Assistant Professor – Pharmacology – Karachi – Aga Khan University

Job Description
Department: Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Entity: Medical College

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private international university, is committed to the provision of effective health sciences education, research and health services relevant to Pakistan and the developing world. The Medical College comprises of Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, the clinical disciplines, Department of Community Health Sciences. State-of-the-art research facilities, including a purpose-built research building, are available on campus.

The Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences comprises the disciplines of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology and Pharmacology. The major goals of the department are to:
develop the students’ ability to think critically and apply basic principles of Biological Sciences to solve problems related to health and disease in Pakistan
promote and establish a research milieu, which is conducive to learning and creating new knowledge
strengthen the PhD Programme in Health Sciences by offering graduate courses and mentorship to doctoral students
initiate other graduate programmes (MPhil, MS) and others as needed.
The Department strives to achieve excellence in both teaching and research. The development and expansion of thematic research programmes in both basic and applied research will take AKU to the next level on the international scene while benefiting specific health care needs of Pakistan.

Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
actively participating and contributing to the MBBS, Masters, PhD Programmes and other academic activities
involving in the development and running of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum
initiating independent/collaborative research projects
fully engaging in scholarly activities of the department.

Requirements
You should have:
a PhD degree in Pharmacology with MBBS or equivalent qualifications
at least two years’ experience as Senior Instructor or equivalent in the relevant area
good track record of research publications preferably in journals of international repute.

Apply Instructions for this Job
Interested candidates are requested to submit a current resume, summary of research and experience, along with the names and addresses of three references to recruitment@aku.edu
Please mark the subject line with the position applied for.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.​
Applications should be submitted latest by March 31, 2017

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