NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA

SCHEME OF SERVICE
CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT, APPRAISAL AND
PROMOTION OF ACADEMIC STAFF

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

MAY, 2017.

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 CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE
Preamble 3
A. Constitution of appraisal/review Panel 3
B. External Assessment 4
C. Right of Appeal 5
D. Conditions for Promotion, Review and Upgrading 5
E. Criteria for Assessment 6
a) Qualification 6
b) Time-in-Rank 6
c) Accelerated Promotion 6
d) Teaching Load 6
e) Teaching quality 7
f) Teaching experience at University Level 7
g) Research 7
h) Publications 7
i) Professional Practice 8
j) Academic leadership 9
k) Administrative Responsibilities 9
l) Community/Public Service 9
F. Minimum Qualification for all academic staff positions 10
a) Faculty of Arts 10
b) Faculty Management Sciences 11
c) Faculty of Law 12
d) Faculty of Sciences 14
e) Faculty of Social Science 15
f) Faculty of Engineering 16
g) Faculty of Medicine 17

G. Scoring system 19

H. Weights of the Scoring system 24

a) Table of Minimum eligibility Scores 24
b) Minimum Scores for Appointments and Promotions 24

CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT, APPRAISAL AND PROMOTIONS OF

ACADEMIC STAFF IN NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA

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PREAMBLE
All appointment, appraisal and promotions exercise relating to academic staff shall be carried
in compliance with the criteria and procedures set out in this document. An annual appraisal
exercise shall be carried out for every member of staff based on the relevant criteria detailed
below. This will be for purposes of record-noting, rewards, discipline or termination of
appointment. Assessment shall take account of the totality of a candidate’s performance. For
any promotion from one level to another, however there must be quantifiable evidence of
significant additional contribution since appointment or previous promotion. This applies to
promotion up to senior lectureship as well as establishing a prima facie case for promotion to
Readership or professorship.

This document, containing the criteria and procedure approved by the University governing
Council for the Appointment and promotion of academic staff in the University shall take
effect from............

A. CONSTITUTION OF APPRAISAL AND REVEIW PANELS

i. There shall be an annual appraisal and review of the work and conduct of
every member of the academic staff. This shall be undertaken by the
Appointment and Promotion Committee for Academic staff or on its behalf,
by the appraisal and Review Panels, constituted for the purpose.

ii. Staff appraisal and review shall have the effect of positive incentive such as
commendation for a specific contribution or achievement or rectification of
anomalies from previous appointments or appraisals. They may also result in
staff warnings, reprimand, and termination of appointment or dismissal.

iii. The Head of Department shall be responsible for the appraisals and reviews of
the academic staff in his/her department, and shall submit them in the
prescribed form to the Appraisal and Review Panel using form AP1.Where the
Head of Department is below the rank of a Professor, he/she shall only
appraise and review the academic staff below his/her rank.

iv. Assessment of Staff above the rank of current Head of Department shall be
done by the Provost or Dean for assessment.

v. At the end of the Head of department appraisal and review exercise he shall
submit the appraisal forms, having appended his comments, along with a
summary of the details of the academic staff in the prescribed format to the
Provost/Dean, director/University Librarian for his/her comments.

vi. The Provost/Dean, Director/University Librarian having appended his/her

recommendations to the appropriate column on the prescribed format, shall
thereafter submit all the documents referred to in paragraph (v) above to the
secretary of the Appointment and Promotion Committee who is the registrar.

vii. DVC’s, Deans, and the University Librarian are to send their completed
appraisal forms directly to the Vice Chancellor. However, the Vice Chancellor
shall direct another competent person who is an expert and of higher rank in
the in the area of specialization of the applicant to advice him/her accordingly.

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 viii. Each Reviewer shall receive and consider in respect of each member of
academic staff the following:

a) An appraisal and rating of his or her performance during the year.

b) Any proposal for promotion (using form AP – 2)
c) Cases of re-grading, confirmation of appointment and renewal of
contract,
d) Cases of commendation, reprimand and termination of appointment or
contract.

ix. Having received the appraisal documents shall forward same to the
appointment and Promotion committee (Academic staff) of the University.

x. The appointment and Promotion committee for Academic staff shall consist of
the Vice-Chancellor (Chairman) or his nominee The Deputy Vice-
Chancellors, Deans of Faculties and Post Graduate School and Director of
Academic Planning, three members of the Governing Council and the
Registrar (Member and Secretary)

B. EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

i. External assessment shall be preceded by an internal assessment at

Department/Faculty level for positions above Senior Lectureship.

