Associate Professor (Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics) at University on the Niger

University on the Niger, has since its founding in 2023, been dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations.

The University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, with 3 campuses and 6 Faculties located at Umunya, Iyi-Enu and Onitsha, has an enrollment of about 1000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The University will soon produce many alumni that will change the world professionally and academically.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate Professor (Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics)

Location: Umunya, Anambra
Faculty: Basic Clinical Medicine

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess good B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees from a recognized university and must be registered members of a reputable professional body.
• A minimum of 10 years of teaching and research experience in an approved tertiary institution is required.
• Demonstrable ability to initiate, develop and supervise research projects; a good record of scholarly publications in reputable journals.
• A capacity for academic leadership.
• In addition to the MBBS Degree, the candidate shall possess the Fellowship qualifications of the National Postgraduate Medical College and / or West African Postgraduate Medical College in the specialty stated.
• Other additional relevant qualifications will be an added advantage, as well as evidence of scholarly publications.
• Candidates found appointable shall also perform clinical duties at the university's teaching hospital facility.

Appointment Guidelines:

• Candidate shall be God fearing, dedicated and committed to human capacity building and society development.

Application Closing Date
16th July, 2026, 03:00 P.M.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates must submit five copies of their application, accompanied with detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of each certificate claimed, giving the following details in strict order:

• Full name, with surname first
• Post desired
• Date and place of birth
• Permanent home address
• Contact address
• Phone number and email address
• Sex
• Local government and state of origin
• Age
• Nationality
• Marital status
• Number and ages of children, if any
• Educational bodies attended, with dates
• Academic and professional qualifications obtained, with dates
• Working experience
• List of publications, if any, with relevant details
• Evidence of community services
• Present employer
• Status and salary
• Extra-curricular activities
• Addresses of three referees

All applications together with referee reports and NYSC certificate or exemption should be submitted under confidential cover marked "Associate Professor" to:
The Registrar,
University on the Niger,
KM 13 Onitsha - Enugu Expressway,
Umunya, Anambra State.

Electronic copy of the application should be sent to: registrar@uniniger.edu.ng 

Note

• Application not received by 03:00 PM will not be accepted.