Professor (Business Administration) 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: 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.

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2021.