Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the under listed Academic staff positions in the Department of Mass Communication, College of Human Development.

VACANT POSITIONS:
Professor/Readers/Senior Lecturers in Mass Communication/Public Relations

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Candidates are required to possess appropriate skills and orientations for the discipline as well as possess teaching abilities with adequate research experience.

1. Professor: Ph.D. degree with specialization in Mass Communication/Public Relations with evidence of academic leadership in terms of publications, research and administrative leadership etc. with at least 10 years of post qualification, full time relevant teaching and research experience.
2. Associate Professor (Reader): Same as for Professors but with at least 8 years of post-qualification, full time, relevant teaching and research experience.
3. Senior Lecturer: same as for professor but with at least 6 years of post-qualification, full time, relevant teaching and research experience.

Remuneration and Other Conditions of Service
Our total package is aimed at motivating faculty to being their best. The University goes to any length to offer a globally- competitive, career-fulfilling package. This package is offered on two platforms: salaried and non-salaried package as indicated below:

A. Salaried Packages
Professor: Salary ranges between CUSS 14b/1 and 14a/10 (N3.78m($27000) -N7.308m($52200) p.a.

Associate Professor: Salary ranges between CUSS 13/1 and 13/8 (N3.3m($23571.42)-N3.624m($25885.71) p.a.

Senior Lecturer: Salary ranges between CUSS 12/1 and 12/8 (N2.88m($20571.43)-N3.15m($22500) p.a.

B. Non-salaried Packages
Leading Scholars and Senior Academics are also implored to apply for engagement in the University taking due cognizance of the following non-salaried package available for them in Covenant University.

1. Availability of short academic visits/sabbaticals of 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 months etc for leading academic authorities for the purpose of consummating collaborative research and special investigations.
2. Entitlement to SEED RESEARCH FUND of up to N2m per researcher for 'out-of-the-box’ academic exploit and initiatives as would be determined by relevance.
3. Entitlements to overseas conference sponsorship twice a year for up to a maximum of N1m($7142.86)
4. Benefit from capacity development programmes of the University including:

• Institutional developmental consultancy services with financial benefits to contributors.
• Institutionally powered cooperative society for property/assets acquisition.
• Active support for capacity-developing institutional linkages.
• Encouragement and support for staff development programme.
• Establishment of a virile publishing house and quality print support outlet for staff publications (text books and journals
• Activation of the positive tradition of Mentor-Mentees for acceleration of academic capacity development and institutional growth of the University through the University's Programme of attaching Research Assistants to Professors.
• Distribution of recent catalogues/bibliographies of major publishing houses abroad and locally to all Departments/Faculty.

Method of Application:
Interested candidates for the positions advertised should submit:
Ten (10) copies of their applications and detailed Curriculum Vitae (stating their names; dates of birth; state of origin/nationality; marital status etc) with copies of all relevant credentials attached.

Institutions attended (with dates);

Academic and professional qualifications (with dates); honours, distinctions and membership of learned societies and professional associations or affiliations;

Statement of personal research focus and institutional academic development plan
Working experience
Present employment
Employment Status
Salary and employer
Availability Date (If sabbatical option, applicants should state sabbatical plan).
Extra curricular activities

Names and addresses of three (3) Referees (at least one of whom must, where appropriate, be the Head of the applicant's current place of employment); and 2 of the 3 referees should make specific statements on the competence base of the candidate’s research and academic pedigree under confidential cover to The Registrar, Covenant University, Km 10, Idiroko Road, Canaan Land, PMB 1023, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Applications should be submitted within 3 weeks of this publication either directly to the Registrar's Office or by postage. Please note that applicants who had earlier responded to the Covenant University’s Advert will need to update their applications in line with the above.

All applications (indicating ‘Application to Mass Communication Department, Covenant University’ at the top left hand corner) should be sent to:

The Registrar, Covenant University,
Km 10, Idi-Iroko Road, Canaan land,
P.M.B 1023, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Signed:
Daniel A. Rotimi (Ph.D.)
Registrar
January 2, 2009