2019 The Central Bank of Nigeria Collaborative Post Graduate Programme (CBN-CPP) REGISTRATION is ongoing

2019 The Central Bank of Nigeria Collaborative Post Graduate Programme (CBN-CPP) REGISTRATION is ongoing

The Central Bank of Nigeria Collaborative Post Graduate Programme (CBN-CPP) is a flagship intervention programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria in the education sub-sector. The objective is to upscale the quality of teaching/learning that is at par with global standards and engender the supply of a critical mass of well-trained graduates for the financial services industry and the entire economy. The focus is on finance-related courses, especially Economics, Banking and Finance, Accounting and Business Administration. The CBN-CPP will be hosted at the Centres of Excellence (CoE) which have been built at the designated universities. Academic programmes are expected to commence in October 2019.

To this end, the Board of Trustees, CBN-CPP in partnership with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, University of Ibadan, Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, invites applications from experienced senior academics within and outside the host universities, to teach in the programme as:

Job Title: Professor/Associate Professor
Location: Nigeria
Requirements

• Candidates must possess PhD degree in their fields of specialization and in the discipline (s) they wish to apply for.
• They must show evidence of academic leadership with at least 10 years teaching, research and administrative experience in a university/research institute,
• Candidate must have adequate scholarly publications in both local and international peer reviewed journals, in line with the requirements of the Senate of each University.

In addition, candidate should be a specialist in any of the under listed areas:

• Economics: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Quantitative Techniques, Research Methodology, Econometrics, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Financial Economics, International Eco-nomics/Macroeconomics, Operations Research, Managerial Economics, and Game theory.
• Banking and Finance: Quantitative methods in Banking & Finance/ Quantitative Finance, Research Methodology, Monetary and Banking Intermediate Theory and Policy, Financial Statement Analysis, Marketing of Financial Services, Corporate Finance/Financial Management, Bank Lending and Credit Administration, International Banking and Finance, Regulation of Financial Institutions, Securities Market and Portfolio Theory, Financial Planning and Control, Non-interest/Islamic Banking, Investment and Capital Market Theory, Futures and Derivatives, Fintech and Distributed Ledger Technology, Financial Econometrics, and Treasury Management.
• Accounting: Accounting theory, Audit and Assurance, Quantitative analysis, Research methodology, Public sector accounting, Accounting Information System, Petroleum and Solid Minerals, Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Forensic Auditing, Financial Accounting, International Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Practice, and Integrated Reporting, Social and Environmental Accounting, Tax Audit and Tax Accounting, Estate and Gift Taxation, Financial Statement Linkages.
• Business Administration: Business Ethics and Strategic Management; Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social responsibility; Corporate Policy, Strategy and Management Corporate Governance and High Performance Board, Risk Management (credit, financial and Enterprise); Leadership (Business Organisations, Banking and Financial Institutions, Marketing Organizations and Accounting Organizations); Marketing Process and Practice; Taxation Theory, Marketing Process and Practice; Tax Administration; Tax laws; Machine Learning and Forecasting; Advanced Spreadsheet and Decision Support Systems; Big Data Analytics and Visualization; Simulation Modeling; Business Statistics with R; and Prescriptive Analysis for Decision Making.

Terms of Engagement
This position is part time and for a fixed term. The Modular course approach would be adopted.

Remuneration
Salary and conditions of service are competitive and negotiable. However, staff would be paid per module taught.

Job Title: Senior Lecturer
Location: Nigeria
Requirements

• Candidates must possess PhD degree in their fields of specialization and in the discipline (s) they wish to apply for.
• They must show evidence of academic leadership with at least six (6) years teaching, research and administrative experience in a university/ research institute and evidence of at least eight (8) scholarly publications in both local and international journals.

In addition, candidate should be a specialist in any of the under listed areas:

• Economics: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Quantitative Techniques, Research Methodology, Econometrics, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Financial Economics, International Eco-nomics/Macroeconomics, Operations Research, Managerial Economics, and Game theory.
• Banking and Finance: Quantitative methods in Banking & Finance/ Quantitative Finance, Research Methodology, Monetary and Banking Intermediate Theory and Policy, Financial Statement Analysis, Marketing of Financial Services, Corporate Finance/Financial Management, Bank Lending and Credit Administration, International Banking and Finance, Regulation of Financial Institutions, Securities Market and Portfolio Theory, Financial Planning and Control, Non-interest/Islamic Banking, Investment and Capital Market Theory, Futures and Derivatives, Fintech and Distributed Ledger Technology, Financial Econometrics, and Treasury Management.
• Accounting: Accounting theory, Audit and Assurance, Quantitative analysis, Research methodology, Public sector accounting, Accounting Information System, Petroleum and Solid Minerals, Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Forensic Auditing, Financial Accounting, International Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Practice, and Integrated Reporting, Social and Environmental Accounting, Tax Audit and Tax Accounting, Estate and Gift Taxation, Financial Statement Linkages.
• Business Administration: Business Ethics and Strategic Management; Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social responsibility; Corporate Policy, Strategy and Management Corporate Governance and High Performance Board, Risk Management (credit, financial and Enterprise); Leadership (Business Organisations, Banking and Financial Institutions, Marketing Organizations and Accounting Organizations); Marketing Process and Practice; Taxation Theory, Marketing Process and Practice; Tax Administration; Tax laws; Machine Learning and Forecasting; Advanced Spreadsheet and Decision Support Systems; Big Data Analytics and Visualization; Simulation Modeling; Business Statistics with R; and Prescriptive Analysis for Decision Making.

