The Federal Government of Nigeria has upgraded the Nigeria
Police Academy,
Wudil, Kano State, to a degree-awarding institution and the National
Universities Commission has, accordingly, recognised the Academy as the
37th Federal University and the 124th University in Nigeria.
Academic activities are scheduled to commence in September 2012. The
Academy is seeking intelligent and patriotic Nigerians of impeccable
character to employ as pioneer staff to translate into reality the
Government’s vision of creating a model security training institution,
internationally respected for the quality and efficiency of its training
and the excellence of its academic standards. Candidates for academic
staff
positions whose research interests tilt towards police and security studies are especially encouraged
to apply.
Applications are therefore hereby invited to fill the under-listed academic and non-academic staff vacancies in the Academy:
ACADEMIC VACANCIES
Faculty of Science
POSITION: PROFESSOR
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Forensic Science
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Biological Sciences
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate
degree in the relevant field and must have minimum of 15 years’
teaching and research experience
Candidate must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in
the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and
books published by reputable publishers.
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The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form
of successfully supervised postgraduate theses, and some administrative
experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian
Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: READER
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Forensic Science
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Biological Sciences
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in
the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and
research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in
peer-reviewed journals and books published by reputable publishers.
The candidates must also show evidence of potential to rise to the
professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian
Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Forensic Science
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Biological Sciences
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate
degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching
and research experience.
The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer-reviewed journals.
POSITION: LECTURER I
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Forensic Science
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Biological Sciences
QUALIFICATION
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate in
the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress
towards completing their doctoral theses in addition to having a minimum
of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly
publications.
POSITION: LECTURER II
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Forensic Science
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Biological Sciences
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer II must possess a very good
or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree in the relevant
field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment
to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience.
POSITION:
ASSISTANT LECTURER
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Forensic Science
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Biological Sciences
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very
good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous
teaching experience is required.
Faculty of Law
POSITION: PROFESSOR
Area of Specialization:
Public and Private Law
Commercial and Property Law
International Law and Jurisprudence
Islamic and Customary Law
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate
degree in the relevant field and must have minimum of 15 years’
teaching and research experience
Candidate must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the form
of successfully supervised postgraduate theses, and some administrative
experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other Nigerian
Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: READER
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:
Public and Private Law
Commercial and Property Law
International Law and Jurisprudence
Islamic and Customary Law
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in
the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and
research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in
peer-reviewed journals and books published by reputable publishers.
The candidates must also show evidence of potential to rise to the
professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian
Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:
Public and Private Law
Commercial and Property Law
International Law and Jurisprudence
Islamic and Customary Law
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate
degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching
and research experience.
The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer-reviewed journals.
POSITION: LECTURER I
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:
Public and Private Law
Commercial and Property Law
International Law and Jurisprudence
Islamic and Customary Law
QUALIFICATION
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate in
the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress
towards completing their doctoral theses in addition to having a minimum
of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly
publications.
POSITION: LECTURER II
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:
Public and Private Law
Commercial and Property Law
International Law and Jurisprudence
Islamic and Customary Law
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer lI must possess a very good
or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree in the relevant
field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment
to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience.
POSITION: ASSISTANT LECTURER
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:
Public and Private Law
Commercial and Property Law
International Law and Jurisprudence
Islamic and Customary Law
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very
good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous
teaching experience is required.
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
Candidates are require in the following disciplines
English
French
Nigerian Languages
Linguistics
History and International Studies
POSITION: PROFESSOR
Candidates are require in the following disciplines
English
French
Nigerian Languages
Linguistics
History and International Studies
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate degree
in the relevant field and must have minimum of 15 years’ teaching and
research experience
Candidate must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
www.nigerianbestforum.com
The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the
form of successfully supervised postgraduate theses, and some
administrative experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other
Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: READER
Candidates are require in the following disciplines
English
French
Nigerian Languages
Linguistics
History and International Studies
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in
the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and
research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in
peer-reviewed journals and books published by reputable publishers.
The candidates must also show evidence of potential to rise to the
professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian
Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER
Candidates are require in the following disciplines
English
French
Nigerian Languages
Linguistics
History and International Studies
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate
degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching
and research experience.
The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer-reviewed journals.
POSITION: LECTURER I
Candidates are require in the following disciplines
English
French
Nigerian Languages
Linguistics
History and International Studies
QUALIFICATION
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate in
the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress
towards completing their doctoral theses in addition to having a minimum
of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly
publications.
