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NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(Federal Ministry of Science & Technology)

V A C A N C I E S

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Nigerians for the posts listed below in the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI)

  1. Director (Engineering Materials Research)                                                    

  2. Director (Building Research)                                                                         

  3. Director (Road Research)                                                                                          

  4. Deputy Director (Engineering Materials Research)                                       

  5. Deputy Director (Building Research)                                                                       

  6. Deputy Director (Road Research)                                                                             

  7. Principal Research Officers (Engineering Materials; Building Research; and Road Research)

  8. Principal Research Officer (Microbiologist)

  9. Principal Research Officer (Socio-Economist)

  10. Principal Research Officer (Quantity Surveying)

  11. Senior Research Officers (Socio-Economist and Microbiologist)                                         

  12. Research Officers I (Highway Engineering/Traffic Engineering)

  13. Quantity Surveyor                                                                                         

  14. Deputy Director (Finance & Accounts)

  15. Deputy Director (Admin & Supplies)                                    

  16. Deputy Director (Planning and Budget)

  17. Deputy Director (Internal Audit)

  18. Chief Accountant

  19. Chief Planning Officer

  20. Chief Internal Auditor

 

DIRECTORS/DEPUTY DIRECTORS IN RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
:

Candidates for (i-vi) above must possess Ph.D in the following areas of specialization: Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology, Mechanical Engineering, Highway Engineering, Geotechnics, Environmental Sciences, Metallurgical Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Polymer Science or Engineering, Ceramic Science or Engineering.

EXPERIENCE:

Candidates for Directorship must have minimum of fifteen (15) years post-first degree cognate experience in research and development activities, research management and administration in a Research Institute or similar organization with at least fifteen (15) reputable publications plus fifteen (15) Conference/Seminar papers (produced) while candidates for Deputy Directorship must have a minimum of twelve (12) years post- first degree cognate experience in their relevant fields with at least ten (10) reputable journal publications and twelve (12) Conference/Seminar papers plus evidence of Community Service.

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICERS/SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICERS

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE

Candidates from (vii-xi) above must possess a Ph.D degree.  Candidates for Principal Research Officer positions must have at least six (6) years post-first degree research activities in a research institute or relevant organization with three (3) reputable journal publications and four (4) Conference/Seminar papers (produced) while candidates for Senior Research Officer positions must have one (1) reputable journal publication and two (2) Conference/Seminar papers with three (3) years post-qualification cognate experience. 

 RESEARCH OFFICERS I

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE

The Candidates must possess M. Sc. or M. Phil in the relevant disciplines with at least three (3) years post-qualification cognate experience.   
 

DEPUTY DIRECTOR (FINANCE & ACCOUNTS) and DEPUTY DIRECTOR (AUDIT)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

The candidates must possess a good honours degree or HND in Accountancy from a recognized University or Polytechnic.  The right candidates must have attended and passed an Advanced Financial Management Course. In addition, they must possess the professional qualification of any of the following accounting bodies:

Ø       Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN)
Ø     
Association of Certified Corporate Accounts (ACCA)
Ø     
Institute of Costs and Management Accountants (ICMA)
Ø     
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Ø     
Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN)

EXPERIENCE:

The right candidates must have fifteen (15) years’ post-qualification cognate experience from the public sector.  Candidates from the private sector may not apply. 

 

DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMIN & SUPPLIES)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

The candidate must possess a degree in any of the disciplines of Social Sciences or Humanities with at least fifteen (15) years post-qualification cognate experience.  A Master degree in relevant fields and membership of relevant professional body will be of added advantage.

 

DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANNING AND BUDGET) and CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

The candidates must possess a good honours degree in Economics preferably with Statistics; Econometric or Development Planning as a subject from a recognized University or a good honours degree plus post graduate Diploma in Economic Planning or Economic Development or Project Preparation from a recognized University.  All candidates for Deputy Directorship position must have fifteen (15) years’ post-first degree cognate experience while all candidates for Chief Planning Officer position must have twelve (12) years’ post-first degree cognate experience.

 

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT and CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE

The candidates must possess a good honours degree or HND in Accountancy from a recognized University or Polytechnic with twelve (12) years’ post-qualification cognate experience.  In addition, the candidate must possess the professional qualification of any of the following accounting bodies:

Ø     
 Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN)
Ø     
Association of Certified Corporate Accounts (ACCA)
Ø     
Institute of Costs and Management Accountants (ICMA)
Ø     
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Ø     
Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN)

Candidates from the private sector may not apply. 

Quantity Surveyor

 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

The suitable candidate must possess any of the following qualification or their equivalent registrable with the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS):

  1. A good honours degree in Quantity Surveying from a recognized University

  2. A pass in the final examination of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

  3. A pass in the final examination of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Candidates are required to submit fifteen (15) typewritten copies of their applications and curriculum vitae and Photostat copies of credentials giving the following information in the order listed below:

(i)         Post applied for with its Code
(ii)        Surname in Capitals
(iii)       Forenames
(iv)       Date and Place of Birth
(v)        State of Origin
(vi)       Permanent Home Address
(vii)      Current Postal Address
(viii)     Number and Ages of Children
(ix)       Educational Institutions attended and Qualifications with Dates

    (x)        Names and Addresses of current and previous employers stating post(s) held, dates and salaries

(xi)       List of Research Publications
(xii)      Academic Distinctions/Special Awards
(xiii)     Extra Curricula Activities
(xiv)     Names and Addresses of three (3) Referees. 

Applicants should request their Referees to forward, under separate cover, references on their applications to the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, indicating the Job Code as stated in the last paragraph below on the top left hand corner of their envelopes. 

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The conditions of service are the same as those applicable to similar positions in Federal Government Public Services.

GENERAL

Applications which must bear the appropriate Job Code as stated in the last paragraph below at the top left hand corner of respective envelopes, should be forwarded to the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, Plot 3, Gabes Street, Wuse Zone 2, P. M. B. 5065 (Wuse G.P.O), Abuja, Nigeria to reach him not later than three (3) weeks from the date of this publication.

Applicants in the Public Service should pass their applications through their Heads of Departments.

INTERVIEW

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview.

Department                                                                                                             Job Codes:

Engineering Materials Research positions                              -                                 BRRI.EMR
Building Research positions                                                  -                                 BRRI.BR
Road Research positions                                                      -                                 BRRI.RR
Admin., Finance, Accounts and Audit positions                     -                                BRRI.FAD
Planning positions                                                                 -                                BRRI.PLAN 

 

Director-General/Chief Executive Officer
SIGNED

 

 

 

 

 

 

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