University Librarian at The Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State

The Position

• The University Librarian is a Principal Officer of the University.
• He/She is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day effective management and coordination of library services in the University.

Qualification and Experience

• Candidate shall possess a PhD in Library Science/Library and Information Science with at least fifteen (15) years cognate experience in University Library out of which five (5) must be as a Deputy Librarian in a recognized University.
• The candidate must possess NYSC Discharge Certificate, Exemption Certificate/Certificate of Exclusion as the case may be
• The Candidate must possess good Leadership qualities, be of proven integrity and resourceful manager of human and material resources.
• The candidate should also have evidence of registration with the Library Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) and he/she must not be more than 65 years of age at the time of assumption of duty.
• Candidate should show evidence of scholarly publications in reputable Journals and ability to initiate, undertake and supervise research, as well as considerable professional and administrative experience to run the library of a University.
• In addition, the applicant must possess skills in managing small and large libraries particularly, in areas of library oriented softwares and systems (SURPASS, Lucidea Integrated Library Systems, Koha ILS, L4U, OPALS, Destiny Library Manager, Handy Library Manager, Handy Library Manager, Insignia library System, Access-It Library, MODERNLIB, Atriuum, Librarian, Readerware, etc).
• Age: Applicant must not be more than sixty-five (65) years of age at the time of appointment.
• Health: Applicant must enjoy good health to be able to endure the duties of the University Librarian.

Conditions of Service

• The appointment shall be for a single term of five (5) years.
• The position attracts all rights and benefits of occupants of such office in the Nigerian University System.