Northwest University Academic & Non-Academic Vacancies (Over 80 Positions)

The Northwest University, Kano is seeking intelligent and patriotic Nigerians of high Academic standard and professional qualifications, with impeccable character to be employed as Academic and Non-Academic Staff, to provide the needed expertise to the Students as well as promoting the University’s vision in producing Graduates of International standard in the following areas:-

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
Department of Physiology
Department of Anatomy

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.

Position: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching and research experience.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer- reviewed journals

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

Position: Lecturer II

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer n must possess a very good or excellent first degree and good Master’s degree in the relevant field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
• Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience

FACULTY OF SCIENCES:
Department of Mathematics
Department of Computer Science

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.

Position: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching and research experience.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer- reviewed journals

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

Position: Lecturer II

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer n must possess a very good or excellent first degree and good Master’s degree in the relevant field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
• Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience

FACULTY OF SCIENCES:
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.

Position: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications 

• Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching and research experience.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer- reviewed journals

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

DIAGNOSTICS AND DISEASES CONTROL CENTRE
Laboratory and Radiology Staff
(Pathology Laboratory)

Position: Consultant

Position: Medical Laboratory Scientists

Position: Laboratory Technicians

Position: Laboratory Attendants

Position: Mortuary Attendants

DIAGNOSTICS AND DISEASES CONTROL CENTRE
Laboratory and Radiology Staff
(Haematology Laboratory)

Position: Consultant
Position: Laboratory Technicians
Position: Laboratory Attendants
Position: Mortuary Attendants

CLINICAL AREA
(Medicine)

Position: Consultant (a specialist in Infectious disease)

Position: Cardiologist

Position: Nephrologists

Position: Endocrinologist

Position: Medical Officers

CLINICAL AREA
(Paediatrics)

Position: Consultant

Position: Medical Officers

CLINICAL AREA
(Nursing Services (100 beds))

Position: Nurses

CLINICAL AREA
(Hospital Attendants & Porters)
Position: Health Assistant

PHARMACY AND RECORDS
(Pharmacy)
Position: Pharmacist
Position: Pharmacy Technician

SUPPORT SERVICES
Position: Internal Security Officers (Security Services)
Position: Head Gardener (Horticulture & Environmental Health Officers)
Position: Gardeners (Horticulture & Environmental Health Officers)

SUPPORT SERVICES
(Administrative Staff)
Position: Administrative Officers
Position: Store Officers
Position: ICT Technician
Position: Refrigerator & AC Technician
Position: Water & Sewage Technician
Position: Incinerator Technician
Position: Health & Safety Technician
Position: Boiler Technician

DIAGNOSTICS AND DISEASES CONTROL CENTRE
Laboratory and Radiology Staff
(Molecular Biology)
Position: Molecule Biologist
Position: Medical Laboratory Scientists
Position: Laboratory Technicians
Position: Laboratory Attendants

DIAGNOSTICS AND DISEASES CONTROL CENTRE
Laboratory and Radiology Staff
(Microbiology/ Parasitology/Serology)
Position: Consultant
Position: Medical Laboratory Scientists
Position: Laboratory Technicians
Position: Laboratory Attendants

SUPPORT SERVICES
(Laundry & Linen Services)
Position: Laundry Men
Position: Catering Officer
Position: Dietician
Position: Cooks
Position: Pantry Staff

PHARMACY AND RECORDS
(Health Records)
Position: Health Record Officers
Position: Health Records Clerks

FACULTY OF EDUCATION:
Department of Arts and Social Science Education

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.
• Position: Lecturer II
• Qualifications
• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer n must possess a very good or excellent first degree and good Master’s degree in the relevant field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience. Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience

DIAGNOSTICS AND DISEASES CONTROL CENTRE
Laboratory and Radiology Staff
(Microbiology/TB Reference Laboratory)

Position: Senior Medical Laboratory Scientists
Position: Medical Laboratory Scientists
Position: Laboratory Technicians
Position: Laboratory Attendants

DIAGNOSTICS AND DISEASES CONTROL CENTRE
Laboratory and Radiology Staff
(Radiology)

Position: Consultant
Position: Oradiographer
Position: Radiographer Technician

PUBLIC HEALTH
(Public Health Laboratory (PHL)

