Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria is one of the specialized third generation Universities established in 1983 with the aim of creating high level manpower in the area of Science, Engineering and Technology. The University has over the years remained focused on its original mission and objectives. Today, the University has Ten (10) Schools including a Postgraduate School, 46 Academic Departments and seven Centres. The University offers One Hundred and Eighty-three (183) programmes at Undergraduate, Masters and Doctorate levels. The University currently has a population of 21,958 undergraduate and 3,559 postgraduate students with about 2,383 staff.

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

Job Title: Associate Professor (Chemistry)

Location: Minna, Niger

School: Physical Sciences (SPS)

College: Chemistry

Requirements

Applicants should possess a PhD Degree in the relevant field with a minimum of three (3) years as Senior Lecturer plus a minimum of ten (10) points from publications of which six (6) must be from reputable journals.
Candidate must have a minimum of second class lower degree apart from the Postgraduate Degree(s)
Must be a registered member of their own professional bodies.
Must be Computer Literate.

Salary Grade

CONUASS 6.

Conditions of Service:

The same as obtained in other Federal Universities in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date

8th December, 2025.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:

Click here to start application online

Candidates are requested to submit via the online application portal, soft copy of their applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae, credentials and supporting documents. The Curriculum Vitae should be presented in the following order:

Name in Full (Surname in capital letters)
Date and Place of Birth
Permanent Home Address
Contact Address: Postal Address, GSM Nos and email address
Nationality
State of Origin
Marital Status
Number and Ages of Children (if any)
Educational Institutions Attended with dates
Academic and Professional Qualifications Obtained with dates
Work Experience including full details of former and present post(s), indicating
present status and salary
Publications (where applicable in a chronological order)
Extra Curricula Activities
Name and address of Three (3) Referees

In addition to stating the names of three referees, applicant should request their

referees to forward references to the Registrar, Federal University of Technology, Minna via:

registrar@futminna.edu.ng

Note

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Appointment to professorial ranks is subject to external assessment of candidate's publications and general contributions to knowledge and national development.
Candidate who has never taught in any University before cannot be appointed directly to the rank of a Professor or Associate Professor.
For appointment to professorial ranks, a candidate must show academic leadership through postgraduate supervision and be able to attract research grant from both local and international funding agencies