University of Ibadan (UI) – Open and Distance Learning (ODL), one of the NUC accredited distance learning programme is recruiting for academic staff – senior and junior cadres in 2019.
The centre is inviting from suitably qualified candidates for the under-listed academic staff positions in the Distance Learning Centre of the University of Ibadan. Successful candidates will be required to facilitate/provide academic and administrative on-line support to aid brief interactive sessions for the students of the University on the ODL mode and liaise with relevant academic Units of the University.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following academic positions
in the Distance Learning Centre.
1. FACULTY OF ARTS
1. Department of Philosophy and Public Affairs
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees in Philosophy; in
addition, such applicants must be running a Ph.D. programme with evidence of current
registration.
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment.
1. Epistemology
2. Metaphysics
3. Ethics
4. Logic
5. Social and Political Philosophy
6. African Philosophy
7. Philosophy of Science
8. Existentialism
9. History of Philosophy
10. Philosophy of Culture and
11 Philosophy of Language
2. Department of Communication and Language Arts
Assistant Lecturer
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Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees in
Communication and Language Arts; in addition such applicants must be running a Ph.D.
programme with an evidence of current registration.
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. Degrees in
Communication and Language Arts. Evidence of scholarly publications in reputable outlets will
be an added advantage.
Areas of Specialisation
Applicants who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment.
? Mass Communication ( Print Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast Journalism and
New Media/ Online Journalism)
? Receptive and Expressive Communication/Language Arts (Listening, Speaking, Reading
and Writing
? Applied Communication/Language Arts
? Public Relations
? Advertising and Marketing
? (African) Indigenous Communication Systems
? Book Development and Publishing
3. Department of History
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees in History; in
addition, such applicants must be running a Ph.D. Degree programme with evidence of current
registration.
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment.
? Nigeria History
? African History
? Economic History
? Latin American History
? European History
? Historiography
? Asian history
? Development Studies
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4. Department of English
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess a Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees in English; in
addition, such applicants must be running a Ph.D. programme with evidence of current
registration.
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. Degrees in English.
Evidence of scholarly publications in reputable outlets will be an added advantage.
Areas of Specialisation
Applicants who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment.
Language
? Stylistics
? Pragmatics
? Discourse Analysis
? Phonetics & Phonology
Literature
? African Literature
? Literature of the Black Diaspora
? Literary Theory and Criticism
? English Literature
2. FACULTY OF SCIENCE
1. Department of Statistics
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in
Statistics. Such applicants should be able to demonstrate competence in the use of Statistical
soft wares. In addition, applicants must also show evidence of current registration for a Ph.D.
Degree programme.
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment.
1. Biometry Biostatistics
Demography
Survival Analysis
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Infectious Disease Modelling
Statistical Genetics
Health System Modelling
Bioinformatics
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Modelling
Design and Analysis of Bioassays/Clinical Trials
2. Economic
and Financial
Statistics Operation Research
Econometric Theory and methods
Time Series Analysis
Financial Statistics
Decision Making and Risk Analysis
3. Statistical Design
Of Investigation Model Experimental Design and Analysis
Sample Survey Theory and Methods
Sports Modelling and Analysis
Poverty Modelling and Analysis
4. Computation
Statistics Artificial Intelligence
Computational Finance
Statistical Simulation methods and Data mining
Machine/Statistical Learning
Bayesian Analysis, Computation and Communications
Statistical Signal processing
Graphical models
Statistical Software Programming
5. Environmental
Statistics Statistical Quality Control
Stochastic Random Diffusion
Diffusion and Dispersion
Forecasting
Energy Statistics
Environmental Impact Assessment
Ecological Risk Modelling
Hydrological Modelling
Climatic and Atmospheric Modelling
Spatial Statistics
Bayesian Models in Environmetrics
2. Department of Computer Science
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Minimum
of a Second Class Lower) and Master of Science Degrees (Minimum of MPhil. /PhD grade). In
addition, such applicants must be able to demonstrate the use of e-learn?ng Platforms, IT tools
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for efficient service delivery, big data analysis. Such applicants must be running a Ph.D. Degree
program with evidence of current registration.
3. FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
1. Department of Economics
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in
Economics for Assistant Lecturers; in addition, such applicant must be running a Ph.D.
programme with evidence of current registration.
Lecturer II
Possession of a Ph.D. Degree in Economics from a recognized university and evidence of
scholarly publications in reputable outlets is required for Lecturer II applicants in addition to
possession of Bachelor and Master Degrees in Economics.
Applicants must be competent to teach Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Quantitative
Economics, Mathematics for Economist and Econometrics.
Areas of Specialisation
Applicants who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment
? Microeconomics
? Macroeconomics
? Quantitative Analysis/Econometrics
In addition, prospective candidates should be able to anchor any TWO of the following:
? Public sector Economics
? International Trade and Finance
? Monetary Economics
? Development Economics
? Accounting
2. Department of Political Science
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Political
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Science; in addition, such applicant must be running a Ph.D. programme with evidence of
current registration.
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess a Ph.D. and show evidence of scholarly publications
in reputable outlets will be an advantage
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment.
