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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING AT KNUST

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    • POSTED ON: July 31, 2018
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    KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI

    CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

     

    Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position of GNPC RESEARCH CHAIR FOR  PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

    This position is funded by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and is tenable in the Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

    The Chair for Petroleum Engineering is a research chair established by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation to assist the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

    ELIGIBILITY

    The Position is open to candidates from Ghana and abroad to include Ghanaians in the diaspora. The occupant must:

    • be a scholar of Professorial status and of international repute in Petroleum Engineering;
    • hold a doctorate degree in Petroleum Engineering from a recognized University
    • show evidence and mentoring/supervising post graduate studies, and
    • be available to spend at least 6 months every year at a post

    RESPONSIBILITY

    The occupant’s responsibilities include the following:

    1. Establish partnership with leading universities and industry leaders in the field of Petroleum within and beyond Africa;
    2. Develop postgraduate programmes in Petroleum Engineering to the highest international standards;
    3. Train at least three PhDs in Petroleum Engineering within the tenure of appointment to boost the capacity of the Department
    4. Conduct research relevant to the thematic areas jointly approved by the GNPC and KNUST in collaboration with other KNUST faculty;
    5. Disseminate research finding through participation in local and international conferences related to Petroleum Engineering and publication of findings in high-impact refereed journals;
    1. Attract funding to establish centre of excellence in Engineering;
    2. Deliver at least two public lectures on any of the approved thematic areas in a year, and
    3. Submit annual report on activities of the Chair through the Vice-Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to GNPC

    CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

    Very attractive conditions of service, including salary, allowances and other fringe benefits.

     

    DURATION

    Three-year renewable for an additional year.

     

    MODE OF APPLICATION

    Interested applicants should submit an Application Letter together with the following:

    1. Curriculum Vitae (CV), including Names and Addresses of Three (3) Referees,
    2. A detailed description (not more than 5 pages) of the candidate’s research programme consistent wit the strategic research direction of the Kwame Nkrumah Univerisyt of Science and Technology and to contribute to the Petroleum Engineering research of GNPC;
    3. Samples of relevant published writing or other relevant material

     

    Applications should be forwarded under REGISTERED COVER to reach the following address, not later than Friday, August 31, 2018.

     

    THE REGISTRAR

    KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    PRIVATE MAIL BAG

    UNIVERISTY POST OFFICE

    KUMASI

     

    OR

     

    THE REPRESENTATIVE

    UNIVERSITIES OF GHANA OVERSEAS OFFICE

    321 CITY ROAD,

    LONDON

    ECVIVILJ, UK

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