National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development Director General Vacancy Nigeria

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute For Pharmaceutical Research And Development (NIPRD)

1. THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The Director-General/CEO is a Chief Executive of the institute and is responsible for executing the broad management policies and scientific programmes of the Institute.

2. QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate for the post is expected to possess the following academic qualifications and personal qualities:
Must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in one of the recognised specialites of the pharmaceutical sciences, have held senior scientific and management positions, and made distinguished contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences through research and publications.
Must be a person with initiative and vision for substaining the accelerated pace of development of the institute.

3. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The appointment is for a term of four years in the first instance. The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy other benefits of office as may be approved from time to time by Federal Government.

4. METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants are to attach to their applications twelve (12) copies of their Curriculum Vitae, three (3) copies of their publications and names of three (3) Referees and send to:

Director-General
NIPRD, P.M.B. 21
Garki, Abuja

To reach him not later than September 15, 2009

Referees should be requested to send their reports directly to the same address under confidential cover.

Applications are to be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked "POST OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER" on the left-hand corner of the envelope.