1. Political Theory
2. Comparative Politics
3. International Relations
4. Public Administration
3. Department of Psychology
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess a Bachelor and Master Degrees in Psychology and
present a record of internship/practical experience duly certified by the applicant’s key training
Institution; in addition, such applicants must show evidence of current registration for a Ph.D.
Degree programme with interest in any area of Psychology.
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. Degrees in Psychology
and present a record of internship/practical experience duly certified by the applicant’s
institution. Applicants must show evidence of scholarly publications in reputable outlets will be
an advantage.
Areas of Specialisation
Applicants who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment.
? Social/Personality Psychology
? Industrial & Organisational Psychology
? Clinical Psychology
? Developmental Psychology
? Psychometric Psychology
? Physiological Psychology
4. Department of Sociology
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Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicant must possess Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in related
disciplines; in addition, such applicants must be running a Ph.D. programme in Sociology with a
evidence of current registration.
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment
? Criminology
? Demography
? Industrial Sociology
? Medical Sociology
? Sociology of Development
4. FACULTY OF EDUCATION
1. Department of Adult Education
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants of must possess Bachelor Degree in Adult Education, Master and
Ph.D. Degrees in Adult Education. Evidence of scholarly publication in reputable outlets will be
an advantage.
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment
? Adult Literacy
? Community Development
? Industrial Education
? Social Welfare
? Communication and Language Arts
? Open Distance Learning/E-Learning
2. Department of Educational Management
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. Degrees in Educational
Management. Evidence of scholarly publication in reputable outlets will be an advantage.
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment
? Educational Policy and Planning
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? Economics of Education
? Institutional Administration
? Educational System Administration
? Personnel Administration
3. Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified must possess a Master Degree in Library and Information Studies (LIS) with
an evidence of eligibility to proceed to Ph.D. Such applicants must have a minimum of three (3)
publications in reputable academic journals in LIS and must have taught for at least two years
as a Part-Time Tutor on the DLC programme.
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants for Lecturer II position must have a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Degree in Library and Information Studies from a recognized university. Such applicants must
possess minimum of two (2) years Part-Time teaching experience at tertiary institution level, in
addition qualified candidate should have at least four (4) publications in reputable LIS journals.
4. Department of Guidance and Counselling
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified must possess a Bachelor and Master Degrees in Counselling Psychology and
must show evidence of current registration for a Ph.D. Degree Programme in any area of
Guidance and Counselling.
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master Degrees. In addition, applicants
must hold a Ph.D. Degree in any area of Guidance and Counselling.
Areas of Specialisation
Applicants who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment
1. Educational Psychology
2. Clinical Psychology
3. Counselling Psychology
4. Developmental Psychology
5. Tests and Measurements
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6. Personnel Psychology
5. Department of Social Works
Assistant Lecturer
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master Degrees Social Work and must
show evidence of current registration for a Ph.D. Degree Programme in any area of Social
Works.
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess a Bachelor and Master Degrees in Social Work. In
addition, applicants must hold a Ph.D. Degree in any area of social Works or related discipline.
Areas of Specialisation
Candidates who specialize in any of the under listed areas may be considered for appointment
1. Health Social Work
2. Social Welfare
3. Industrial Social Welfare
4. Community Development
6. Department of Early Childhood and Educational Foundations
Lecturer II
Suitably qualified applicants must possess Bachelor and Master Degrees in Early Childhood
Education. In addition, such applicants must hold a Ph.D. Degrees in any area of Teacher
Education.
7. Centre for General Studies
Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer II
GES 101 & 102
GES 104,105
GES 107
In addition to the requirements for each vacant position, applicants must possess the
underlisted requirements:
? Demonstrable ability in the use of major social media (Google+, Blogging, Twitter,
YouTube, Face Book etc., in facilitating academic support to Learners
? Proficiency in ODL facilitation (including, use of basic tools, Google Applications, Learner
Management System, Blackboard Collaborates, Microsoft Onenote);
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? Evidence of participation in ODL Training and other trainings (including those organized
by the Centre;
? Sample evidence of previous on-line interaction with DLC (University of Ibadan, Ibadan)
Learners
? Demonstrable evidence of competence in ODL online moderation;
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants should forward their applications and Curriculum Vitae (20 copies) which must state
the following:
(a) Date of Birth (not Age)
(b) Marital Status
(c) State of Origin, L.G.A.
(d) Mobile Telephone Number
(e) E-mail Address
(f) Academic Qualifications
(g) Previous Work Experience
(h) Publications (if any)
(i) Names and Addresses of three (3) Referees
In addition, applicants should enclose two sets of Photostat copies of relevant credentials and
address it to the Deputy Registrar, Human Resource & Development (Academic Staff),
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, not later than six weeks from the date of this publication.
Applicants should request their referees to send reports on them with official Letterheads and
under confidential cover. Such reports should indicate the position and the Department to which
they applied and they should be directed to the Deputy Registrar Human Resource &
Development (Academic Staff) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Applicants are also required to indicate the position and Department to which they applied in
the application as well as on the envelope containing the application.
Only the applications of the shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
Shortlisted applicants would be required to make a departmental seminar presentation on a
completed or on-going research work in their areas of interest before they are finally shortlisted
for the oral interview.
SALARY SCALE
Assistant Lecturer CONUASS 2
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Lecturer II CONUASS 3
Olubunmi O. Faluyi, MCIPM, MAUA
Registrar
