Open for Application: Lecturer III (Agricultural Extension and Management) at Auchi Polytechnic

Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi was established in 1973 as a first generation and well-established Federal Polytechnic with the function of providing technology-based education, training and development of skills. It has three campuses all located along the Benin-Auchi-Okene highway.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lecturer III (Agricultural Extension and Management)

Location: Auchi, Edo
School: Agricultural Technology
Department: Agricultural Extension and Management

Requirements

• Candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in relevant discipline plus at least three (3) years teaching/research industrial work experience and one journal article accepted for publication and two conference/seminar papers with at least six years teaching/research or industrial experience.

Application Closing Date
29th October, 2025.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward twenty (20) copies of their typed Application Letters, detailed current Curriculum Vitae (CV) and photocopies of credentials to the undersigned in the following format:

• Birth Certificate / Age Declaration / Age Registration with the National Population Commission (NPC)
• Educational Certificates / Degrees
• NYSC Discharge Certificate / Certificate of Exemption
• Recent Resume, which should not exceed four pages and arranged in this order:
  • Full Names (Surname first and underlined)
  • Date and Place of Birth
  • Permanent Home Address
  • Contact Address with E-mail Address and Telephone Number(s)
  • State of Origin
  • Local Government of Origin
  • Nationality
  • Marital Status, Number and Ages of Children (if any)
  • Academic Qualifications Obtained with dates
  • Number of Publications (where applicable)
  • Years of Teaching and Professional Experience (where applicable) Employment Records
  • Computer Training (Evidence enclosed)
  • Membership of Professional Bodies.
  • Extra Curricula Activities
  • Names and addresses of three (3) Referees (Employer, Educational and Personal) who are to forward confidential reports directly to the Registrar, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, with SUBJECT HEADING BEARING THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT, DEPARTMENT AND POST APPLIED FOR. Such referees should be able to attest to the candidate’s claim to high academic capabilities as well as to the candidate’s notable uprightness.
• Valid Government approved ID (Driver’s Licence, National ID, Biometric Page of International Passport) and Medical Certificate of fitness from Government hospital.
• Two passport-sized photographs.

Additional Information

• Candidates must be registerable with any relevant professional bodies and must also be ICT compliant;
• Applicants will be required to produce originals of their certificates and other relevant credentials if invited for interview; photocopies will not be accepted;
• Applicants who are applying to join the Public Service for the first time MUST be less than fifty (50) years of age at the time of resumption of duty;
• Applicants must clearly state the position and the School/Department they are applying for in their application letter

All applications are to be submitted under confidential cover, marked with the post desired to:
The Registrar,
Auchi Polytechnic,
P.M.B. 13,
Auchi, Edo State.

Note: Late applications will not be entertained and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.