Deputy University Librarian at the Technical University (TechU)

The Technical University (TechU), Ibadan, the first of its kind in Nigeria and in West and Central Africa, was established to expand access to University education and more importantly to address the employability gaps through entrepreneurial orientation of the average Nigerian youth.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Deputy University Librarian

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job Details

• Candidates is to assist the University Librarian in the management of the University library as a critical academic facility.
• In the absence of the Librarian, the Deputy Librarian shall act.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidate must possess a good Honours degree with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division plus NYSC Discharge Certificate or evidence of Exemption and a Master’s Degree in Library Information Studies from a recognized University.
• The possession of a Ph.D. degree will be an added advantage.
• In addition to the academic or professional qualifications, the candidate must possess evidence of membership of library professional bodies and registration with the Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), which is the regulatory agency for the practice of librarianship in Nigeria.
• Above all, the candidate must possess good managerial skills and competences including a clear understanding of the nature and dynamics of the intricacies in deploying information technologies as tools for the management of information collections in line with global best practices in contemporary University Libraries or similar Institutions.
• The prospective candidate must have put a minimum of ten (10) years of cognate work experience in University Library, three (3) of these years must have been at Library Management position not lower than that of a Chief Librarian or its equivalents.

The Candidate

• The person must not only be an achiever but must also be able to show drive, exceptional initiative and ability for institutional networking with the outside world and must have a likeable and courteous personality required of the management of a 21st century world class University.

Salary
CONUASS 6.

Application Closing Date

10th September, 2018.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click Here to Start Application

Complete the Application Form online and print out the completed form. The printed online Application form along with the hard copies of the candidates credentials and other supporting documents should be submitted under confidential cover and addressed to:
The Acting Registrar,

KM 15, Ibadan-Lagos Expressway,

P.M.B 5015, G.P.O Dugbe,

Ibadan,

Oyo State.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.