Rector at Yaba College of Technology

Description

• Further to the earlier advertisement of the imminent vacancy for the post of Rector of the College, the Governing Council has decided to enhance the achievement of the objectives of the Search Team that is provided for in the Federal Polytechnics (Amendment) Decree No. 5 of 1993. To this effect, Council earnestly invites applications from candidates who possess the following qualities and qualifications.

Qualities and Qualifications
The candidate for the post is expected to possess the following academic/professional qualifications and personal qualities:

• Must have a Masters or a Doctorate degree in any of the disciplines offered in the College with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of professional and administrative experience; at least, five of which must have been gained in an institution of comparable status;
• Must be a Chief Lecturer with not less than five (5) years experience on that grade;
• Must not be more than 60 years of age at the time of assumption of office, in December, 2017
• Must demonstrate evidence of strong academic, administrative and visionary leadership, initiative and creativity in positive managerial attributes
• Must belong to a recognized and reputable professional body(ies)/Associate(s).
• Must provide evidence of scholarly publications in reputable journals as well as presentation of invited papers of educational conferences, seminars arid/or workshops;
• Must be able to attract research grants and development facilities to the College;
• Must be a person with initiative and vision for sustaining the accelerated pace of development of the College, even under the financial and other challenging constraints;
• Must be fair-minded and dynamic individual, who will not pursue racial, ethnic, gender, political, religious or other sectional interest and one with an impeccable reputation;
• Must enjoy excellent physical and mental health (with evidence from a government hospital)
• Must be proficient in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
• Must present a vision statement on how to develop Yaba College of Technology.

Terms of Appointment and Conditions of Service

• The appointment is for a term of four years in the first instance and renewable, subject to satisfactory performance, for another term of four years and no more.
• The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy other benefits of office as may be approved from time to time by the Federal Government.