Vice Chancellor at Edwin Clark University (ECU)

Edwin Clark University, ECU, the 60th private university and one of the fastest growing Universities in the country, located in the serene town of Kiagbodo, Delta State, commenced academic activities in the year 2015. The University is easily accessible by road and by air through the Benin, Asaba, Warri, Yenagoa and Port Harcourt Airports. ECU has within her few years' existence achieved a number of academic feats. Her programmes include First Degree, Second Degree and Post- Graduate courses, up to Ph.D. The university is fully residential, with all her students residing in modest hostels.

In accordance with the University provisions, applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to fill the position below which will be vacant by 15th May, 2023:

Job Title: Vice Chancellor

Location: Kiagbodo, Delta

Job Description

• A person seeking for the position of Vice Chancellor shall be a highly distinguished scholar of the rank of professor.
• The Vice Chancellor shall hold office for a period of five years in the first instance, and shall be eligible for reappointment for a second and final term of five years.
• The Vice Chancellor shall exercise general supervision over the university and shall have a general responsibility for maintaining and promoting efficiency and good order of the university.
• The Vice Chancellor shall be the chief exponent of the educational mission of the University.
• The office of the Vice Chancellor shall serve as the nerve centre of activities in areas of protocol, external relations and coordination of various internal organs.
• The Vice Chancellor will be in charge of ECU affairs, and as such is expected to possess attributes that would enable him articulate ideas that would enable the attainment of the goals, aims and objectives of ECU with transparency and accountability.
• The Vice Chancellor shall implement decisions.
• The Vice Chancellor shall be in charge of organisation, direction and management of the University, including staff and students. He shall maintain discipline.
• The Vice Chancellor shall be the chief accounting officer, ensuring that the aims and objectives of establishing the University are realised.
• Interested candidates are expected to demonstrate intellectual and excellent conduct in discipline, integrity and sound judgment.

Requirements
In addition, any candidate seeking for the position of Vice Chancellor must possess the following qualities:

• Should be a professor for at least 10 years;
• Should not be more than 65 years by the time he will commence work as Vice Chancellor, if recruited;
• Should be a scholar with outstanding national and international repute
• Should be a person with a track record of excellence in teaching, research and community service;
• Should be of sound mental and physical health;
• Be responsible for discipline in the university
• Provide leadership for excellence in all aspects of the university, including teaching, research and community service;
• Ensure wide publicity of the University and regulate admissions into the University's programmes.

Salary
Salary is attractive and is as are currently earned in any reputableUniversity in the country, Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
27th April, 2023.