Job Title: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Associate/Assistant Professor)
Location: Ibadan, Nigeria
Type: International Advertisement
Unit: Department of Agronomy
Employer: University of Ibadan (UI)
The University of Ibadan, Nigeria's first and leading university, located in southwest Nigeria and with a student population of 20,000, about 40% of which is made up of postgraduate students, seeks the services of dynamic and experienced scientists to join her academic staff in the Department of Agronomy for exciting academic careers.
Ibadan has a tropical climate and rich ethnic diversity that includes foreigners from different parts of the world. The city of Ibadan is home to four national agricultural research institutes, two national agricultural agencies and an international institute for tropical agriculture –nearly all (are) within 10-15 km from the university.
The Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan runs Bachelor's degree programmes in Crop and Soil Sciences, as well as M.Sc. and PhD programmes in various fields of Agronomy including plant breeding.
The University of Ibadan is the host of the Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI) of the African Union. In addition to the regular plant breeding graduate students of the University of Ibadan, PAULESI will admit students for M.Sc. and PhD Programmes in plant breeding in September 2012.
Appointees for the positions below, especially the plant breeding staff will be expected to teach regular students of the University of Ibadan and those of the Pan African University.
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION: Plant Breeding (60% Teaching, 40% research)
• A strong background in the use of biotechnological techniques for crop improvement is required.
• Candidates must have considerable knowledge and experience in genomics and molecular plant breeding.
• The preferred candidate will have exceptional ability to forge collaborative research.
• Appointee will also supervise the research of regular undergraduate and postgraduate students of the University of Ibadan as well as those of the Pan-African University.
The appointee will teach core plant breeding courses including quantitative genetics and statistics for agronomic experimentation, and develop a strongexternally funded breeding programme on one of the important tropical crops and another that is under-exploited.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications:
• PhD degree in Farming Systems
• Postdoctoral experience
• Teaching experience at the university level
• Research experience in tropical farming systems
• Learned publications
• Ability to attract and manage grants
Remuneration: – Competitive and commensurate with background and experience. – Accommodation is available on the campus of the University for International Staff. – Appointees who also teach courses and supervise students' research in the PAU plant breeding programme will, in addition to their salary, earn top-ups. – Candidates can opt for renewable contract appointments or have their appointments confirmed to retirement age (65 years) after three years based on performance.
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
Candidates are requested to submit an application, detailed resume (CV) indicating teaching and research experience, and names and contact information of three referees, and copies of university transcripts and certificates, all in a single file in pdf format by email to Deputy Registrar (Establishments), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (Email.: dr_estab@ui.edu.ng), with a copy to Prof. Victor O. Adetimirin, Head, Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan (vo.adetimirin@ui.edu.ng;votimirin@yahoo.com).
Deadlines: 11 July, 2013.
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