Position: Epidemiologist
Position: Medical Laboratory Scientists
Position: Laboratory Technicians
Position: Laboratory Attendants

RESEARCH AND TRAINING
(Research and Training)
Position: Epidemiologist/PhD holder
Position: Research Team Members I
Position: Research Team Members II
Position: Consultants
Position: Medical Laboratory Scientist
Position: Laboratory Technicians

RESEARCH AND TRAINING
(Research and Training)
Position: Laboratory Attendants
Position: Data Manager
Position: Training Coordinator
Position: Internal Resource Persons
Position: External Resource Persons

Technical Staff for Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry Departments
Position: Senior Technologist

Qualification:
Candidates must have possessed a B.Sc/HND Degree from any recognized Institution in relevant areas at least six (6) years of post-qualification work experience.

Position: Technologist I

Qualification:
Candidates must have possessed a B.Sc/HND Degree from any recognized Institution in relevant areas at least three (3) years of post-qualification work experience.

Position: Technologist II

Qualification:
Candidates must have possessed a B.Sc/HND Degree from any recognized Institution in relevant areas at least six (6) years of post-qualification work experience.

Position: Laboratory Asst.

Qualification:
Candidates must have NIST basic or proficiency certificate in addition to SSCE with four credits including Mathematics and other science subject.

Position: Laboratory Attendant

Qualification:
Candidates must have four credits including Mathematics and other Science Subject.

University Clinic
Position: Medical Officer II
Position: Nurses
Position: Pharmacist II
Position: Pharmacy Technician
Position: Radiographer
Position: Radiography Technician II
Position: Medical Record Officers

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES:
Department of Islamic Studies
Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES:
Department of Languages (English and Arabic)
Department of History and International Studies

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
Department of Physiology
Department of Anatomy

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.

Position: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching and research experience.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer- reviewed journals

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

Position: Lecturer II

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer n must possess a very good or excellent first degree and good Master’s degree in the relevant field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
• Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
Department of Biochemistry

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.

Position: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching and research experience.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer- reviewed journals

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

Position: Lecturer II

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer n must possess a very good or excellent first degree and good Master’s degree in the relevant field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
• Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
Department of Biochemistry

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.

Position: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching and research experience.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer- reviewed journals

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

Position: Lecturer II

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer n must possess a very good or excellent first degree and good Master’s degree in the relevant field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience. Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

FACULTY OF SOCIAL & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES:
Department of Economics
Department of Accounting and Finance
Department of Business Administration
Department of Geography

Position: Professor

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 15 years’ teaching and research experience and must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form of successfully supervised postgraduate’s theses, and some administrative experience.
• Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed Journals and books published by reputable publishers.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or International peer – reviewed journals.

Position: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching and research experience.
• The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer- reviewed journals

Position: Lecturer I

Qualifications
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate degree in the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress towards completing their doctorial theses in addition to having a minimum of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly publications.

Position: Lecturer II

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer n must possess a very good or excellent first degree and good Master’s degree in the relevant field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
• Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience

Academic Staff Salaries:
The salaries and other conditions of service are similar to what obtains in other Universities in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
31st July 2014

Method of Application:
Applicants should forward 10 copies of their applications and detailed curriculum vitae and photocopies of relevant credentials to the address to be given below not later than 31st July 2014.

The detailed curriculum vitae should contain the following information:

• Name in full
• GSM No(s)
• Email address
• Place and date of birth
• State and Local Government of origin
• Permanent Home Address
• Present Postal Address
• Marital Status
• Number and ages of children
• Post applied for
• Current post and annual salary
• Educational Institutions attended with dates
• Academic qualifications obtained with dates and grades
• Relevant experience and where obtained with dates
• List and details of academic publications where relevant
• Names and addresses of three referees

Note: Candidates should Indicate the post applied for on the top left hand corner of the sealed envelope before posting it. Candidates should also request their referees to send their reference letters under confidential cover to the same address given below within the same stipulated period of six weeks. All applications should be addressed and submitted to

The Registrar,
Northwest University, Ado Bayero House,
Kofar Nassarawa, Kano.
P.M.B 3220, Kano
Website: www.nwu.edu.ng E-mail: [email protected]
Tel. 064-402559 Fax: 064-402560