Vice-Chancellor at Plateau State University, Bokkos

The Plateau State University, Bokkos, a broad-based and conventional Institution was established via the instrument of Law on 7th March, 2005. On the 29th April, 2005, the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja granted official recognition to the University to operate.

The University is conceived as an Institution of higher learning in which staff and students from different backgrounds and with sterling intellectual, managerial and moral capacities would be harnessed to work together as a team for the realization of a modern secular education blended with high moral standards.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the substantive position below:

Job Title: Vice-Chancellor

Location: Bokkos, Plateau

Responsibilities

• The Vice-Chancellor is the Chief Executive and Chief Academic Officer of the University, Chairman of the Senate and member of the University Governing Council.
• He/she shall exercise general supervision over the University and shall be responsible to the Council for maintaining and promoting efficiency and order in the University.
• It shall also be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of the Law, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University are observed.

The Candidate
The candidate for the post of Vice-Chancellor of Plateau State University, Bokkos must:

• Possess a good University Education from a recognized University and should be of impeccable integrity and a good manager of human and material resources.

Specifically, the Candidate is expected to:

• Be a highly distinguished scholar of the rank of Professor of not less than seven (7) years experience on the rank.
• Have a wide administrative experience; understand contemporary demands of leadership and in touch with dynamics of modern University administration to be capable of providing vision and direction towards sustainable growth and development of the University.
• Be one with high scholastic and academic credentials (must be a Ph.D. holder) who must have outstanding accomplishments in academic and in public life generally. The candidate must also have a subsisting teaching or research position in a University, and should not be more than 64 years of age.
• Command both national and International respect, particularly in the academic world to enhance the good reputation of the University and attract scholarship.
• Be a person who is not likely to foster personal, racial, ethnic, political, religious, or other sectional interests.
• Exhibit entrepreneurial drive and ability to attract the much needed funds and mobilize other resources.
• Be free from any form of financial embarrassment.
• Be of good health and pleasant/strong personality.
• Be a courageous and assertive person who can take decisions on the merit of faith and principles and not on the basis of pressure from individuals or groups. 10) Have not suffered any conviction (i.e. he/she should not be an ex-convict).

Terms and Conditions of Service

• The Vice-Chancellor shall hold Office for a single and non-renewable term of five (5) years only on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment.
• The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Vice-Chancellor in all Nigerian Public Universities and as may be determined by the Government/Governing Council of the University as appropriate.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications which should be made in thirty-five (35) copies (with a soft copy) and be accompanied by thirty-five (35) copies of candidate's Curriculum Vitae duly signed and dated, indicating the following:

• Full Name (Surname first in Capital Letters)
• Date and Place of Birth
• Nationality and State of Origin
• Marital Status
• Number of Children and Dates of Birth
• Institutions attended with Dates
• Academic and Professional Qualifications obtained with Dates (enclose photocopies of certificates)
• Areas of Specialization and Sub-specialization
• Present Job Status, Description and Salary
• Current Contact Address and Phone Number(s) and functional E-mail Address.
• Permanent Home Address
• Work Experience and Date(s)
• Conferences, Seminars and Workshops (Locally and/or Internationally) attended with dates
• Publication of Articles
• Names and addresses of three (3) Referees
• Date Available for Duty (if appointed)
• Any other relevant information.

All Applications shall be submitted under confidential cover, sealed and addressed to:
The Pro-Chancellor & Chairman of Council,
Plateau State University, Bokkos,
P.M.B. 2012, Jos,
Plateau State, Nigeria.

The sealed envelope(s) containing the Applications of Applicants should be marked, "Post Of Vice-Chancellor" at the top left hand corner and forwarded to reach:
The Registrar / Secretary to Council,
Plateau State University, Bokkos,
P.M.B. 2012, Jos,
Plateau State, Nigeria.

Note

• Candidates should also enclose their vision for the University in not more than 2,000 words.
• Each application should include the names and addresses of three (3) Referees, who should be able to attest to the candidate's standing and abilities professionally, managerially as well as moral rectitude. One of the referees must be from the candidate's place of work.
• Each referee must be contacted by the Applicant to forward, direct to "The Pro-Chancellor & Chairman of Council" via the address above, the confidential report in a properly sealed envelope marked "Post of Vice Chancellor Referee Report" at the top left hand corner of the envelope.
• Only those candidates who are shortlisted will be Contacted.