Laboratory Assistant (Biology / Microbiology) at Federal Polytechnic, Idah

Federal Polytechnic, Idah is a federal government-owned tertiary education institution that was established in 1977 in Idah, Kogi State. It is approved by the National Board for Technical Education and it also offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at undergraduate levels with the aim of training competitive manpower for development.

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Laboratory Assistant (Biology / Microbiology)

Location: Idah, Kogi

Requirements

• Candidates must possess Senior Secondary School certificate, National Technical Certificate or its equivalent with four(4) Credits passes at one (1) sitting or five (5) credits passes at two (2) sittings, two of which must be Chemistry, Biology or Physics.

Grade
CONTEDISS 03.

Application Closing Date
16th September, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit ten (10) copies of their typed Application letters, detailed current Curriculum Vitae (CV) and photocopies of relevant credentials to the undersigned in the following format:

• Birth Certificate / Age Declaration / Age Registration with National Population Commission (NPC)
• Educational Certificates / Degrees
• NYSC Certificate / Certificate of Exemption where applicable
• Curriculum Vitae in the following order:
  • Full name with surname underlined Date of Birth
  • Place of Birth and State of Origin
  • Local Government Area
  • Sex
  • Marital Status with number and ages of children (if any)
  • Nationality
  • E-mail Address
  • Telephone numbers
  • Permanent home address
  • Current Postal address
  • Educational Institutions attended with dates
  • Academic / Professional qualifications obtained with dates
  • Previous Employment History with dates
  • Present Employment, Status Salary and Employer
  • Service to the community (with status and dates)
  • Extra-curricular Activities
  • Names, addresses and phone numbers of three (3) referees (Employer, Educational and Personal)
• Valid Government photo Identity Card (National Identity/Driver's License/International Passport) and Medical Certificate of Fitness from Government Hospital.

Applicants must clearly state the position and the School/Department they are applying for in their application letter. And the position desired should be indicated on the top left side of the envelop and addressed to:
The Registrar,
The Federal Polytechnic, Idah,
P.M.B. 1037, Idah,
Kogi State.
Note

• Applicants who are willing to join the Civil / Public Service for the first time must not be less than Eighteen (18) years and not more than fifty (50) years of age as at the time of assumption of duty.
• Applicants are advised to request their referees to forward report on them under Confidential Cover to the Registrar.