Nigeria Police Academy Massive Recruitment for Teaching and Non-Teaching Positions

The Federal Government of Nigeria has upgraded the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, to a degree-awarding institution and the National  Universities Commission has, accordingly, recognised the Academy as the 37th Federal University and  the  124th  University in  Nigeria. Academic activities are scheduled to commence in September 2012. The Academy is seeking intelligent and  patriotic Nigerians of impeccable character to employ as pioneer staff to translate into reality the Government’s vision of creating a model security training institution, internationally respected for the quality and efficiency of its training and the excellence of its academic standards. Candidates for academic staff positions whose research interests tilt towards police and security studies are especially encouraged to apply.

Applications are therefore hereby invited to fill the under-listed academic and non-academic staff vacancies in the Academy:

Academic Vacancies

Faculty of Science
 
Position: Professor
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Forensic Science
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Biological Sciences

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have  a Doctorate degree in the relevant  field  and must  have  minimum of 15 years’ teaching  and research experience
• Candidate 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 theses, and some administrative experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Forensic Science
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Biological Sciences

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 potential to rise to the professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Senior Lecturer
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Forensic Science
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Biological Sciences

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
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Forensic Science
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Biological Sciences

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


Position: Lecturer II
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Forensic Science
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Biological Sciences

Qualification:

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer II must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a 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.

Position: Assistant Lecturer
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Forensic Science
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Biological Sciences

Qualification:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous teaching experience is required.

Faculty of Law

Position: Professor
Area of Specialization:

• Public and Private Law
• Commercial and Property Law
• International Law and Jurisprudence
• Islamic and Customary Law

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have  a Doctorate degree in the relevant  field  and must  have  minimum of 15 years’ teaching  and research experience
• Candidate 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 theses, and some administrative experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader
Area of Specialization:

• Public and Private Law
• Commercial and Property Law
• International Law and Jurisprudence
• Islamic and Customary Law

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 potential to rise to the professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Senior Lecturer
Area of Specialization:

• Public and Private Law
• Commercial and Property Law
• International Law and Jurisprudence
• Islamic and Customary Law

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
Area of Specialization:

• Public and Private Law
• Commercial and Property Law
• International Law and Jurisprudence
• Islamic and Customary Law

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

Position: Lecturer II
Area of Specialization:

• Public and Private Law
• Commercial and Property Law
• International Law and Jurisprudence
• Islamic and Customary Law

Qualification:

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer lI must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a 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.

Position: Assistant Lecturer
Area of Specialization:

• Public and Private Law
• Commercial and Property Law
• International Law and Jurisprudence
• Islamic and Customary Law

Qualification:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous teaching experience is required.

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
Candidates are require in the following disciplines

• English
• French
• Nigerian Languages
• Linguistics
• History and International Studies

Position: Professor
Candidates are require in the following disciplines

• English
• French
• Nigerian Languages
• Linguistics
• History and International Studies

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have  a Doctorate degree in the relevant  field  and must  have  minimum of 15 years’ teaching  and research experience
• Candidate 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 theses, and some administrative experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader
Candidates are require in the following disciplines

• English
• French
• Nigerian Languages
• Linguistics
• History and International Studies

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 potential to rise to the professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Senior Lecturer
Candidates are require in the following disciplines

• English
• French
• Nigerian Languages
• Linguistics
• History and International Studies

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
Candidates are require in the following disciplines

• English
• French
• Nigerian Languages
• Linguistics
• History and International Studies

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

Position: Lecturer II
Candidates are require in the following disciplines

• English
• French
• Nigerian Languages
• Linguistics
• History and International Studies

Qualification:

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer lI must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a 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.

Position: Assistant Lecturer
Candidates are require in the following disciplines

• English
• French
• Nigerian Languages
• Linguistics
• History and International Studies

Qualification:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous teaching experience is required.


Faculty of Social/Management Sciences
Position: Professor
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Accounting
• Economics
• Management Science
• Sociology (including Criminology)
• Psychology
• Political Science

Qualifications

• Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have  a Doctorate degree in the relevant  field  and must  have  minimum of 15 years’ teaching  and research experience
• Candidate 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 theses, and some administrative experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Reader
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Accounting
• Economics
• Management Science
• Sociology (including Criminology)
• Psychology
• Political Science

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 potential to rise to the professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.

Position: Senior Lecturer
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Accounting
• Economics
• Management Science
• Sociology (including Criminology)
• Psychology
• Political Science

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
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Accounting
• Economics
• Management Science
• Sociology (including Criminology)
• Psychology
• Political Science

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

Position: Lecturer II
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Accounting
• Economics
• Management Science
• Sociology (including Criminology)
• Psychology
• Political Science

Qualification:

• Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer lI must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a 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.

Job Title: Assistant Lecturer
Candidates are required in the following discipline

• Accounting
• Economics
• Management Science
• Sociology (including Criminology)
• Psychology
• Political Science

Qualification:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous teaching experience is required.

