Vice-Chancellor at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

Job Title: Vice-Chancellor

Job Description

• The Vice Chancellor is the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the University and Chairman of Senate, Congregation, Members of College/Schools/Faculties/Institutes, and any other Authorities of the University. He/she shall be the embodiment and symbol of the Vision and Mission of the University.

Tenure of Office and Terms of Appointment:

• The Vice Chancellor shall hold office for a single term of five years and shall not be older than 65 years of age when the position is scheduled to be occupied. 

The Candidate:

• The Candidate shall be: (i) Competent at all times to advise the Governing Council on any matter affecting the policy, finance, and administration of the University;
• (ii) Responsible to Senate for the administration of academic programmes and student discipline in consonance with extant rules and regulations of the University; and generally responsible to the Council for maintaining good governance through proper enforcement of the University Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations.

Qualifications
The Candidate for the post of Vice Chancellor shall be:

• A distinguished scholar with proven outstanding academic leadership and administrative records.
• A Professor of not less than ten (10) years’ status, who must have served as Head of Department and any of the following positions: Director/Dean/Provost or Deputy Vice Chancellor in a recognized University.
• Must possess high moral standards, integrity, accountability, and transparency.
• Must be a proficient scholar with ICT skills relevant to contemporary times, attracting research grants, and relates effectively and productively with government, alumni, staff and students, unions, public organizations, and non-governmental organizations. He/she must exhibit entrepreneurial drive, as well as foster collaborations and linkages.
• Possess excellent physical and mental health (a Certificate of medical fitness obtained from an approved Government Hospital must be attached).
• Provide a document of not more than five hundred (500) words of his/her vision and mission for the University.

Salary

• The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Vice Chancellor in Nigerian Federal/State Universities and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal/State Government and the Governing Council.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on 28th March, 2025. Therefore, Interested candidates must submit 25 signed copies of their applications along with 25 copies of their curriculum vitae, which shall contain the following:

• Name in full
• Date of birth accompanied by a birth certificate/sworn affidavit of age declaration
• E-mail address and phone number(s)
• Marital status
• Number of children with their ages
• Nationality
• State of Origin and Local Government Area
• Permanent Home Address
• Present Postal Address
• Educational Institutions Attended (with dates)
• Qualifications obtained (with dates)
• Details of working experiences and positions held
• Full details of teaching and research experience, including the number of Ph.D. students supervised and graduated
• Publications in chronological order
• Research in progress
• Membership of professional bodies
• Community services rendered (with dates and locations)
• Extra-curricular activities
• Names and addresses of three (3) Referees, who must forward their reports directly to the Registrar under confidential cover, one of whom must be from the last or current place of employment. In the case of candidates identified by the Search Team, the curriculum vitae must be accompanied by a letter of consent marked “Post of Vice Chancellor, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma” and forwarded to the Registrar, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.

All applications should be submitted by courier services in sealed envelopes marked “Post of Vice Chancellor, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma”, to reach:
The Office of the Registrar,
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma,
P.M.B. 14,
Edo State, Nigeria. 

Note

• Candidates are to write, in not more than five hundred (500) words, their vision and mission statement for the University’s financial development and management for the next five (5) years.
• Only applications of short-listed Candidates will be acknowledged.