Vice-Chancellor at Kaduna State University

Employment Nigeria 17-Sep-2016 KADUNA , Education and Training Administrative

Kaduna State University - Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of the Vice-Chancellor, Kaduna State University; The position which will be vacant with effect from 24th January 2017. In accordance with the provisions of the Kaduna State University Law No 3 of 2004, the Governing Council of the University hereby advertises the vacancy. Therefore, interested candidates are requested to note the following:

POSITION : Vice-Chancellor

The Job

The Vice-Chancellor is the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the University, ex-officio Chairman of the Senate and member of the Governing Council. Among his/her other functions, the Vice Chancellor shall:
Be competent at all times to advise the Council on any matter affecting the policy, finance, and administration of the University;
Be generally responsible to the Council for maintaining the efficiency and good order of the University, and ensuring the proper enforcement of the Laws, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University;
Be responsible for discipline in the University; and
Regulate the admission of students subject to the guidelines and procedures approved by the University Senate and other statutory bodies.

Qualifications Required
The candidate for the post of the Vice-Chancellor is required to possess the following qualities:

Be a highly distinguished academic with a PhD degree in a relevant discipline
Be a university teacher of the rank of Professor attained in a university of high reputation;
Be a person of very high academic standing and reputation in his/her discipline;
Be a successful scholar who is well rooted in the finest academic traditions.
Should be a person with wide contacts to advance the cause of the university;
Have had a wide academic and administrative experience at a reputable university and be capable of giving dynamic academic and administrative leadership;
Be able to engender both national and international respect, particularly in the academic world;
Possess the ability to create the much needed harmony between staff and students on the one hand and between members of the university community and the wider community on the other;
Be a person with a clear vision and capacity to pursue the continuous development of the University even under resource constraints;
Be prepared to demonstrate commitment to the University's vision, mission and core values, as well as the pursuit of its strategic objectives;
Should be an individuals who, judging from their tract records, are likely to command the willing respect as well as loyalty of members of staff and students of the University
Be morally sound and of unassailable integrity;
Be someone who appreciates, and acts on merit and who will hot succumb to undue pressure;
Be a person who is not older than 65 years at the point of assumption of duty as Vice-Chancellor; and possess appreciable computing skills as well as the ability to embrace information and communications technology.

Conditions of Service

The Vice Chancellor shall serve for a single term of Five years.
The remuneration and other conditions of service shall be as obtained in the Nigerian University System and/or as approved by Council, from time to time.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are required to note and comply with the following conditions:

Each application should be made in Twenty-Five (25) copies and should be accompanied with Twenty-Five (25) copies of the candidates' current Curriculum Vitae duly signed and dated by the candidate.
The Curriculum Vitae must include the candidate's Name in full, Age, Marital status, Educational attainment, Nationality, Professional and academic achievements and any other relevant information.
Each application should include the names and addresses of three referees (at least one of whom should be able to testify to the academic standing of the candidate and another to testify to his/her moral character and integrity).
Each referee should be contacted by the applicant to forward directly to the Registrar a confidential report on him/her in a properly sealed envelope marked
"Referee's Report for Application for the Position of Vice-Chancellor” at the top left hand corner of the envelope.
Each application must be accompanied by Twenty Five (25) copies of statement of the candidate's vision of the University in the Twenty-first (21) century;

All applications shall be submitted under confidential cover and addressed to;
The Registrar and Secretary to Council,
Kaduna State University,
Tafawa Balewa Way,
P.M.B., 2339,
Kaduna State.

Note: The sealed envelope(s) containing the applications should be marked “Vice-Chancellor” at the top left corner and forwarded to the Registrar.

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