Professor at Rivers State University of Science and Technology

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Details
The programmes for which this position is required are in the following Faculties:

• Agriculture
• Education
• Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Pharmacology
• Medical Biochemistry
• Preventive & Social Medicine
• Engineering

Qualifications
The status and title of Professor shall be conferred in recognition of distinction and eminence in a particular discipline. Appointment to this position shall be based on the following criteria:

• At least 10 years teaching, research and/or industrial/ professional experience with PhD in relevant areas.
• Distinguished contribution to scholarship and at least 15 Journal papers in the candidate’s discipline cited on Google Scholar.
• Exceptional research record with academic leadership qualities such as:
  • Ability to initiate, develop and supervise research projects.
  • Supervision of students.
• Active participation in the administration of other activities of the Institution and contribution to the development of the outside community.
• Assessment by three External Assessors candidate’s area of specialization.
• At least 10 years research and administrative experience with PhD or its equivalent such as MD degree of Nigerian or British Universities. In the Clinical Sciences, candidates must have a Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons/Physicians (FWACS/FWACP) or National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) or their equivalents.

Conditions of Service
Successful candidates will be required to assume duty as soon as possible and will be on probation for the first two (2) years. Thereafter, they will retire at the approved age of 65 years and 70 years for those on the Professorial cadre. Other conditions are similar to those obtaining in other institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.