POSITION: LECTURER II
Candidates are require in the following disciplines
English
French
Nigerian Languages
Linguistics
History and International Studies
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer lI must possess a very good
or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree in the relevant
field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment
to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience.
POSITION: ASSISTANT LECTURER
Candidates are require in the following disciplines
English
French
Nigerian Languages
Linguistics
History and International Studies
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very
good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous
teaching experience is required.
Faculty of Social/Management Sciences
POSITION: PROFESSOR
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Accounting
Economics
Management Science
Sociology (including Criminology)
Psychology
Political Science
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Professor must have a Doctorate
degree in the relevant field and must have minimum of 15 years’
teaching and research experience
Candidate must show evidence of contributions to knowledge in the form
of several ground-breaking publications in peer-reviewed national and
international journals and books published by reputable publishers.
The candidates must also show evidence of academic leadership in the
form of successfully supervised postgraduate theses, and some
administrative experience. Candidates who already hold chairs of other
Nigerian Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: READER
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Accounting
Economics
Management Science
Sociology (including Criminology)
Psychology
Political Science
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Reader must hold a Doctorate degree in
the relevant field and must have a minimum of 12 years’ teaching and
research experience and evidence of scholarly publications in
peer-reviewed journals and books published by reputable publishers.
The candidates must also show evidence of potential to rise to the
professoriate. Candidates who already hold Readerships in other Nigerian
Universities will have an advantage.
POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Accounting
Economics
Management Science
Sociology (including Criminology)
Psychology
Political Science
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates seeking appointment as Senior Lecturer must hold a Doctorate
degree in the relevant field and possess a minimum of 8 years’ teaching
and research experience.
The candidates must also show evidence of having published several articles in national or international peer-reviewed journals.
POSITION: LECTURER I
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Accounting
Economics
Management Science
Sociology (including Criminology)
Psychology
Political Science
QUALIFICATION
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer I must hold the Doctorate in
the relevant field or show evidence of having made substantial progress
towards completing their doctoral theses in addition to having a minimum
of five years’ teaching and research experience and some scholarly
publications.
POSITION: LECTURER II
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Accounting
Economics
Management Science
Sociology (including Criminology)
Psychology
Political Science
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Lecturer lI must possess a very good
or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree in the relevant
field in addition to having a minimum of two years’ teaching experience.
Candidates who possess the Doctorate degree are eligible for appointment
to a Lectureship without any previous teaching experience.
JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT LECTURER
Candidates are required in the following discipline
Accounting
Economics
Management Science
Sociology (including Criminology)
Psychology
Political Science
QUALIFICATION:
Candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Lecturer must possess a very
good or excellent first degree and a good Master’s degree. No previous
teaching experience is required.
NON-ACADEMIC VACANCIES
POSITION: REGISTRAR
QUALIFICATION
A person seeking appointment as Registrar of the Academy must have a
good first degree and a Master’s degree in Arts or Social Sciences and a
minimum of 15 years’ experience in the management of a tertiary
institution.
Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage.
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and
Internet active.
Experience as a Registrar in a Federal University will be a distinct advantage.
POSITION: DEPUTY REGISTRAR
QUALIFICATION
A person seeking appointment as Deputy Registrar must possess a good
first degree and a good Master’s degree in Arts or Social Sciences in
addition having a minimum of 14 years’ experience in the management of
tertiary education.
Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage.
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and
active on the Internet.
POSITION: PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
QUALIFICATIONS
A person seeking appointment as Principal Assistant Registrar must
possess a good First degree and a good Master’s degree in Arts or Social
Sciences in addition to having a minimum of 12 years’ experience in the
management of tertiary education.
Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage.
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and
active on the Internet.
POSITION: SENIOR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
QUALIFICATION
A person seeking appointment as Senior Assistant Registrar must possess a
good first degree in Arts and Social Sciences in addition to having a
minimum of 10 years’ experience in the management of a tertiary
educational institution.
Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage.
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and
active on the Internet.
POSITION: ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
QUALIFICATION:
A person seeking appointment as Assistant Registrar must possess a good
first degree in Arts or Social Sciences in addition to having a minimum
of 7 years’ experience in the management of tertiary education.
Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage.
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and
active on the Internet.
POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
QUALIFICATION:
A person seeking appointment as Administrative Officer must possess a
good first degree in addition to having a minimum of 3 years’ experience
in the management of a tertiary educational institution.
Membership of relevant professional bodies will be an advantage.
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and
active on the Internet.
POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
QUALIFICATION:
A person seeking appointment as Administrative Assistant must possess a
very good or good first degree in Arts or Social Sciences in addition to
having completed the National Youth Service Corps scheme
Candidates may be required to prove that they are computer literate and active on the Internet.
POSITION: BURSAR
QUALIFICATION
A person seeking appointment as Bursar must possess a good Bachelor’s
degree or equivalent in Accounting and be a full member of ICAN or ANAN.
Possession of a higher degree and a Fellowship of the relevant
professional body will be an advantage.
In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in the use of
relevant accounting software. In addition to having a minimum of 15
years’ cognate experience, preferably in a tertiary educational
institution, the person must also show evidence of a track record of
personal and professional integrity and the ability to provide
leadership in establishing a transparent and forward-looking accounting
system in the Academy. Experience as a Bursar in a Federal University
will be a distinct advantage.
POSITION: DEPUTY BURSAR
QUALIFICATION
A person seeking appointment as Deputy Bursar must possess a good
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting and be a full member of
ICAN or A NAN.
Possession of a higher degree and a Fellowship of the relevant body will
be an advantage. In addition the demonstrate versatility in the use
of relevant software.
In addition to having a minimum of 14 years experience in the accounting
profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the
person must also show evidence or a track record of personal and
professional integrity.
POSITION: CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
QUALIFICATION
A person seeking appointment as Chief Accountant must possess a good
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting and be a full member of
ICAN or ANAN. In addition, the person must demonstrate versatility in
the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 12 years’ experience in the
accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution,
the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and
professional integrity.
POSITION: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT
QUALIFICATIONS:
A person seeking appointment as Principal Accountant must possess a good
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting. In addition, the person
must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the
accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution,
the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and
professional integrity.
POSITION: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
QUALIFICATION:
A person seeking appointment as Senior Accountant must possess a good Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting.
Possession of a higher degree and membership of the relevant
professional body will be an advantage. In addition, the person must
demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 8 years’ experience in the accounting
profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the
person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and
professional integrity.
POSITION: ACCOUNTANT I
QUALIFICATION:
A person seeking appointment as Accountant I must possess a good
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting. Possession of a higher
degree will be an advantage. In addition, the person must demonstrate
versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the accounting
profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the
person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and
professional integrity.
POSITION: ACCOUNTANT II
QUALIFICATION:
A person seeking appointment as Accountant II must possess a good
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting. In addition, the person
must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting software.
In addition to having a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the accounting
profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution, the
person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and
professional integrity.
POSITION: HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER ACCOUNTS
QUALIFICATION:
A person seeking appointment as Higher Executive Officer Accounts must
possess a good Higher National Diploma in Accounting. In addition, the
person must demonstrate versatility in the use of relevant accounting
software. In addition to having a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the
accounting profession, preferably in a tertiary educational institution,
the person must also show evidence of a track record of personal and
professional integrity.
Note: Salaries and Other Conditions of Service are as obtainable in other federal Universities.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants should forward 15 copies of their applications and detailed
curriculum vitae and photocopies of relevant credentials to the
address to be given below on or before 29th June, 2012. The detailed
curriculum vitae should contain the following information:
i. Name in full
ii. GSM No(s)
iii. Email address
iv. Place and date of birth
v. State and Local Government of origin
vi. Permanent Home Address
vii. Present Postal Address
viii. Marital Status
ix. Number and ages of children
x. Post applied for
Xi. Current post and annual salary
xii. Educational institutions attended with dates
xiii. Academic qualifications obtained with dates and grades
xiv. Relevant experience and where obtained with dates
xv. List and details of academic publications where relevant
xvi. Names and addresses of three referees
Candidates should indicate the post applied for on the top left hand
corner of the sealed envelope before posting it. Candidates should also
request their referees to send their reference letters under
confidential cover to the same address given below on or before 29th
June, 2012. Candidates should kindly request their referees to indicate
the name of the person on whom they are reporting and the post they have
applied for.
All applications and letters of reference should be sent to the following address:
THE COORDINATOR
NIGERIA POLICE ACADEMY, WUDIL
ABUJA LIAISON OFFICE
P.M.B211GARKI, ABUJA.