 Non-Academic Vacancies 

Position: Registrar
Qualification

• A person seeking appointment as Registrar of the Academy must have a good first degree and a Master’s degree in Arts or Social Sciences and a minimum of 15 years’ experience in the management of a tertiary institution.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage. Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and Internet active.
• Experience as a Registrar in a Federal University will be a distinct advantage.

Position: Deputy Registrar
Qualification

• A person seeking appointment as Deputy Registrar must possess a good first degree and a good Master’s degree in Arts or Social Sciences in addition having a minimum of 14 years’ experience in the management of tertiary education.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage. Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and active on the Internet.

Position: Principal Assistant Registrar
Qualifications

• A person seeking appointment as Principal Assistant Registrar must possess a good First degree and a good Master’s degree in Arts or Social Sciences in addition to having a minimum of 12 years’ experience in the management of tertiary education.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage. Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and active on the Internet.

Position: Senior Assistant Registrar
Qualification

• A person seeking appointment as Senior Assistant Registrar must possess a good first degree in Arts and Social Sciences in addition to having a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the management of a tertiary educational institution.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage. Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and active on the Internet.

Position: Assistant Registrar
Qualification:

• A person seeking appointment as Assistant Registrar must possess a good first degree in Arts or Social Sciences in addition to having a minimum of 7 years’ experience in the management of tertiary education.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage. Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and active on the Internet.

Position: Administrative Officer
Qualification:
A person seeking appointment as Administrative Officer must possess a good first degree in addition to having a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the management of a tertiary educational institution.
Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage. Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and active on the Internet.

Position: Administrative Assistant
Qualification:
A person seeking appointment as Administrative Assistant must possess a very good or good first degree in Arts or Social Sciences in addition to having completed the National Youth Service Corps scheme
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and active on the Internet.

Position: Bursar
Qualification

• A person  seeking  appointment as  Bursar must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting and be a full member of ICAN or ANAN. Possession of a higher degree and a Fellowship of the relevant professional body will be an advantage.
• In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software. In addition to  having  a minimum  of 15 years’  cognate experience, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also  show evidence of a track record of personal and professional integrity and the ability to provide leadership in establishing a transparent and forward-looking accounting system in the Academy. Experience as a Bursar in a Federal University will be a distinct advantage.

Position: Deputy Bursar
Qualification

• A person seeking appointment as Deputy Bursar must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting and be a full member of ICAN or A NAN.
• Possession of a higher degree and a Fellowship of the relevant body will be an advantage.  In addition the p demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant software.
• In addition to having a minimum of 14 years experience in the accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also show evidence or a track record of personal and professional integrity.

Position: Chief Accountant
Qualification
A person seeking appointment as Chief Accountant must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting and be a full member of ICAN or ANAN. In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 12 years’ experience in the accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and professional integrity.

 Position: Principal Accountant
Qualifications:

• A person seeking appointment as Principal Accountant must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting. In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
• In addition to having a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and professional integrity.

 Position: Senior Accountant
Qualification:
A person seeking appointment as Senior Accountant must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting.
Possession of a higher degree and membership of the relevant professional body will be an advantage. In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 8 years’ experience in the accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and professional integrity.

Position: Accountant I
Qualification:
A person seeking appointment as Accountant I must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting. Possession of a higher degree will be an advantage. In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and professional integrity.

Position: Accountant II
Qualification:
A person seeking appointment as Accountant II must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting. In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and professional integrity.

Position: Higher Executive Officer Accounts
Qualification:
A person seeking appointment as Higher Executive Officer Accounts must possess a good Higher National Diploma in Accounting. In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software. In addition to having a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the person must also show evidence  of a track record of personal and professional integrity.

Note: Salaries and Other Conditions of Service are as obtainable in other federal Universities.

Method of Application
Applicants should forward 15 copies of their applications and detailed   curriculum   vitae   and   photocopies   of   relevant credentials to the address to be given below on or before 29^th June, 2012. The detailed curriculum vitae should contain the following information:
i.          Name in full
ii.         GSM No(s)
iii.        Email address
iv.        Place and date of birth
v.         State and Local Government of origin
vi.        Permanent Home Address
vii.       Present Postal Address
viii.      Marital Status
ix.        Number and ages of children
x.         Post applied for
Xi.       Current post and annual salary
xii.       Educational institutions attended with dates
xiii.      Academic qualifications obtained with dates and grades
xiv.      Relevant experience and where obtained with dates
xv.       List and details of academic publications where relevant
xvi.      Names and addresses of three referees

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  on or before 29^th June, 2012 . Candidates should kindly request their referees to indicate the name of the person on whom they are reporting and the post they have applied for.
All applications and letters of reference should be sent to the following address:

THE COORDINATOR
NIGERIA POLICE ACADEMY, WUDIL
ABUJA LIAISON OFFICE
P.M.B211GARKI, ABUJA.