Terms of Engagement
This position is part time and for a fixed term. The Modular course approach would be adopted.

Remuneration
Salary and conditions of service are competitive and negotiable. However, staff would be paid per module taught.

Job Title: Consultant and Official of Financial Institutions
Location: Nigeria
Requirements

• Applicants must possess at least a Master’s degree in addition to professional qualification, and at least six (6) years experience in senior managerial positions in consulting/practising firm or financial institution.

In addition, candidate should be a specialist in any of the under listed areas:

• Economics: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Quantitative Techniques, Research Methodology, Econometrics, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Financial Economics, International Eco-nomics/Macroeconomics, Operations Research, Managerial Economics, and Game theory.
• Banking and Finance: Quantitative methods in Banking & Finance/ Quantitative Finance, Research Methodology, Monetary and Banking Intermediate Theory and Policy, Financial Statement Analysis, Marketing of Financial Services, Corporate Finance/Financial Management, Bank Lending and Credit Administration, International Banking and Finance, Regulation of Financial Institutions, Securities Market and Portfolio Theory, Financial Planning and Control, Non-interest/Islamic Banking, Investment and Capital Market Theory, Futures and Derivatives, Fintech and Distributed Ledger Technology, Financial Econometrics, and Treasury Management.
• Accounting: Accounting theory, Audit and Assurance, Quantitative analysis, Research methodology, Public sector accounting, Accounting Information System, Petroleum and Solid Minerals, Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Forensic Auditing, Financial Accounting, International Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Practice, and Integrated Reporting, Social and Environmental Accounting, Tax Audit and Tax Accounting, Estate and Gift Taxation, Financial Statement Linkages.
• Business Administration: Business Ethics and Strategic Management; Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social responsibility; Corporate Policy, Strategy and Management Corporate Governance and High Performance Board, Risk Management (credit, financial and Enterprise); Leadership (Business Organisations, Banking and Financial Institutions, Marketing Organizations and Accounting Organizations); Marketing Process and Practice; Taxation Theory, Marketing Process and Practice; Tax Administration; Tax laws; Machine Learning and Forecasting; Advanced Spreadsheet and Decision Support Systems; Big Data Analytics and Visualization; Simulation Modeling; Business Statistics with R; and Prescriptive Analysis for Decision Making.

Terms of Engagement
This position is part time and for a fixed term. The Modular course approach would be adopted.

Remuneration
Salary and conditions of service are competitive and negotiable. However, staff would be paid per module taught.

Job Title: Director, Centre of Excellence
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

• The Director of the CoE will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and leading faculty development programmes in support of the CoE.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• The Director of the CoE would provide leadership and vision for the continuous improvement of teaching and learning at the CoE. The individual is directly responsible for developing strategies, services, and support for faculty and staff for effective teaching and students’ success.
• The Director is expected to facilitate collaborative initiatives with academic and support units in the host universities and sister CoEs that foster best practices in teaching and learning.

In particular, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Design, conduct, and evaluate faculty development programs including, workshops and seminars that will create cross-campus partnerships and foster faculty communities around topics of common interest;
• Facilitate new initiatives and encourage collaborations among the various curricular and co-curricular programs that support effective teaching and learning through a variety of instructional modalities/ modules;
• Promote a culture that values and recognizes the importance of teaching excellence, collaboration and student-centered learning;
• Collaborate with the relevant units within the host universities and sister CoEs to provide curricular and classroom development in alignment with CBN-CPP mission and strategic plan.
• Support faculty with implementing and assessing instructional methods and technologies that complement teaching needs and individual learning styles;
• Facilitate and support collaborations in the scholarship of teaching and learning; stay abreast of literature on teaching and learning, as well as networking with national and international groups, organisations and individuals;
• Provide leadership and planning for all instructional and curricular development activities designed to support effective teaching and learning; and
• Promote multicultural teaching and the infusion of diversity into the curriculum/classroom.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• An earned doctorate degree in relevant academic discipline.

Experience:

• An excellent record of teaching experience at the university level;
• Successful administrative and professional development experience with faculty, preferably in a teaching/learning center;
• Proven record of published scholarship in high impact journals and Scopus indexed;
• A minimum of two years of progressively responsible and successful academic leadership experience in a higher education institution; and
• Proven commitment to academic excellence and innovation.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and motivational skills;
• Knowledge of outcomes-based curricular design, program development, assessment of learning outcomes, student- centered learning and learning theories, and technology-enhanced teaching and learning;
• Demonstrated ability to provide collaborative leadership and management skills, and to work collaboratively with other administrative and academic units, as well as sister Centres of Excellence;
• Demonstrated ability to attract research grants to the CoE.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of course management systems and effective online teaching methodologies;
• Knowledge and use of innovative teaching approaches (e.g., collaborative learning, civic learning and engagement, problem-based learning);
• Knowledge of use, implementation, and best practices for instructional technologies; and
• Demonstrated appreciation and advocacy for diversity.

Conditions of Service
The position is full time, and for a fix term of three (3) years renewable only once. Remuneration is very attractive and competitive, but negotiable based on experience.

Application Instruction

• Candidates should apply online through the link above along with signed detail Curriculum Vitae containing names of three referees and Photocopies of Credentials.

Application Deadline 26th August 2019.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
ALL Interested and qualified candidates should:
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