Director-General/Chief Executive at Federal Ministry of Science and Technology

Duties
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer will be responsible to the Governing Board of the institute and will perform the following duties, for the attainment of the goals and objectives of the Institute:

• Day-to-day management of the Institute;
• Provision of leadership in research and development in Food Technology, Biochemistry, Chemical and Fibre Technology, Project Design and Development, Project Planning and Monitoring, Technology Transfer and Information management;
• Liaison with national and international organizations and institutions in the area of Research and development;
• Aggressive commercialization of research findings; and
• Any other duty that may be assigned to him/her from time to time by the Governing Board of the Institute.

Qualifications and Experience

• The candidate must possess a Ph.D Degree with:
  • Cognate experience and skills of not less than 15 years post-Doctoral qualification; and/or
  • 25 years post qualification as a professional in any field of Sciences or Engineering that relate to the operations of the Institute
• The Degree and experience must be in any of the field of Food Technology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Engineering and other related fields from a recognized and reputable academic (research) institution, with at least twenty-five (25) scientific publications in peer reviewed reputable Local and International Journals plus at least twenty (20) Conference/Seminar papers (Published);
• In addition, the candidate must have attained the rank of Director of Research, CONRAISS 15 (GL.17) or its equivalent in a similar Institution with experience and ability to offer effective leadership in an academic environment; and
• Membership of relevant professional bodies in the related fields and demonstrable evidence of computer literacy are mandatory.

Conditions of Service

• The conditions of service are the same as those applicable to similar positions in Federal Government Research Institutes, Colleges of Agriculture and allied Institutions in Nigeria.