Chairman, Petroleum Technology Development Fund in Chemical Engineering at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Job Summary

• The Endowment Management Committee (EMC) of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, hereby announces that the position of the PTDF Chair in Chemical Engineering, ABU, will soon be vacant.
• In accordance with the provisions of the Endowment Trust Deed between the PTDF and ABU, the EMC invites applications from suitably qualified candidates with cognate experience in:
  • The development of zeolites/catalysts for petroleum refining and manufacture of petrochemicals; and
  • Administration.

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund Chair in Chemical Engineering

• The Chair in Chemical Engineering was endowed in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in August 1998 by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Abuja.
• The Chair was inaugurated on 20th December, 2002, and took off on 1st September, 2003.
• The Chair has extensively worked on the development of Zeolites from Kaolin for catalytic and other processing purposes of oil and gas.

Requirements
The Candidate must:

• Be a distinguished Chemical Engineering Professor or academic/industrialist appointable as Professor of Chemical Engineering with a proven track record of scholarship and management generally, but with bias in the development of zeolites/catalysts and applications for petroleum refining and manufacture of petrochemicals;
• Be a scholar of outstanding national and international repute who will be able to attract linkages with local and international oil and gas agencies;
• Be, in addition to research, able to teach relevant courses in Chemical Engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as carry out other academic duties as may be assigned by the University;
• Be of high integrity and strong moral character to inspire and maintain a conducive atmosphere for research and development among staff and students without discrimination;
• Have a good understanding of the vision and mission of the PTDF Chair in Chemical Engineering; and
• Not have attained the age of 60 years at the time of assumption of duty.

Tenure

• The appointment will be for a three (3) year period in the first instance and may be renewable for another two (2) years based on satisfactory performance.