ii. As regards external assessment for readership and Professorship including

Personal Chairs, the vice-Chancellor shall invite the Provost or Dean, who
may consult the Head of Department to propose three (6) names, who must be
Professors to serve as assessors. The six names shall be of persons in the same
field as that of the candidate for assessment. However, the vice-Chancellor is
to select three (3) out of which at least one (1) must be local.

iii. Members of staff with a prima-facie case for promotion to the post of
Professor or reader shall submit sets of their publications to the secretary
within one month from the date of meeting of the appointment and promotion
committee, failing which the assessment shall be deemed to have lapsed.

iv. External assessors are to be given a maximum of two months within which to
complete their assessment. In the event of inability or failure to comply within
the stipulated time. Other assessors should be requested to undertake the
assessment of the candidate.

v. Where one assessor responds and others do not and therefore new assessors
have to be appointed, the candidate’s promotion, if and when it comes, shall be
made retroactive to the date when the promotion would originally have been
made. The decision of at least two (2) out of three (3) external assessors must
be positive for the candidate to be considered for promotion.

vi. The vice-chancellor shall make an annual progress report to Council on all
candidates currently undergoing external assessment.

C. RIGHT OF APPEAL

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 There is a Right of Appeal to Council through the Appointments and Promotion
Committee, but this must be made through the Head of Department concerned and the
Provost of the College/Dean of Faculty concerned. An advance copy of appeal may be
sent directly to the Vice-Chancellor by the candidate. Appeals will only be considered
by the appointments and Promotions committee and the council if both the candidate
and the Provost/Dean are able to produce fresh evidence, which as not available when
the original decision was taken.

D. CONDITION FOR PROMOTION, REVIEW AND UPREGRADING

i. Promotions are usually made subject to vacancies in the current University

establishment quota. However, promotion may be made to an unestablished
post, provided that such a post shall be established the next budget exercise.

ii. Requests for upgrading or review of salary, which are made in the first year of
appointment will not normally, be considered since no member can assume
duty without first accepting the offer of appointment and signing a contract
with the University. However, the appointments and Promotions Committee
shall consider upgrading or review matters, only after they are recommended
by the various University annual Appraising supervisor. In such
circumstances, the candidate, through the head of Department and the
Provost/Dean, shall produce fresh evidence, indicating that the earlier
interview or assessment was not based on all the available facts and that
resulted in his/her wrong placement. The appointment and Promotions
committee shall, at its own discretion, decide on whether or not the upgrading
should be backdated.

iii. For the avoidance of doubt, the University is not obliged to upgrade or
promote any member of staff simply because he/she has been upgraded or
promoted by another institution.

iv. A person promoted or upgraded shall be placed on salary scale higher than
his/her previous one, such that there is an increase in salary.

v. Promotion shall not normally take effect earlier than the first day of October
following the date on which the promotion is made.

vi. The promotion of a staff member, whose character is reported to be

unsatisfactory, shall be delayed until such a staff member is cleared after due
investigation by an appropriate Disciplinary committee.

vii. Where member staff gets two negative assessments out of the three he/she
submitted, he/she will be required to resubmit for fresh assessment through the
Faculty. In such a situation, the effective date of promotion should reflect the
new date of resubmission.

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E. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

The following are minimum recognized criteria for appointment or promotion to

academic positions in the University.

a) QUALIFICATIONS:

The following qualifications are minimum recognized qualifications for the

appointment or promotion to academic positions in the University.

i. Primary Degrees: BA, B.Sc, B.ED, B.Com, LLM, M BBS, DVM,

B.Tech.B.Eng, B. Agric, B.Pharm, BDS, BMLS, etc.

ii. Higher Degree: MA, M.Sc, M. Eng., M.Ed, MLS, LLM, M. Phil, PhD, D Phil,
MD, D.Sc, MV.Sc, MCVSN (with thesis) etc.

iii. Professional Postgraduate Qualifications (equivalent to PhD): FRCS, FRCP,

FWACS, FMCP, FMCS, FCVSN (with thesis)

* Honorary Degrees are not acceptable for appointment or promotions purposes.

b) TIME IN RANK:

The following minimum periods of service at different levels should be observed

before promotion to the next level is considered.

Assistant Lecturer to Lecturer II: 2 years for Masters Degree holders.

