OAU Academic Recruitment 2026: Vacancies, Salaries and Application

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has advertised academic and research positions across several faculties and departments.

Applications are made online and close on Friday, 20 November 2026.

Academic positions by faculty and area

1. Assistant Lecturer — Adult Education & Life-long Learning
2. Assistant Lecturer — Animal Sciences
3. Assistant Lecturer — Botany
4. Assistant Lecturer — Business Administration
5. Assistant Lecturer — Chemistry
6. Assistant Lecturer — Community / Public Health Nursing
7. Assistant Lecturer — Community Health
8. Assistant Lecturer — Computer Science & Engineering
9. Assistant Lecturer — Counselling & Human Development
10. Assistant Lecturer — Dramatic Arts
11. Assistant Lecturer — Educational Foundations
12. Assistant Lecturer — Educational Management
13. Assistant Lecturer — Educational Technology
14. Assistant Lecturer — English
15. Assistant Lecturer — Family Nutrition & Consumer Sciences
16. Assistant Lecturer — Foreign Languages
17. Assistant Lecturer — Geology
18. Assistant Lecturer — Human Nutrition
19. Assistant Lecturer — International Relations
20. Assistant Lecturer — Local Government & Development Studies
21. Assistant Lecturer — Management and Accounting
22. Assistant Lecturer — Materials Science and Engineering
23. Assistant Lecturer — Maternal & Child Health Nursing
24. Assistant Lecturer — Medical-Surgical Nursing
25. Assistant Lecturer — Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing
26. Assistant Lecturer — Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology
27. Assistant Lecturer — Pharmaceutics
28. Assistant Lecturer — Philosophy
29. Assistant Lecturer — Physics
30. Assistant Lecturer — Religious Studies
31. Assistant Lecturer — Statistics
32. Assistant Lecturer — Linguistics & African Languages
33. Graduate Assistant — Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
34. Graduate Assistant — Business Administration
35. Graduate Assistant — Chemical Engineering
36. Graduate Assistant — Chemistry
37. Graduate Assistant — Community Health
38. Graduate Assistant — Computer Science and Cybersecurity
39. Graduate Assistant — Counselling & Human Development
40. Graduate Assistant — Dramatic Arts
41. Graduate Assistant — Drug Research & Production Unit
42. Graduate Assistant — Educational Foundations
43. Graduate Assistant — Educational Technology
44. Graduate Assistant — English
45. Graduate Assistant — History
46. Graduate Assistant — Human Nutrition
47. Graduate Assistant — Information Systems
48. Graduate Assistant — Intelligent Systems Engineering
49. Graduate Assistant — Kinesiology, Health Education & Recreation
50. Graduate Assistant — Management and Accounting
51. Graduate Assistant — Mathematics
52. Graduate Assistant — Microbiology
53. Graduate Assistant — Pharmacognosy
54. Graduate Assistant — Philosophy
55. Graduate Assistant — Physics
56. Graduate Assistant — Software Engineering
57. Graduate Assistant — Statistics
58. Graduate Assistant — Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
59. Graduate Assistant — Linguistics & African Languages
60. Junior Research Fellow — Agricultural Extension, Isoya Project
61. Junior Research Fellow — Institute of Cultural Studies
62. Junior Training Fellow — Pharmaceutics
63. Lecturer I — Chemical Pathology
64. Lecturer I — Dermatology & Venereology
65. Lecturer I — Haematology and Immunology
66. Lecturer I — Medical Microbiology & Parasitology
67. Lecturer I — Medical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
68. Lecturer I — Mental Health
69. Lecturer I — Morbid Anatomy
70. Lecturer I — Oral Maxillofacial Surgery & Oral Pathology
71. Lecturer I — Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
72. Lecturer I — Otorhinolaryngology
73. Lecturer I — Physiological Sciences
74. Lecturer I — Preventive & Community Dentistry
75. Lecturer I — Restorative Dentistry
76. Lecturer II — Adult Education & Life-long Learning
77. Lecturer II — Agricultural & Environmental Engineering
78. Lecturer II — Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
79. Lecturer II — Arabic Studies
80. Lecturer II — Arts & Social Science Education
81. Lecturer II — Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
82. Lecturer II — Business Administration
83. Lecturer II — Business Law
84. Lecturer II — Chemical Engineering
85. Lecturer II — Chemistry
86. Lecturer II — Civil Engineering
87. Lecturer II — Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Administration
88. Lecturer II — Community / Public Health Nursing
89. Lecturer II — Computer Science & Engineering
90. Lecturer II — Computer Science and Cybersecurity
91. Lecturer II — Counselling & Human Development
92. Lecturer II — Dramatic Arts
93. Lecturer II — English
94. Lecturer II — Family Nutrition & Consumer Sciences
95. Lecturer II — Food Engineering
96. Lecturer II — Food Science & Technology
97. Lecturer II — Foreign Languages
98. Lecturer II — Forest Resources & Wildlife Management
99. Lecturer II — Geology
100. Lecturer II — History
101. Lecturer II — Human Nutrition
102. Lecturer II — Information Systems
103. Lecturer II — Institute of Cultural Studies
104. Lecturer II — Institute of Education
105. Lecturer II — Intelligent Systems Engineering
106. Lecturer II — International Relations
107. Lecturer II — Islamic Studies
108. Lecturer II — Jurisprudence & Private Law
109. Lecturer II — Linguistics & African Languages
110. Lecturer II — Management and Accounting
111. Lecturer II — Materials Science and Engineering
112. Lecturer II — Maternal & Child Health Nursing
113. Lecturer II — Mathematics
114. Lecturer II — Medical Biochemistry
115. Lecturer II — Medical Rehabilitation
116. Lecturer II — Medical-Surgical Nursing
117. Lecturer II — Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing
118. Lecturer II — Microbiology
119. Lecturer II — Music
120. Lecturer II — Pharmaceutical Chemistry
121. Lecturer II — Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology
122. Lecturer II — Pharmacology
123. Lecturer II — Pharmaceutics
124. Lecturer II — Physics
125. Lecturer II — Public Administration
126. Lecturer II — Public Law
127. Lecturer II — Science & Technology Education
128. Lecturer II — Software Engineering
129. Lecturer II — Statistics
130. Lecturer II — Zoology

