Job Recruitment at Nile University of Nigeria

Nile University of Nigeria is a Private Institution located in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The University was established in 2009 to provide high-quality tertiary education for the country’s ever-increasing number of secondary school leavers. In 2014, Nile University established its School of Postgraduate Studies.

Today, Nile University is a member of Honoris United Universities network, the first and largest Pan-African private higher education network. With over 4,000 students (undergraduate and postgraduate), 35 undergraduate programs across six faculties, and 47 postgraduate programs across five faculties.

Nile University is seeking to engage highly competent and result-oriented lecturers with strong personal and professional integrity to join a dynamic team that has overall responsibility for the development of its Business Administration Department in the position below:

Job Title: Associate Professor

Job Ref.: NUN-FMSBA-002
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
We are in need of Associate Professors in the Areas of specialization below:

• General Management
• Marketing
• Finance
• Project Management
• Operations Management

The Roles

• Associate Professor of Business Administration will report to the Head of Department of Business Administration. He / she will teach courses in Business Administration, such as General Management, Marketing, Finance, Project Management and Operations Management and perform the below tasks.
• Ensure that course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the university and department.
• Lead research and / or innovation proposals and projects with the potential to generate income, to manage project deliverables, deliver outputs and secure impact.
• Work with university stakeholders to identify sources of research funding and lead the process of securing funds.
• Manage the delivery of individual and / or collaborative research projects to time and on budget.
• Apply knowledge acquired from research and innovation as well as scholarship to learning and teaching, and appropriate external activities.
• Lead the production and dissemination of research outputs.
• Lead the design and production of peer-reviewed publications and / or practitioner outputs, and / or disseminate research findings using other appropriate media.
• Make presentations at local, national, and international academic and / or practitioner conferences or exhibit work in other appropriate events.
• Supervise research degree students to ensure timely completion.

Qualifications, Experience, and Attributes

• A Ph.D. in the listed area of specialization from an accredited University.
• Minimum of 8 years teaching and research experience with publications in national and international journals.
• Regular and consistent incorporation of innovation into teaching including development and implementation of new programmes especially involving innovative methodologies.
• Candidates must possess demonstrable competence to provide academic leadership with evidence of collaborative research work with academics within the university and elsewhere.
• Administrative skills, as well as the ability to develop and lead activities and staff at the university with documented ability to organize research within the subject area for the position, recruit competent lecturers with capacity to impact and teach at strategic levels within the Department.
• Applicants must be a computer Literate with advanced skills in Microsoft Office programmes, Corel Draw etc.
• Must have membership / registration with relevant professional bodies.
• Ability to design, develop and deliver a range of programmes at various levels.
• Ability to review programme design on a regular basis to ensure compliance with quality standards and academic regulations and to make alterations where appropriate.

Job Title: Professor

Job Ref.: NUN-FMSBA-001
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
We are in need of Professors in the Areas of specialization below:

• General Management
• Marketing
• Finance
• Project Management
• Operations Management

The Roles

• The Department of Business Administration seeks to appoint an exceptional lecturer with teaching and research interests in Business Administration. Specifically, the Professor will:
• Ensure that course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the university and department.
• Lead research and / or innovation proposals and projects with the potential to generate income, to manage project deliverables, deliver outputs and secure impact.
• Work with university stakeholders to identify sources of research funding and lead the process of securing funds.
• Manage the delivery of individual and / or collaborative research projects to time and on budget.
• Apply knowledge acquired from research and innovation as well as scholarship to learning and teaching, and appropriate external activities.
• Lead the production and dissemination of research outputs.
• Lead the design and production of peer-reviewed publications and/or practitioner outputs, and / or disseminate research findings using other appropriate media.
• Make presentations at local, national, and international academic and/or practitioner conferences or exhibit work in other appropriate events.
• Supervise research degree students to ensure timely completion and/or undertake the duties of Director of Studies for research degree students to manage timely completion.

Qualifications, Experience, and Attributes

• A Ph.D. degree in the listed area of specialization from an accredited University
• Minimum of 10 years teaching and research experience with publications in national and international journals. e
• Regular and consistent incorporation of innovation into teaching including development and implementation of new programmes especially involving innovative methodologies.
• Evidence of contribution to professional development programmes, designed to improve teaching/learning, develop skills, raise awareness of pedagogic issues etc. or a track record of successful support given to others seeking to develop their teaching or the learning experience of their students.
• Candidates must possess demonstrable competence to provide academic leadership with evidence of collaborative research work with academics within the university and elsewhere.
• Administrative skills, as well as the ability to develop and lead activities and staff at the university.
• Applicants must be a computer Literate with advanced skills in Microsoft Office programmes, Corel Draw etc.
• Must have membership / registration with relevant professional bodies.
• Ability to contribute to the achievement of the School Development Plan and the institutions strategic planning processes.

Job Title: Senior Lecturer

Job Ref.: NUN-FMSBA-003
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
We are in need of Senior Lecturers in the Areas of specialization below:

• Marketing
• Finance
• Operations Management
• Project Management

The Role

• Reporting to the Head of Department of Business Administration, candidate should have a strong interest in teaching upper year level, and an interest in one or a combination of Marketing, Finance, Operations Management and Project Management.

Other Specific duties include:

• Supervise undergraduate, postgraduate and research students.
• Design, develop and deliver a range of programmes of study (sometimes for entirely new courses) at various levels.
• Advancing a rigorous research, creative activity and / or community engagement agenda, including collaborating across disciplines on research and outreach initiatives
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate Business Administration courses including special topics seminars and lecture courses.
• Design and maintain virtual learning content and environments.
• Review on a regular basis course content and materials, updating when required.
• Develop and apply appropriate teaching techniques and material which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students.

Qualifications, Experience, and Attributes

• Candidates must hold a PhD in listed area of specialization from an accredited University.
• Minimum of 5 years teaching and research experience with publications in national and international journals.
• Regular and consistent incorporation of innovation into teaching including development and implementation of new programmes especially involving innovative methodologies.
• Candidates must possess demonstrable competence to provide academic leadership with evidence of collaborative research work with academics within the university and elsewhere.
• Record of peer-reviewed research, patents, competition awards, design awards or other publicly acknowledged design or community engagement work.
• Must have membership / registration with relevant professional bodies.

Other attributes eligible candidates must possess include:

• Ability to identify opportunities for strategic development / improvement e.g., research projects, new courses, consultancy.
• Ability to identify (through the analysis of appropriate management information) areas requiring improved performance e.g., student numbers, student satisfaction.
• Ability to take responsibility for several key areas such as Chairing and participating in School and Institutional committees, leading projects.
• Ability to communicate and disseminate complex and conceptual ideas in a variety of ways –presentations or exhibitions at national or international conferences, reports on find.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their  current CV (prepared as a Microsoft Word document, and saved with your full names) to: [email protected]

Application Deadline 31st March, 2021.

Note

• To apply, please quote appropriate "Reference number" as the subject of your e-mail
• Please include in your application, a statement of how you meet the advertised criteria, as well as names and contact details (including telephone and e-mail addresses) of three referees who are knowledgeable about your professional achievements and abilities.
• All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.