Lecturer II to Lecturer I: 2 years for PhD, and 3 years for Masters Degree.
Lecturer I to Senior Lecturer: 3 years
Senior Lecturer to Reader : 3 years
Reader to Professor : 3 years
c) ACCELERATED PROMOTION:
To qualify for accelerated promotion, the staff shall fulfil the following conditions.

i. He/she must carry a full teaching load in Department,

ii. He/she must have spent not less than 50% of the normal time in rank,
iii. He/she must have obtained double the number of points in publications
required for the period of promotion to that rank and none of which shall be in
the form of Letters of Acceptance.
iv. He/she must have the minimum score (60%) for teaching Quality.
v. No member of staff shall have more than one accelerated promotions in this
University.

d) TEACHING LOAD:
Teaching load shall be in accordance with the staff rules and regulations.

e) TEACHING QUALITY

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 The assessment of teaching quality will be carried out annually for everybody.
Criteria to be considered include:

i. Number of courses taught; and extent of syllabus coverage,

ii. Teaching methodology, for example, use of up-to-date methods of teaching
like visual aids,
iii. Up-to-date content of teaching,
iv. Devotion to academic duties in the form of willingness to assist others,
rendering help to students in tutorial, etc,
v. Promptness in setting examination questions and marking examination scripts.
vi. Assessment by External Examiners’ reports and sample answer scripts of
students, and
vii. Student Evaluation.

f) TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Teaching experience shall be full-time teaching, including the period spent as
Lecturer, provided that the Lecturer was engaged in full-time teaching and is a higher
academic degree holder. Part-time teaching concurrent with research appointment
shall also be considered.

g) REASEARCH
i. The following shall be accepted as evidence of research:
a) Published paper(s) in reputable journals, but this will earn credit only
under publication.
b) Progress reports on long term research undertakings;
c) Seminar papers based on ongoing research;
d) Departmental/College/Faculty occasional papers, technical/research/
reports (copies of which are submitted to Senate Publications Committee)

ii. The following will not be taken into account

a. Declaration of research interest,
b. Description of research being planned,
c. Abandoned projects,
d. Grants (because the justification for grants would have been taken into
account above)
e. Poor opportunities for research due to inadequate facilities.

h) PUBLICATIONS

a) The following shall be considered as publications:

i. Articles published in refereed journals;
ii. Chapters in books relevant to the candidates discipline;
iii. Books and monographs relevant to candidates discipline and published by
reputable publisher recognized by the Senate relevant Committee of this
University;
iv. Articles in published conference proceedings.
v. Published Creative works in the fields of Art. Mass communication,
Music, Graphic design and the like,
vi. Patents,
vii. Published translations of full-length articles or books

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 viii. Accepted articles or books. These may be used for promotion to all grades
but only on strict verification by supervisors’ and an acceptance letter
valid for not more than two years from the date of issue.

b) Assessment of Research.
When publications are cited in support of promotion, the Head of Department
shall, without prejudice to the provisions of Section B (i), include in his
recommendation an assessment of those publications. However, the HOD may
require the opinion of another competent person who has read them. Apart from
publication details, reprints or certified photocopies of published papers must be
made available.

c) Form and Status of publication.

i. Journal articles “In Press”: No cognisance will be taken of any article as
‘accepted for publication’, unless there is a letter from the Editor certifying
that the paper has indeed been accepted (not merely acknowledged) for
publication in a journal of unquestionable reputation.
ii. Books and chapters in books will be acceptable only in the printed form. If
they have not yet been published, they must be accompanied by a copy of
iii. Authoritative review articles especially by invitation will be accepted as
publications if they appear in reputable refereed journals. All submissions
shall be supported by appropriate letters from the competent authorities.
iv. All contributions in the popular press shall be regarded as community service,
v. Papers or articles as part of the proceedings/report of a
conference/seminar/symposium/workshop shall be accepted only if the
proceedings/reports are published.
vi. All papers will be graded according to their individual academic merits.
vii. An authenticated Publication List issued by a Publishing House may be used
to adjust its competence to publish in a particular discipline.

i) PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

i. Inescapable professional duties forming a major part of academic work e.g.

Clinical work in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering and Law as well
as University Library duties, Agricultural assignment (Extension Service) etc
will be recognized as constituting a special category for appraisal purposes. A
candidate shall file a comprehensive annual report of such activities, including
the range of responsibilities and contact hour of the work.

ii. Other instances of professional practice may be seen in the following cases:

a) In other to be acceptable, awards for distinction or professional

competence must be relevant to the candidate’s academic discipline, field
of work or specialization and must be such as to command respect among
his or her peers.
b) Where an experience Professional or Researcher from a recognized
Institute or organization is absorbed into the University service, the
candidate can be appropriately graded in rank up to Senior Lectureship.
The grade shall be commensurate with the candidate’s previous
achievement and status. If necessary, his/her salary level will be made
personal. Above the Senior Lecturer level, the candidate shall normally be
assessed externally, in accordance with the University regulations.

