The National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill in some senior and junior vacant positions. In line with the Federal Character commission’s guide lines, interested applicants from the following disadvantaged states: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bavelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, FCT, Jigawa, Kebbi, Lagos, Nassarawa, Ogun;, Ondo, Osun, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara desirous of career challenges are to apply for the following positions:
Administrative and Finance Department
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT: CONTlSS 11
• Holder of A good honours degree or HND in Accountancy/Finance or equivalent professional Accountancy qualification(s) with at least 9 years post-qualification working experience at an educational tertiary institution, research institute; training institute or any such organization as well as Registration with a recognized professional accounting body like ICAN or ANAN will be an advantage
SENIOR STORE OFFICER: CONTISS 08
• Holder of a good honours degree or HND in Business Studies/Purchasing and Supply with at least 3 years post-qualification working experience in Stores.
• OR ND in Business Studies or Intermediate Certificate of NICA/ICMA with 9 years working experience in the Store,
Training Department /Research and Technical Services Department:
CHIEF LECTURER: CONTISS 14
• Holder of Ph.D. in Hydraulic or Waste water/Environmental or Irrigation Engineering with at least 12 years of teaching/applied research/relevant industrial work experience in modeling water resources systems.
• Candidate must be registered with COREN or equivalent professional body and must have published a number of articles in both national and international journals and/of contributed in standard textbooks.
• He/She must have attended national and international seminars and conferences. At this high level, proven ability in academic and administrative leadership is necessary.
PRINCIPAL LECTURER: CONTISS 13
• Holder of PhD. in Hydrology or Irrigation/Drainage Engineering with at least 9 years experience in teaching/applied research/relevant industrial work experience
• OR holder of Masters Degree in the fields above with at least 12 years cognate experience.
• Candidate must be registered with COREN or the equivalent professional body and must have published a number of articles in reputable journals and contributed in standard textbooks.
• In addition, he/she must have presented quality seminar and conference Papers.
SENIOR LECTURERS: CONTISS 12 (2 Position)
Holder of PhD in any of the following specialization;
• Economics, Agricultural Economics; and Water Resources; or Environmental Engineering
• Applicants should have at least 3 years cognate experience in teaching/applied research/relevant industrial work
• OR holder of a Masters Degree in the fields above with at least 9 years cognate experience.
• Holders of only First Degree need not apply.
• Candidate must have published a number of journal articles, chapter contributions and must also have presented conference and seminar papers.
LECTURERS I: CONTlSS 11 (4 positions)
• Areas of specialization required for this rank are as follows:
• Electrical Engineering (with experience in Motors and Panel Systems);
• Rural Sociology, Soil and Water Engineering; and Hydrogeology
• Applicant must be a holder of a PhD. in the relevant field with 11 least 3
• years teaching/ applied research/relevant industrial work experience
• OR holder of Masters Degree in any of the fields above with at least 6, years cognate experience
• OR holder of a good honours degree from a recognized institution of higher learning with at least 8 years cognate experience.
• In addition, applicant must have articles in reputable journals to his credit as well, as papers presented at conference/seminars.
• Professional registration is a prerequisite.
PRINCIPAL TECHNOLOGIST: CONTISS 11
• Holder of Full Technological Certificate (FTC) or Equivalent with l2 Years post-qualification cognate working experience
• OR HND in Science Laboratory Technology with at least 9 years cognate working experience.
• Applicants experience must be in Physico-Chemical Analysis and/or treatment Plant Operation. Membership of NIST is an added advantage
PRINCIPAL TECHN1CAL OFFICERS: CONTISS 11 (2 Positions)
• In Sewage Plant Management and: In Soil Mechanics: Holder of HND or equivalent qualification with at least 9 years relevant experience in the areas above,
• Holder of Full Technological Certificate (FTC) with at lest 12 years cognate working experience.
LECTURERS II: CONTISS 09 (2 Positions)
• Holder of a PhD in: (A) Extension Service, and Library Science
• Holder of a Masters Degree in the areas specified above with at least 3 years of teaching/ research/relevant industrial work experience or holder of a good Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 6 years cognate experience.
• In addition, applicant must have published one journal article and presented at least 2 seminar/conference papers.
SENI0R COMPUTER OFFICER: CONTISS 09
• Holder of a Master’s Degree’s in Computer Science from a recognized institution of higher learning with at least 3 years cognate experience
• OR holder of a good honours degree in Computer Science with a minimum of at last 6 years cognate experience.
• Experience in data processing and information management is highly desirable.
SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER (ELECTRICAL): CONT1SS 08
• Holder of HND with good grade in electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification with a minimum\workshop experience of 3 years
• OR holder of Full Technological Certificate /City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate with at least 6 years cognate experience.
• Applicants’ experience must cover the handling of electric motors and panel system
ASSISTANT TECHNICIANS: CONTISS 08 (2 Positions)
• Plumbing Technology and Borehole Drilling
• Holder of National Diploma in Laboratory Technology or its equivalent
SENIOR CRAFTMEN: CONTISS 04
• Holder of Secondary School Certificate plus Government Trade Test Class or certificate in: Hydrological measurement with a minimum of 5 years experience in Hydrological activities
Method of Application
Interested applical1ts should forward their applications along with 12 copies of their Curriculum Vitae to which 3 sets of photocopies of all cited certificate/documents should be attached.
The CV should highlight the following among others: Name (surname first), post applied for, current employment and salary, date and place of birth, State and local Government of origin, marital status, postal address, telephone number, educational institutions attended, qualifications obtained with dates, membership of professional bodies, publications (academic staff), other professional scholarly achievements (academic staff), working experience with dates and schedules handled, names and addresses of 3 referees.
All submissions should be in sealed envelopes with clear indication of post applied for at the top left corner of the envelope and addressed to:
The Secretary to the Institute
National Water Resources Institute,
P.M.B. 2309
Mando Road, Kaduna.
Applicants should request their referees to send confidential reports on them directly to The Secretary To The Institute.
Closing Date: 25th March, 2010.