Job Vacancies at Federal University of Technology

Federal University of Technology, Akure hereby invites applications from suitably qualified professionals for the:
ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC PROFESSORIAL CHAIR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.

Interested candidates should be willing to take up a full-Time appointment in the Department of Computer Science of the University.
Qualifications:
Candidates must:
• Possess PhD Degree in Computer Science with an exceptionally good honors degree.
• Have at least ten (10) years of teaching and research experience in a University or comparable institution of higher learning and evidence of scholarship through substantial contributions; ( candidates with less than ten (10) years experience but not below seven years (7) years experience can be considered for an appropriate lower grade of Readership or Senior Lecturership),
• Show evidence of substantial scholarly publications in reputable journals,
• Be able to initiate and develop research projects (programmes involving team work of multidisciplinary character in Computer Science and Information Communication Technology (ICT),
• For professorship, have sufficient administrative experience and ability to provide both academic and administrative leadership.

In addition to possession of the above qualifications, a prospective candidate is required to present a four-year research plan to the Board of Trustees for consideration as part of the requirement for selection.

Duration of Appointment:
• The appointment, which shall be part-time, is to commence as soon as appointed and it is for a single four-year term which would not be renewable.

Remuneration:
• Professor: Salary CONUASS 07 – (N2, 485,099.00 - N3, 209,140.00)
• Reader: Salary CONUASS 06 – (N2, 053,124.00 - N2, 684,096.00)
• Senior Lecturer Salary CONUASS 05 – (N1, 653,415.00 - N2, 348,299.00)

Method of Application
• Each applicant shall be accompanied by a proposal in the research areas (including Networking and E-learning) which shall be presented and discussed during the interview.
• Candidates are required to submit twenty (20) copies of their CV which should contain among other things:
1. Names in Full (Surname first in capital letters)
2. Place and Date of Birth
3. Nationality
4. Permanent Home Address
5. Present Postal Address
6. E-mail Address
7. Marital Status
8. Number and Age of Children
9. Post Applied for
10. Educational Institutions Attended (with Dates)
11. Academic and Professional Qualifications Obtained (with dates)
12. Present Employment, Status and Salary (both in level and amount)
13. Statement of experience, Including Full Details of Former and Present Posts
14. Details of Publications, including
• Authorship (Evidence should be provided),
• Names of journals in which they are published and dates of publications with evidence
15. Extra Curricula Activities
16. Names and Address of Three referees.

In addition to stating the names and addresses of the Referees, candidates should request their nominated Referees to send confidential reports on them under separate cover, directly to:
The Registrar,
Federal University of Technology
P.M.B 704, Akure,
Ondo State.
And marked “FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE DIRECTOR ESTABLISHMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE”.
Only applications from candidates short listed for interview will be acknowledged.
Application should reach the University before deadline of submission.


Closing Date: 30th July 2009