Job details
Vice-Chancellor at Benson Idahosa University – Benin City, Edo
Key job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Executive
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Qualification
- Doctorate
- Job sector
- Education
- Location
- Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
- Hiring company
- Benson Idahosa University
- Listing status
- Open for applications
- Application deadline
Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, invites applications for the position of Vice-Chancellor. The appointment is for a fixed term of five years, with conditions of service determined by the University’s Governing Council.
Requirements
- Ph.D. from a recognised university and sound knowledge of Nigerian educational policy and the university system.
- At least eight years of uninterrupted service as a Professor within the university system.
- Senior university leadership experience as a Head of Department, Dean, Provost, Director, Deputy Vice-Chancellor or in an equivalent role.
- Considerable university administrative experience, including demonstrable ability to attract funding.
- Evidence of academic excellence in publications, teaching, innovation, research, community service and ICT proficiency.
- Ability to encourage research, develop institutional partnerships and provide a conducive environment for learning.
- Strong leadership, staff motivation, sound judgement, fairness, respect for due process and commitment to transparent and accountable governance.
- Proven integrity and high moral standards, freedom from conflicts of interest, a strong Christian testimony and good physical and mental health.
- Valid NYSC discharge certificate.
- Applicants must be below 65 years of age.
Tenure and remuneration
The Vice-Chancellor will serve for five years. Remuneration and other conditions of service are set by the Governing Council.
How to apply
Submit a signed and dated application and comprehensive curriculum vitae by email, using Vice-Chancellor as the subject.
Also send ten hard copies of your application and curriculum vitae by courier under confidential cover. Mark the top left-hand corner of the envelope Post of Vice-Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City.
Submission address
The Office of the Registrar
Benson Idahosa University
P.M.B. 1100
Benin City
Edo State, Nigeria
Curriculum vitae details
- Full name
- Place and date of birth
- State of origin and nationality
- Home and contact addresses, email address and telephone number
- Marital status, and number and ages of children
- Academic qualifications and distinctions
- Teaching, research, administrative, fund-attraction and management experience
- Professional and academic memberships and scholarly publications
- Names and addresses of three referees
Include a statement of your vision for the University over the next five years, between 600 and 1,000 words. Ask your referees to send references in sealed envelopes marked Referee Report, with your name underneath, addressed to the Registrar and Secretary to Council. Referees should be able to attest to your academic and managerial abilities and moral character.
Email your application to registrar@biu.edu.ng.
Application deadline:
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About the employer
Benson Idahosa University is a faith-based private university in Benin City, federally licensed in February 2002. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and pursues teaching, research and professional development under a policy of high ethical standards.
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