Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
- PhD or equivalent Doctoral degree from an accredited and recognized University in the relevant field;
- Served in the grade of an Associate Professor for a minimum period of three (3) years and with research experience;
- 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;
- Supervised at least five (5) postgraduate students to completion, at least two (2) at doctoral level;
- Attracted research or development funds as an Associate Professor;
- Registered with relevant professional body (where applicable); and
- Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance, leadership and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
- Lecturing specific units of specialization in accordance with the curriculum;
- Setting, invigilating and marking examination/assignments;
- Assessing student’s performance and preparing students progress reports;
- Offering expertise in planning, directing, organizing and coordinating;
- Coordinating research and training activities;
- Providing specialized inputs in lecturing, designing and development, preparing of unit course and training materials;
- Offering mentorship for Academic and Administrative staff;
- Presenting academic papers in seminars/workshops or symposia;
- Providing consultancy work and related research work;
- Represen_ting School, Faculty and Institute in different University fora within and without where applicable;
- Offer expertise and review of the academic programmes/curricula;
- Supervising students projects, field trips and placements;
- Coordinating of course, project and practical work;
- Developing proposals to attract research grants;
- Community engagement;
- Writing journal articles and books;
- Peer-reviewing of publications in academic journals; and
- Developing linkages and collaborations for student exchange
