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RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY
NKPOLU-OROWORUKWO, PORT HARCOURT
ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC STAFF VACANCIES

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for appointment
to various academic and non-academic positions at the Rivers State University,
Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt.

A. ACADEMIC POSITIONS

The academic positions required are:

1. Professors
2. Readers
3. Senior Lecturers
4. Lecturer I
5. Lecturer II
6. Assistant Lecturers
7. Graduate Assistants
   The programmes for which these positions are required are in the Faculties of:

1. Agriculture:
   • Department of Animal Science
   • Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
   • Department of Crop/Soil Science
   • Department of Forestry and Environment
   • Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Environment
   • Department of Food Science and Technology
   • Rivers Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (RIAT)
2. Basic Clinical Sciences:
   • Department of Anatomical Pathology
   • Department of Chemical Pathology
   • Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion
   • Department of Medical Microbiology
   • Department of Pharmacology
3. Basic Medical Sciences:
   • Department of Human Physiology
   • Department of Human Anatomy
   • Department of Medical Biochemistry
   • Department of Nursing Science
4. Clinical Sciences:
   • Department Internal Medicine
   • Department of Surgery
   • Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
   • Department of Community Medicine
   • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
   • Department of Family Medicine
5. Education:
   • Department of Business Education
   • Department of Educational Foundation
   • Department of Educational Management
   • Department of Vocational and Technology Education
6. Engineering:
   • Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
   • Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
   • Department of Civil Engineering
   • Department of Computer Engineering
   • Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
   • Department of Marine Engineering
   • Department of Mechanical Engineering
   • Department of Petroleum Engineering
7. Environmental Sciences:
   • Department of Architecture
   • Department of Environmental Management
   • Department of Estate Management
   • Department of Quantity Surveying
   • Department of Surveying and Geomatics
8. Humanities:

• Department of English and Literature in English.
• Department of French.
• Department of History and International Diplomacy.
• Department of Philosophy.
• Department of Religious and Cultural Studies. Department of Theatre Art and Film Studies.

9. Law:
   • Department of Business Law
   • Department of Jurisprudence and International Law
   • Department of Public Law
10. Management Sciences:
    • Department of Accountancy
    • Department of Banking and Finance
    • Department of Marketing
11. Science:
    • Department of Animal and Environmental Biology
    • Department of Biochemistry
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Computer Science
    • Department of Geology
    • Department of Maritime Science
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
    • Department of Microbiology
    • Department of Physics
    • Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology
12. Social Sciences:
    • Department of Economics
    • Department of Geography and Environmental Management
    • Department of Mass Communication
    • Department of Political Science
    • Department of Psychology
    • Department of Sociology
13. Entrepreneurship:
    • Department of Entrepreneural Business

• Department of Technological Entrepreneurship

• Department of Entrepreneural Marketing

POSTS

i) Professor – CONUASS 7 (N10,280,034.00 – N13,398,580.00)

ii) Reader – CONUASS 6 (N8,661,033.00 – N11,468,743.00)

iii) Senior Lecturer – CONUASS 5 (N6,700,768.00 – N9,073,566.00)

iv) Lecturer I – CONUASS 4 (N4,070,888.00 – N6,078,631.00)

v) Lecturer II – CONUASS 3 (N3,283,926.00 – N4,611,685.00)

vi) Assistant Lecturer – CONUASS 2 (N2,868,697.00 – N4,103,365.00)

vii) Graduate Assistant- CONUASS 1 (N2,497,510.00 – N3,557,314.00)

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QUALIFICATION:
Candidates for the positions listed must satisfy the following criteria:

1. PROFESSOR:

i) Candidates must be holders of Ph.D in relevant fields with not less than 10 years teaching, research and professional/industrial experience after the doctorate degree in a University system.

ii) The candidates must also show evidence of distinguished contribution to scholarship and at least fifteen (15) journal papers in the candidate’s discipline to be seen on Google Scholar.

iii) He/she must show evidence of exceptional research record and a reasonable number of scholarly publications in reputable journals, both local and international.

iv) He/she must show evidence of proven teaching ability, evidence of capability to initiate and carry out independent research works as well as supervise student research and projects.

v) The person must possess sound administrative skills and show evidence of participation in administration within the University system and contribution to the development of the outside community.

vi) At least ten (10) years research and administrative experience with Ph.D 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.

vii) The candidate for this position in the Faculty of Engineering must be a registered member of COREN.

2. READER:

i) As in (a) above with a minimum of 7 years cognate teaching, research and academic administrative experience in a University system. Candidates for this position in the Faculty of Engineering must be registered members of COREN.

ii) At least seven (7) years research and administrative experience with Ph.D 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.

3. SENIOR LECTURER:

ii) Candidate must be holder of Ph. D in the relevant field with not less than 5
years cognate teaching and research experience in the University system.
He/she must have outstanding teaching ability and effectiveness as a
University lecturer.

The candidate must have a reasonable number of scholarly publications in reputable journals. He/ She must be able to initiate
and carry out independent research work and also supervise students’ research project up to the doctoral level. The candidate for this position in the Faculty of Engineering must be a registered member of COREN.

ii) In the Basic Medical Sciences, candidate must have a Ph.D 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.

4. LECTURER I:

i) Candidate must be holder of Ph. D in the relevant field with not less than 3 years relevant teaching and research and/or industrial experience in universities/institutions of higher learning.

In addition, candidates must have at least three (3) publications in reputable refereed journals.

ii). In contribution to industrial growth and development, candidate is expected to have research experience evidenced by publication of reports, research papers, books, patents etc. and presentation of papers in conferences, seminars and symposia.

iii) Surgeons/Physicians (FWACS/FWACP) or National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) or their equivalents.

5. LECTURER II:

i) Candidate must be holder of Ph. D in the relevant fields; and must show teaching and research abilities; or Master’s degree or its equivalent plus at least 3 years relevant teaching, research and/or industrial experience.

ii) MB, BS degree or its equivalent.

6. ASSISTANT LECTURER:

A good Master’s degree or its equivalent qualification with at least a CGPA of 3.5 or its equivalent on a 5-Point grade scale, or its professional equivalent plus at least 3 years relevant teaching, research and/or industrial experience.

7. GRADUATE ASSISTANT:

• Candidate must have at least a Second Class (Honours) degree with Upper Division.

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Application deadline: January 8, 2022