General qualifications and annual salaries

Applicants must meet the requirements of their chosen vacancy, including relevant professional registration where applicable. The salary ranges below are annual, not monthly.

• Graduate Assistant: Relevant bachelor's degree with at least Second Class Upper (2:1) and academic potential. Annual salary: ₦2,327,557–₦2,594,922.
• Assistant Lecturer: Relevant bachelor's and master's degrees, with doctoral studies in progress. Annual salary: ₦2,599,713–₦3,040,268.
• Lecturer II: Relevant PhD and evidence of research and teaching potential. Annual salary: ₦2,887,448–₦3,366,138.
• Lecturer I: Relevant PhD, prescribed teaching and research experience and scholarly publications. Annual salary: ₦3,511,653–₦4,387,475.
• Junior Research Fellow: Appropriate postgraduate research qualifications and research potential. Annual salary: ₦3,511,653–₦4,387,475.
• Junior Training Fellow: Appropriate academic or professional qualifications and training potential. Annual salary: ₦3,511,653–₦4,387,475.

How to apply

1. Open the OAU academic recruitment portal and select the preferred vacancy and department.
2. Complete the online form with accurate personal, educational and employment details.
3. Upload an updated curriculum vitae (CV), certificates and supporting documents, including National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge or exemption evidence where applicable.
4. Provide names and contact details of three referees, including an academic referee in the relevant field.
5. Review and submit the application by 20 November 2026.

Documents and selection information

The CV should cover education, employment, relevant research and publications, professional memberships, conferences, awards and referees. Research grants and postgraduate supervision should be listed where applicable. Applicants need recognised qualifications and digital literacy, with professional registration for posts that require it.

The university may verify credentials and conduct interviews, assessments and applicable medical checks. Only shortlisted candidates may be contacted. Recruitment enquiries: apply-enquiry@oauife.edu.ng.