Librarian at Michael Okpara University

Location: Umudike, Abia

Job Description

• The University Librarian shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the administration of the University Library and the coordination of all Library services in the University, its Campuses, Colleges, Schools and Institutions and other teaching or research units.

Requirements

• The candidate must have a PhD qualification in Library Science with a minimum of fifteen (15) years cognate experience, and at a level not below the rank of a Deputy Librarian or its equivalent in a University.
• The candidate must have evidence of scholarly publications related to Library/Information Science in reputable journals and books and must be a member of the Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) as well as Nigerian Library Association (NLA).
• The candidate must have a track record of considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, demonstrate integrity and transparency in all ramifications of the job performance.
• He/she must be in good health and able to endure the rigours of the duties of the University Librarian.
• In addition, the candidate must show demonstrable skills, knowledge, and ability to run an ICT driven library with high level efficiency.
• Candidates for this post must be less than sixty (60) years old at the time of assumption of duty.

Tenure and Conditions of Service
The University Librarian shall hold offices for a single term of Five (5) years on such remunerations, terms and conditions of service as may be specified in their letter of appointment and as may be decided frorn time to time by the Federal Government / Governing Council of the University.