The University of Benin (UNIBEN), Benin City, has announced vacancies for teaching and non-teaching staff across several faculties, departments, centres and administrative units.
The university is inviting suitably qualified candidates to apply for various academic, administrative, technical and support positions. The recruitment advertisement will remain open for six weeks from the date of publication.
Applications must be submitted online through the university’s official recruitment portal: .
Applicants are required to upload a soft copy of their application letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae prepared in the prescribed format and a recent passport photograph.
Teaching Positions Advertised
– Professor
– Associate Professor
– Senior Lecturer
– Lecturer I
– Lecturer II
– Assistant Lecturer
– Graduate Assistant
Requirements
Candidates for senior academic positions are expected to have relevant postgraduate qualifications, teaching experience and evidence of scholarly research and publications, as applicable to their proposed rank.
Requirements for Senior Lecturer positions include a PhD, at least five years of teaching experience and a minimum of eight peer-reviewed publications, while requirements for other academic ranks differ according to the position.
Graduate Assistant positions require a relevant first degree of at least Second-Class Upper Division, with First-Class graduates particularly encouraged to apply.
Research Positions
The university has also advertised specialised research positions at centres including the Petroleum and Energy Systems Research Centre, the African Centre for Management and Leadership, and the Centre for Federalism and Democratic Studies.
Academic library positions, including Principal Librarian, Senior Librarian, Librarian I and Librarian II, are also included in the recruitment exercise.
Faculties and Departments With Teaching Vacancies
Teaching positions have been advertised across a broad range of disciplines and faculties.
These include Agriculture, Arts, Communication and Media Studies, Computing, Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Law, Library and Information Science, Life Sciences, Management Sciences, Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Vocational and Technical Education.
Engineering-related vacancies include fields such as Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering.
Non-Teaching Jobs
The University of Benin is also recruiting for several non-teaching positions across its administrative, professional, technical and support units.
Vacancies cover areas including:
– Registry
– Bursary
– Media and Communication
– Environmental Sciences
– Optometry
– Health Services
– Physical Planning
– Estate
– Procurement
– Information and Communication Technology
– Farm Project
– Guidance and Counselling
– Secondary school teaching
– Drivers and Mechanics
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online through the official recruitment portal
Applicants are required to upload a soft copy of their application letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae prepared in the prescribed format and a recent passport photograph.