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 Sufficient information should be given to the assessors to enable them to
make a proper assessment of the background of the candidate and the
University’s needs.

j) ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

This refers to the headship of college/Faculties, Departments or Research Centres

where the candidate has a clear academic seniority. The criteria to consider include:
i. Initiative,
ii. Innovativeness;
iii. Organizational capacity for greater efficiency and academic productivity;
iv. Stability and good personal relations within the Department;
v. Provision of leadership and inspiration to the members of the college/Faculty,
Department or Research Centre;
vi. Favourable External Examiner’s Reports on the Department as a whole.

k) ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
These include holding such offices as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Membership of
council, Provost/Dean, Deputy Provost/Deputy-Dean, Head of Department, Director/
Coordinator of a Division (e.g. Remedial Year Programme or General Studies). All
other administrative assignments, e.g. Membership of college/faculty or University
committees should be taken into account by the Head of Department in the annual
appraisal exercise.

The criteria to consider include:

i. Level of administrative responsibility;
ii. Intensity of effort required;
iii. Duration in the position;
iv. Leadership qualities
v. Result, stability, efficiency and development in the College/Faculty or Unit
concerned.

l) COMMUNITY/ PUBLIC SERVICES

This includes extra-curricular activities undertaken and beyond the University

Community.
a) Within the University community -
i. Being a Hall master/Deputy Hall Master, Warden or Assistant Warden,
ii. Student Sporting Activities such as membership of sports Council,
involvement in coaching activities,
iii. Student Counselling;
iv. Encouraging student clubs and societies especially of academic nature,
v. Supporting Student Journals,
vi. Leadership in University-recognized religious activities.

b) Public Service (beyond the University Community Service)

These are the activities of the Candidate undertaken beyond the four walls of the
University. Among such activities are:

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 i. Expert advice in candidate’s field of specialization to outside bodies, including
University Consultancy Service,
ii. Part-time service to statutory or ad-hoc Boards of Government or to other
Non-governmental organizations (NGO),
iii. Professional visibility, including discussion group, Guest Lectureship, articles
in the popular press, conferences etc, on subject)s) in the candidates area of
specialization,
iv. Leave of absence for national or other assignments

c) A member of staff who goes on leave of Absence for a long period may, on
return:
i. Be assessed on his or her individual merit, not as a contractual obligation,
unless otherwise previously agreed.
ii. Be assessed according to the existing criteria.

d) In view of the obvious academic and administrative problems involved, members

of the academic staff, intending to go on a long leave of absence, are presumed to
be aware of the academic and administrative implications of the Leave of
Absence on their university careers

F. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL ACADEMIC POSITIONS.

The Nile University of Nigeria adopting the minimum qualifications prescribed in the BMAS
in accordance with the respective Faculties.

a) FACULTY OF ARTS

The following qualifications are necessary for appointment and promotion from one to a
higher academic grade, in the Faculty of Arts, Nile University of Nigeria. The qualifications
are grouped accordingly in the table below:

S/NO LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS

a) Graduate Assistant A good Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2.1
(2nd Class Upper)
In others, it should be a training position and graduate
assistants should be attached to Senior Academic
Staff.
b) Assistant Lecturer A good Bachelors Degree and a Masters degree

c) Lecturer II A Fresh Doctorate degree in addition to Bachelors

Degree. Promotion from Assistant Lecturer should be
after a minimum of three years.
d) Lecturer I In addition to the qualifications specified for
Lecturer II, above, a Lecturer I, should have had at
least three years Post-Doctoral teaching experience
and demonstrated ability for research work and
evidence of scholarship.
e) Senior Lecturer Basic qualifications for Lecturer II above, plus at

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 least three years of teaching experience as a Lecturer
I. (Must have demonstrated research capability
through good academic publications.
f) Associate Professor Basic qualification set out for Lecturer II above, plus
(Reader) at least three years experience as Senior Lecturer.
Must have considerable publications resulting from
research as well as demonstrated academic leadership
ability.
To be promoted Associate Professor, external
assessment is required, plus evidence of participation
in University Administration, Teaching and
Supervision at higher level and Community activities.

g) Professor Basic qualification as for Lecturer II above. A

Professor should demonstrate a clear evidence of
scholarship through considerable academic
publications. Must have had at least three years
experience after Associate Professorship
(Readership). To be promoted a Professor, external
assessment is required as well as University
Administrative experience and teaching and
supervision at higher levels

b) FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

The following qualifications are necessary for appointment and promotion from one to a
higher academic grade, in the Faculty of Management Sciences of Nile University of Nigeria.
The qualifications are grouped accordingly in the table below

