Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must haves-
(i) PhD or equivalent Doctoral degree from an accredited and recognized Liniversity in the relevant field:
(ii) Served in the grade of an Associate Professor for a minimum period of three (3) years and with research experience;
(iii) A minimum of sixty (60) publication points since attaining Associate Professorship or equivalent of which at least forty (40) should be from refereed scholarly journals,
(iv) Supervised at least five (5) postgraduate students to completion, at least two (2) at doctoral level;
(v) Attracted research or development funds as an Associate Professor,
(vi) Registered with relevant professional body (where applicable); and
(vii) Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance, leadership and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
(1) Lecturing specific units of specialization in accordance with the curriculum;
(ii) Setting, invigilating and marking examination/assignments;
(iii) Assessing student’s performance and preparing students progress reports;
(iv) Offering expertise in planning, directing, organizing and coordinating:
(v) Coordinating research and training activities;
(vi) Providing specialized inputs in lecturing, designing and development, preparing of
unit course and training materials;
(vii) Offering mentorship for Academic and Administrative staff;
(viii) Presenting academic papers in seminars/workshops or symposia;
(ix) Providing consultancy work and related research work; (x)
Representing School, Faculty and Institute in different University fora within and without where applicable;
(xi) Offer expertise and review of the academic programmes/curricula:
(xii) Supervising students projects, field trips and placements;
(xiii) Coordinating of course, project and practical work;
(xiv) Developing proposals to attract research grants;
(xv) Community engagement:
(xvi) Writing journal articles and books;