The American University of Nigeria was founded in response to the need for a world-class university in sub-Saharan Africa. The University’s mission is to provide quality education to Nigeria and Africa’s future leaders in order to equip them with the skills needed to solve development issues on the continent, and give them the knowledge needed to create solutions that will benefit their community, their country and, ultimately, the world.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunication Engineering Laboratory Technologist
Location: Yola, Adamawa
Department: Engineering
Summary of Position
- The Laboratory Technologist works to ensure the efficient running of the Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunication Engineering Laboratories to meet the teaching and learning goals of the School of Engineering.
- S/he will work under the supervision of the faculty and will collaborate with them to ensure that Laboratory courses are effectively taught.
- S/he will physically manage the lab and ensure the security of the equipment and supplies.
Detailed Listing of Responsibilities
- Maintain clean and fully-functional Labs independently with minimal supervision
- Responsible for preparing the Lab manuals and shall guide the students to carry out their lab tasks safely and successfully. S/he shall ensure that all the safety rules are adhered to by the students
- Responsible for the proper inventory of all the facilities in the Lab and ensuring that materials and laboratory equipment are available for faculty and student use.
- Assist students in setting up experiments, involving electronics components, breadboards, power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital analyzer, and signal generator.
- Guide the students on the use of soldering iron, PCB etching equipment
- Calibrate lab equipment, install necessary software (such as AutoCAD, Matlab, Electronics Workbench).
Position Requirements
- B.Sc / B.Eng or HND in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Telecommunication Engineering with sound hands-on practical experience.
- Good working knowledge of laboratory equipment including, but not limited to, signal generators, oscilloscopes, digital analyzers and network analyzers
- Good working knowledge of Matlab, Autocad, C/C++, OR and Python Programming
- Basic computer repairs and maintenance skills
- Practical experience in handling and programming microcontrollers
- Proficiency in the use of electronic circuit simulators like Electronics Workbench,
- Good working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair electronics circuits
- Good working knowledge of networking using Cisco equipment or Mikrotik
- Excellent people skills and communication skills.
- Maintain confidentiality of privileged information.
Other Desirable Conditions:
- Experience working in a university setting with faculty, students, and staff.
Description of Benefits
Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and job classification as approved by the University.
Deadline: 29th November, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Resumes, Cover Letters, and References on a single file in a Word Document or PDF format to: recruitment@aun.edu.ng using the position being applied for as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- AUN is an equal opportunity employer and strives to provide a culturally diverse workforce; we do not discriminate in employment based on race, creed, color, nationality, origin, age, sex, religion, and marital status. For information on AUN, visit our Web site at: www.aun.edu.ng
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