S/NO LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS

a) Graduate Assistant A good Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2.1
(2nd Class Upper)
In others, it should be a training position and graduate
assistants should be attached to Senior Academic
Staff.
b) Assistant Lecturer A good Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree.
c) Lecturer II A Doctorate Degree in addition to a good bachelors
or Promotion from Assistant Lecturer grade after a
minimum of three years.
d) Lecturer I In addition to the qualifications specified for Lecturer
II, a Lecturer I should have had at least three years
post-doctoral teaching experience and demonstrated
ability for research work and evidence of scholarship.
e) Senior Lecturer Basic qualifications for Lecturer II plus at least three
years of teaching experience as a Lecturer I. Must
have demonstrated research capability through good
academic publications.
f Associate Professor (Reader) Basic qualifications set out for Lecturer II plus at
least three years experience as Senior Lecturer. Must
have considerable publications resulting from

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 research as well as demonstrated academic leadership
ability. A Reader should have evidence of
participation in University administration and
community activities. External assessment is required
for promotion to the level of an Associate Professor.
g Professor Basic qualifications as for Lecturer II. A Professor
should demonstrate a clear evidence of scholarship
through considerable academic publications. Must
have had at least three years experience as Associate
Professor as well as some professional’s recognition.
External assessment is required for promotion to the
level of a Professor.

c) FACULTY OF LAW

The following qualifications are necessary for appointment and promotion from one to a
higher academic grade, in the Faculty of Law of Nile University of Nigeria. The
qualifications are grouped accordingly in the table below.

- Must be intellectually and morally capable to teach and conduct research and provide
leadership to the students; adequate supply and well remunerated; and

- must have adequate opportunity for self retraining through research, attendance at
conferences and training programmes.

Today, lower grade academic staff of law faculties are normally recruited direct from outside
while those on higher grades get there mostly by promotion. This practice is hereby endorsed
and the following should also apply:

S/NO LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS

b) Assistant Lecture To be appointed an Assistant Lecturer in Law, a
candidate must hold a good honours degree in law
and be called to the Nigerian Bar. Such a candidate
should be confined to tutorial assignments for the
first two sessions of his appointment.

c) Lecturer II A candidate must possess a Masters Degree in Law

plus at least three years teaching experience.

d) Lecturer I A candidate must have at least three (3) years

teaching experience as a Lecturer II. He must, in
addition show a visible evidence of continued
research by having published articles and other
publications to his credit.

e) Senior Lecturer A candidate must have at least three (3) years

teaching experience as a Lecturer I. In addition, he
must have demonstrated research capability through

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 good academic publications

f) Reader/Associate Professor A candidate must have at least three (3) years

teaching experience as a Senior Lecturer. In addition,
he must have a doctorate degree in Law plus
considerable publications resulting from research as
well as demonstrated academic leadership ability.
Also, External Assessment is required for promotion
to the rank of a Reader/Associate Professor.

g) Professor A candidate must have at least three (3) years

experience as a Reader/Associate Professor. In
addition, he should demonstrate clear evidence of
scholarship through considerable academic
publications and administrative experience. Also,
External Assessment is required for promotion to the
rank of a Professor. By publications in all cases set
out above, it is meant a publication in a standard
academic journal or book

d) FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES

The following qualifications are necessary for appointment and promotion from one to a
higher academic grade, in the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences of Nile University of
Nigeria. The qualifications are grouped accordingly in the table below:

S/NO LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS

a) Graduate Assistant A good Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2.1
(2nd Class Upper)
In others, it should be a training position and graduate
assistants should be attached to Senior Academic
Staff.
b) Assistant Lecturer A Master’s Degree
c) Lecturer II A Doctoral Degree or Promotional prospects for
Assistant Lecturer with at least three (3) years
experience
d) Lecturer I A Doctoral Degree with at least three (3) years
experience on the job. The three years period is for
eligibility for consideration; i.e. apart from the stated
period, the candidate will be assessed on quality of
teaching, publications, contribution to the University
and Community.
e) Senior Lecturer At least three (3) years after Lecturer Grade I.
Adequate Publication, teaching and services to the
University and the Community.
f) Associated Professor The position can be filled either by promotion or by
(Reader) appointment. At least three (3) years as Senior
Lectureship with considerable publications.

