Minimum Qualification and Experience
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification (or a Master’s degree qualification in special cases) in the relevant area from recognized and accredited university;
• At least three (3) years teaching / research experience at the university level as a Lecturer/Research Fellow or six (6) years research / industry experience;
• A minimum of thirty-two (32) publication points as a Lecturer or equivalent of which twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals;
• Supervised at least three (3) postgraduate students to completion as a Lecturer/Research Fellow;
• Be registered or registrable with the relevant professional body (where applicable);
• Proficiency in Computer Applications; and
• Demonstrated potential for teaching and research.

Duties and Responsibilities at this level entails: –

• Lecturing specific units of specialization in accordance with the curriculum;
• Preparing students progress reports;
• Carrying out research work in relevant field or specialization;
• Conducting seminars/workshops or symposia;
• Coordinating of courses, projects and practical work;
• Preparing teaching/learning materials
• Setting, invigilating and marking examination/assignments;
• Developing proposals to attract research grants;
• Writing journal articles and books;
• Presenting academic papers in conferences / seminars / workshops or symposia;
• Peer-reviewing of publications in academic journals;
• Developing and reviewing academic programmes / curricula;
• Supervising Lecturers, Tutorial / Junior Research Fellows, and students;
• Developing linkages and collaborations for student exchange programmes; and
• Undertaking consultancy services and community engagement.