Lecturer I (Science Education) at University of Jos (UNIJOS)

The University of Jos, a comprehensive public institution which started as the Jos Campus of the University of Ibadan in 1971, became a full-fledged University in 1975. The University which is situated in Jos, capital of Plateau State, a city of serene environment with near temperate climate in Nigeria is very conducive for learning and research. The vision of the University is to be a globally rated university providing an excellent educational experience with high impact on the society. The University of Jos has contributed a lot to research and development of the needs of the community, solving various scientific, technological, environmental, sociocultural, economic and other problems of the society.

In the four decades of its existence, the University has built a reputation as one of the top-ranking research institutions in Africa; an effort which has made it to win many international awards the latest being the World Bank African Centre for Excellence in Phytomedicine Research and Development. The University has collaboration with many national and international institutions. It has strong undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in 17 Faculties with a population of 45,287 full time Undergraduate students, 806 Postgraduate Diploma students, 6,846 MSc students and 1,060 full time PhD students. The University has a full-time academic staff strength of 1,653, senior technical staff of 216, senior administrative staff of 1,544, and junior staff of 604.

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

Job Title: Lecturer I (Science Education)

Location: Jos, Plateau
Faculty: Education
Department: Science Education

Requirements

• Candidates must possess a PhD in the relevant fields or a fellowship in a medical field, with minimum of six (6) years of cognate teaching experience.  
• Candidates must have a considerable background of research with a minimum of five (5) publications in circulation and two (2) acceptances.
• Candidates must be registered or registrable with the relevant professional bodies where applicable.

Conditions of Service
As applicable in all Federal Universities in Nigeria

Application Closing Date
21st October, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Instruction
Applicants are to register and submit their Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae and all supporting documents to the link above, indicating the post applied for. The Curriculum Vitae should at least include these details:

• Name
• Date and place of birth
• Nationality
• State of origin
• Marital status,
• Educational institutions attended and qualifications obtained with dates,
• Work experience,
• Present post and salary
• Mobile numbers and email
• Post applied for

Note

• Candidates should also include the names and email addresses of three (3) referees, at least two of whom should be in a position to attest to the candidate’s professional/academic standing and character.
• Candidates should request their referees to upload the confidential reports through an email they will receive from the University of Jos.
• Only shortlisted candidates would be invited for the interview.
• Documents for upload:
  • (All documents for upload must be in pdf format)
  • Signed application letter
  • Curriculun Vitae (CV)
  • NYSC Certificate (where appilcable)
  • Certificates (O’Level, ND, NCE, HND, Bachelors, Masters and PhD - where applicable).