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 Outstanding research and teaching coupled with
services to the University and the Community.
External Assessment is required.
g) Professor At least three (3) years of University teaching
experience as Associate Professor with considerable
publications, outstanding research, including
postgraduate supervision teaching and service to the
University and community. The position can be filled
either by promotion or appointment. External
Assessment is required.

e) FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

The following qualifications are necessary for appointment and promotion from one to a
higher academic grade, in the Faculty of Social Sciences of Nile University of Nigeria. The
qualifications are grouped accordingly in the table below:

S/NO LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS

a) Graduate Assistant A good Bachelors Degree Position may be classified
as staff in the Nile University.
In others, it should be a training position and graduate
assistants should be attached to Senior Academic
Staff.
b) Assistant Lecturer A good bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree

c) Lecturer II A doctorate degree in addition to a good bachelor’s

degree or promotion from Assistant Lecturer grade
after minimum of three

d) Lecturer I In addition to the qualifications specified for Lecturer

II, a Lecturer I should have had at least three years
post-doctorate teaching experience and demonstrated
ability for research work and evidence of scholarship.

e) Senior Lecturer Basic qualifications for Lecturer II plus at least three

years of teaching experience as Lecturer I. Must have
demonstrated research capability through good
academic publications.

f) Associate Professor Basic qualifications set out for Lecturer II plus at

(Reader): least three years experience as Senior Lecturer, must
have considerable publications resulting from
research and must have demonstrated academic
leadership ability, after clearance from external
assessors. A Reader should have evidence of
participation in University Administration and
community activities.

g) Professor. Basic qualifications as for Lecturer II. A Professor

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 should demonstrate a clear evidence of scholarship
through considerable academic publications. Must
have had at least three years experience after
Associate Professorship or five years after Senior
Lectureship and must have had some university
administrative experience as well as some
professional recognition. In addition, external
assessors are mandatory. By direct appointment from
Senior Lecturer to Professor, there must be six years
experience in addition to the other requirements.

f) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

The following qualifications are necessary for appointment and promotion from one to a
higher academic grade, in the Faculty of Engineering of Nile University of Nigeria. The
qualifications are grouped accordingly in the table below:

S/NO LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS

a) Graduate Assistant A good Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2.1
(2nd Class Upper)
In others, it should be a training position and graduate
assistants should be attached to Senior Academic
Staff.

b) Assistant Lecturer Candidate must have Master’s degree or 1stClass

honour Degree at undergraduate level.

c) Lecturer II Candidate should possess Ph.D. degree or spent at

least three years as an Assistant Lecturer or
equivalent industrial experience and some potential
for research may be considered.

d) Lecturer I Candidates should normally have Ph.D. degree with

at least one year of teaching or industrial experience
plus some publications. A candidate, who does not
possess a Ph.D., but possesses a Masters degree with
sufficient industrial experience acceptable for
COREN registration, can also be considered. Such a
candidate should also show evidence of research
potential. Also, a Lecturer II plus a minimum of three
years as Lecturer II or equivalent industrial
experience can be considered.

e) Senior Lecturer Candidate should possess Ph.D. degree and/or

research experience and/or industrial experience.
Such candidate should also possess a good number of

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 referred journal publications. Also, a Lecturer I plus a
minimum of three years or equivalent industrial
experience can be considered

f) Associate Professor/Reader Candidate should possess Ph.D. degree with teaching

and research experience. In addition to possessing the
ability of providing academic leadership, such a
candidate should also have a considerable number of
referred journal publications which must be assessed
externally.
g) Professor Candidate should possess Ph.D. degree with teaching
and research experience. Associate
Professors/Readers may be promoted to the rank of
Professors after at least three years as Associate
Professors/Readers. Such a candidate should possess
an ability to provide a strong academic leadership in
addition to a considerable number of referred journal
publications. Furthermore, the publications of such
candidate should be externally assessed.

g) COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

The following qualifications are necessary for appointment and promotion from one to a
higher academic grade, in the College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria. The
qualifications are grouped accordingly in the table below:

S/NO LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS

a) Graduate Assistant A good Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2.1
(2nd Class Upper)
In others, it should be a training position and graduate
assistants should be attached to Senior Academic
Staff.

b) Assistant Lecturer Candidate must have Master’s degree or 1st Class

honour Degree at undergraduate level.

c) Lecturer II The basic qualification for this position shall be the

M.D or DDS or Ph.D Degree or its equivalent.
Candidates who possess at least a Master’s Degree
with course work and thesis in the subject of
specialization with a minimum of three years post
qualification teaching experience in a university or
institution of similar status may also be considered.

d) Lecturer I A candidate with a medical/dental qualification in

addition to postgraduate medical fellowship or its
equivalent. A candidate with Ph.D in the Basic
Medical Sciences with 3 years teaching experience in
a University or similar Institution.

