Rector at Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management (KSITM)

The Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management (KSITM) is a state-of-the-art tertiary Institution established under the Katsina State Law No.8 of 2013.The Institute offers courses leading to the award of National Innovation Diploma (NID) and National Diploma (ND), in Technology, Science, Engineering and Management disciplines. It also offers a wide range of professional and career enhancement programs, seminars, conferences and workshops at advanced certificate levels.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Rector

Location: Katsina
Job type: Full time

Job Summary

• The Rector is the Chief Academic and Accounting Officer of the Institute and has power to exercise general authority over both the staff and students and he/she is also responsible for discipline in the Institute, subject to the general control of the Governing Council.
• He/ She is one of the Principal Officers of the Institute.
• In addition HE/She must show proven management and leadership experience, the successful candidate must have a demonstrable passion for academic endeavors and must also be credible.

Requirements
The candidate for the post must possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Doctorate (PhD) degree from a recognized institution of learning and the PhD must be in a discipline offered in the Institute or any requirement stipulated in the Schemes of Service for the appointment of a Chief Lecturer;
• Minimum of second-class lower division degree from a recognized institution of learning and in a discipline offered in the institution; c) Minimum of Fifteen (15) years teaching experience in tertiary institutions, at least ten [10] years of which must have been gained in a Polytechnic or similar TVET institution;
• Be not more than fifty-nine (59) years of age.
• Demonstrate evidence of strong academic and administrative leadership initiative and creativity in policy formulation, good human relations and positive managerial attributes;
• Provide evidence of membership of professional body/ bodies recognized by the Federal Government;
• Provide evidence of scholarly publications in reputable journals as well as presentation of invited papers at educational conferences, seminars and workshops;
• Be able to attract research grants and development facilities to the Polytechnic;
• Person with initiative and vision with the capacity to sustain the accelerated pace of development of the Institute even under financial and other challenging constraints;
• Person who is not likely to pursue racial, gender, political, religious or other sectional interests;
• Morally sound, of impeccable character, proven integrity and free from financial embarrassment;
• Physically and mentally fit [with evidence from a government hospital); and
• Proficient in Information & Communication Technology. [ICT].

Terms of Appointment

• Successful candidate shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years in the first instance and may be eligible for re-appointment for a second term of four (4) years only.

Salary

• The salary for the position is consolidated and the appointee shall be paid other benefits as may be approved from time to time by the Institute's Governing Council.

Application Closing Date
27th January, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Applicants will be required to produce twenty (20) copies of their credentials and other relevant documents if invited for interview and is required to ask their referees to send their reports to the Registrar
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.