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Vice-Chancellor at the Sokoto State University

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Job Title: Vice-Chancellor

The Position

  • The Vice-Chancellor is the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the University, ex- officio Chairman of the Senate and Member of the Governing Council of the University.

In addition to his other functions, the vice-president shall:

  • Be competent at all times to advise the Governing Council on any matter affecting the policy, finance, and administration of the University
  • Be generally responsible to the Governing Council for maintaining the efficiency and good order of the University and for ensuring the proper enforcement of Statutes. Ordinances and Regulations
  • Be responsible for discipline in the University
  • Regulate admission of students in accordance with the guidelines and procedures approved by the Senate.

Qualifications
Interested candidates for the position of Vice- Chancellor, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, are expected to be:

  • Distinguished scholars who are Professors with demonstrated ability to provide exemplary academic leadership and proven managerial capacity.
  • Scholars of the highest moral standards and impeccable character and proven integrity with irrevocable commitment to best practices in corporate governance, with particular emphasis on accountability, transparency and probity, and must be scholars who can ensure optimum utilization of scarce resources for maximum public good. 
  • Scholars with irrevocable commitment to the cardinal values of merit, consistency and faimess as operating principles and who can apply these across the board without succumbing to sociopolitical pressure, in particular, and must not cave in under societal pressures out of the desire to remain in office.
  • Scholars who are Information and Communication Technology (ICT) proficient, committed to the mainstreaming of ICT into University wide programmes and activities.
  • Scholars who will be able to attract research grants and complementary funds from local and international agencies, and further uplift the academic stature of the University.
  • Scholars with capacity to relate effectively and productively with the government, non-govemment agencies, the Alumni, staff unions, the local community and foster linkages with institutions within and outside Nigeria. 
  • Scholars with moral uprightness, who are not likely to foster personal, racial, ethnic, political, religious or other sectional interest and who are also capable of inspiring the members of University community towards the attainment of its goals.
  • Scholars with good understanding of the Vision and Mission of the University.
  • Scholars who, judging from their tract records, are likely to command the respect as well as loyalty of members of staff, students and University community. 
  • Persons who enjoy excellent, physical and mental health, and should not be more than 60 years at the time of assumption of duty.

Conditions of Service

  • The Vice-Chancellor shall serve for a single- term of five (5) years only on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment. 
  • The salary and Conditions of Service are as applicable to the post obtained in Nigerian State Universities as approved by the Sokoto State Government and the Governing Council of the University from time to time.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 26th March, 2025. Therefore qualified and interested candidates should Send their Application Letter (30 copies), accompanied by 30 copies of the candidate’s detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV). The CV must contain among others, the following:

  • The candidate’s name in full
  • Age
  • Marital status
  • Nationality
  • Educational attainments with dates
  • Number of Ph.D. candidates supervised and graduated
  • Research output
  • Academic and non-academic recognition
  • Professional achievements
  • Scholarly publications in renowned domestic and international joumals with dates, and books.(Each application should be accompanied by a certificate of birth or statutory declaration of age, and certificate of medical fitness based on documented comprehensive medical examination from a government hospital.
  • A statement of the candidate’s Vision for the Sokoto State University in the 21st century of not more than 1500 words (30 copies).
  • In the case of a nominated or searched candidate”, the CV must be accompanied by a letter of consent from the candidate.
  • Each candidate must have three (3) referees who should be in a position to attest to the candidate’s claim to high academic standard, managerial capacity and moral uprightness.

All hard copy applications are to be forwarded under confidential cover in an envelope marked at the upper left hand corner “POST OF VICE CHANCELLOR” to reach:
The Registrar and Secretary to Council,
Sokoto State University,
Sokoto State.

The electronic copy should be sent to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

  • Each candidate must have three (3) referees who should be requested by the candidate to forward referee’s reports directly to the REGISTRAR under confidential cover.
  • All shortlisted candidates will be required to make themselves available for interaction with the Joint Council/Senate Selection Board.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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