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e) Senior Lecturer For appointment to the position of Senior Lecturer,
the candidate should normally possess at least three
years teaching experience as Lecturer I in a
University or Institution of similar status and must
also show evidence of significant advancement in
scholarly achievements since his appointment as a
Lecturer I. Evidence of scholarly achievements shall
normally be in the form of research publications,
creative work and professional contributions will also
be considered. A rating above satisfactory on his/her
academic and administrative leadership of the
Department as well as demonstration of interest in
community service.

f Reader/Associate Professor Appointment/promotion should be by external

assessment by competent people in the field of
specialization of the person concerned. The candidate
should have spent at least three years as a Reader.

g Professor Appointment/promotion should be by external

assessment by competent people in the field of
specialization of the person concerned. The candidate
should have spent at least three years as a Reader

G. SCORING SYSTEM

i. Qualification
Candidates for appointment to academic posts shall be assessed on the basis of the
following qualifications:

Points Yours
Scored Score
(a) Bachelors Degree:
1st Class (Hons) 5
2nd Class (Hons) Upper Division 4
2nd Class (Hons) Lower Division 3

(b) MBBS, DVM 6

(c) Masters Degree (except Masters Degree like MBA,

MPA, MILR, MFA etc) 7

(d) M. Phil/MD 8

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 (e) Doctorate Degree/including MD British 10

Universities or FWACP, FMCP, FCUS etc

(f) Professional Qualification *by Examination) after a first 3

degree, e.g. BL. ACA, ACCA etc.

2. Teaching Experience at University level.

Nature of Experience Points Scored Yours
Score

a) Full-time teaching 1 points per year up to

maximum of 10

b) Part-time teaching ½ point per year up to a

maximum of 2

c) Part-time teaching by study fellows with ½ point per year up to a

Masters Degree maximum of 2

3. Time in rank;
Points Scored Yours
Score
1 points per year (up to a
maximum of 3)

4. Teaching Quality

Points Scored Yours

Score

Maximum of 4 points

5. Professional Practice
Points Scored Yours
Score
Maximum of 3 points

6. Research Publication

Nature of Publication work No. of Authors Points Yours

Scored Score

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a) Articles in refereed journal First three(3) 4 each
others 2 each

b) Monographs ( up to a First three (3) 3 each

maximum of 3) Others 2 each

C) Books First three (3) 6 each

Others 3 each

d) Chapters in refereed books (maximum First 3

of two per book Others 1 each

e) Book review/Indexes in refereed One (1) 2

journals (up to a maximum of 3)

f) Papers in published conference First three(3) 2 each

proceedings/College/Faculty Seminar Others 1 each
series

g) Full length published translation of a One (1) 3

book (provided that the book is not
published in more than one language by
the same author) – up to a maximum of 2

h) Case Reporters/Letters to the First three (3) 2 each

Editor/Short Communications Others 1 each

I) Bibliographies in 2 (shared)
1) Journal: Unannotated One or more 3 (shared)
Annotated 1 (shared)
2) Monographs: Unannotated 2 (Shared)
Annotated 2 (shared)
3) Books: Unannotated 3 (shared)

j) Artistic works 1 4
1) Short creative writing (i.e. drama
between 30 minutes and one hour, a
short story, a musical composition First three artist 5 each
between 15 and 30 minutes, a corpus
Others 2 each
of at least 10 poems) which must be
refereed and published.
2) Art exhibition of at least 15
documented new works.
3) An anthology of 20 poems, One (1) 5
(which must be refereed and
published
4) Full-length play (i.e. 11/2 hours
One (1) 5
and above) which must be
refereed and published

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 5) A musical composition of 11/2
hours and above, which must be
refereed and published One (1) 6

k) Creative Scientific work:

1) A major scientific development or One (1) 7
invention, which must be
documented and refereed.
2) A minor scientific invention,
which must be documented and
refereed One (1) 4

7. Professional Practice/Activities (Maximum of 3 points)

Nature of practice activity Points Yours

scored Score

a) Office of National/International Professional 3

Association/Editor-in-Chief

b) Assistant/deputy Editor-in –Chief 2

c) Associate Editor/Review Editor 1

d) Membership of Editorial Board 1

e) Participation in an artistic production (certified 1 (up to a maximum of

on proof of evidence by the Head of Department) 3)

f) Research Aids, unpublished bibliographies

manual Indexes, Guides, Audio-visual materials. 1 point each (up to a
maximum of 3)

g) Clinical Duties
1 (up to a maximum of
3)

h) Social work/Guidance and counselling

1 point each (up to a
maximum of 3)

8. Academic Leadership/Administrative Responsibility - (Maximum of 4 points)

Nature of Leadership Administrative responsibility Points scored Yours

Score

i. Deputy Vic-Chancellor or Provost/Dean 4

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 ii. Deputy Provost/Sub-Dean, Directorship, Headship of
Departments and coordinator at University/Faculty 3
level

iii. Membership of Governing Council 2

iv. Membership of Councils, Senate and college/Faculty 1 (up to a

Committees maximum of
4)

