must include:

• The candidate's name in full,
• Place and Date of Birth,
• Marital Status,
• Number and ages of children,
• Nationality,
• Academic qualifications,
• Teaching,
• Research,
• Administrative and managerial experiences,
• Academic distinction,
• Membership of academic and professional bodies, scholarly publications,
• Names and addresses of three (3) referees and other relevant information.

Candidate should submit a statement of his/her vision for the University for the next seven years (20 copies). All candidates must have three (3) referees who are to forward references on them directly to the Registrar and Secretary to Council. Such referees should be able to attest to the candidate’s claim to higher academic and managerial capabilities as well as their moral uprightness.

In addition, candidates are requested to submit a Report of Medical fitness from a Government Hospital and Birth Certificate or Age Declaration. All short-listed candidates will be required to make themselves available for interaction on a later date with the Joint Council/Senate Selection Committee.

Applications are to be submitted under confidential cover in envelopes marked at the upper left hand corner "Post of Vice-Chancellor, RSUST", to the address below:
The Registrar and Secretary to Council,
Rivers State University of Science and Technology,
P.M.B. 5080,
Port-Harcourt,
Rivers State.