Professor (Faculty of Engineering) at University of Abuja (Now Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja)

The University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja) was established in January 1988. It is Nigeria's first dual-mode University with a mandate for both conventional and distance learning education. Academic activities commenced in 1990, and a portion of land measuring 11,678.28 hectares was allocated to it by the then President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, GCFR, for continuous expansion.

Today, the University has a College of Health Sciences, 17 faculties, over 70 undergraduate programmes, a revitalised Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education, a School of Postgraduate Studies, an Institute of Education, and a thriving Business School, along with multiple research centres and institutes. With over 50,000 students from all States of the Federation, including International Students, the University proudly embodies its role as "The University for National Unity." It is committed to advancing research, innovation, and partnerships to become a leading research hub in Nigeria.

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

Job Title: Professor (Faculty of Engineering)

Location: Abuja

Requirements

• Applicants must possess a PhD or its equivalent with a minimum number of publications not less than fifteen (15) publications and nine (9) years of teaching experience at the university level.
• Applicants must have a Google Scholar h-index of 3 (Three).
• Candidate must have a minimum of a second-class lower degree, apart from the Postgraduate Degree
• A candidate who has never taught in any University before cannot be appointed directly to the rank of a Professor or Associate Professor;
• For appointment to a professorial rank, a candidate must show evidence of academic leadership through postgraduate supervision and be able to attract a research grant from both local and international funding agencies, and
• Must be registered members of their own professional bodies.

Salary Grade
CONUASS 7.

Conditions of Service:
The same as obtained in other federal universities in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.