9. University Community/Public Service (Maximum of 6 points)

Nature of Service Points scored Yours

Score

i. Appointment as External Examiner 2 (up to a

maximum of
6)

ii. Appointment as Hall Master, Deputy Hall Master, 1 (up to a

Hall Warden or Assistant Warden maximum of
5)

iii. Student Sporting activities such as involvement in 1 (up to a

coaching maximum of
5)

iv. Expert advice in field of specialization to outside 1( up to a

bodies, including Universities maximum of
3)

Yours Total
Score

H. WEIGHTS OF THE SCORING AREAS

The unified system of ratings given in Table I shall be used for the appointments and
promotions to Professorship and equivalent posts by the respective Appointments.

Table I - RATING TABLE FOR PROFESSORS

S/NO APPOINTMENT PROMOTION

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1 Qualifications 15 15

2 Teaching/ Research Experience

(a) Length of Teaching/ Experience 15 15

(b) Quality of Teaching - 5

(c) Teaching/ Supervision/ Professional/
Practice Load. - 15

3 Research

(a) Guidance and Supervision of Post 6 6

Graduate Students
(Successful Graduation)

10 10
(b) Output Conference papers, Seminars
delivered within essential period

(c) Publications 24 24

4 Administrative Experiences 5 5

5 Community Service - 5

6 Interview Performance 25 -

Total 100 100

For length of teaching/ experience, 11⁄2 points/ year,

For Publications, 2 points/ paper,
For supervision of post graduate students to successful completion, 1 point/student

1. The scoring criteria shall be as shown in table II below

a) Table II - Minimum Eligibility Scores

Areas Prof. Reader Snr. Lect I Lect Asst. Grad.

Lect II Lect Ast.

Qualification* 10 10 10 7/10 7 7/6 3

Teaching Experience* 10 8 5 3/2 2 - -

Time in Rank* 3 3 3 3/2 2 - -

Teaching Quality 4 4 4 4 4 - -

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Professional 3 3 2 2 - - -
Practical/Activities

Research/Publication 60 40 20 12/8 4 - -

Academic
leadership/Administrative 4 3 2 - - - -
Responsibility

University
Community/Public Service 6 4 - - - - -

Total Minimum Eligibility 100 75 46 31/28 19 7/6 4

Score

b) Minimum Scores for Appointment/Promotions:

1) Graduate Assistant (4 points) 3 from Qualification

2) Assistant lecturer (7/6 points)

A total minimum qualifying score of 7 points (or 6 points for Appointment)

3) Lecturer II (19 points)

A candidate must obtain a total minimum qualifying score of 19, out of which 7 must
be from a Qualification, 4 from Research Publication and 4 from Teaching Quality.

4) Lecturer I (31/28points)
A candidate with a Masters Degree must obtain a total minimum qualifying score of
31, out of which 7 must be from Qualification, 3 from Teaching Experience, 12 from
Research Publications and 4 from teaching quality. A candidate with PhD must obtain
a total minimum qualifying score of 28, out of which 10 must be from Qualification, 2
from Teaching Experience, 8 from research publications and 4 from Teaching
Quality.

5) Senior Lecture (46 points)

A candidate must have a total minimum qualifying score of 46, out of which 10 must
be from Qualification, 5 from Teaching Experience, 20 from Research Publications, 2
from academic Leadership/Administrative responsibility and 4 from Teaching
Quality.

6) Reader (75) points)

A candidate must have a total minimum score of 75, out of which 10 must be from
Qualification, 8 from Teaching Experience, 40 from Research Publications, 4 from
Teaching Quality, 3 from Academic Leadership/Administrative Responsibilities and 4
from University Community/Public Service.

7) Professor (100 points)

A candidate must obtain a total minimum qualifying score of 100, out of which at
least 10 must be from Qualifications, 60 from research Publications, 10 from

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 Teaching Experience, 4 from Leadership/Administrative Responsibilities, 4 from
Teaching Quality and 6 from University Community/Public Service.

NOTE: These minimum score points are only guidelines to the minimum
requirements that a candidate must fulfil before being eligible for
promotion/appointment. In practice especially in the higher echelon, (Senior
Lectureship and above), these minimum requirements are expected to be substantially
exceeded. For the avoidance of doubt, candidates aspiring to Readership and
Professorship, which are the highest levels of achievement in an academic career,
must have distinguished themselves in research publication (with a good national and
international spread), academic leadership and teaching quality.

Prepared by Approved by

The committee of Appointment and Promotion The Senate / The Vice-Chancellor

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