Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Introduction:
The Aga Khan University was founded in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private university. Aga Khan University is a not-for-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. Starting in 2000, the University expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom and Afghanistan. AKU began life as a health-sciences university.
The Department of Psychiatry has a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education, research, and clinical service. The Department offers comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, consultation and treatment services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Treatment modalities include pharmacotherapy, ECT, individual and family therapy and behavior management techniques. Subspecialties include Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry. An occupational therapy programme is attached to the inpatient and day care services. Formal structured undergraduate teaching and postgraduate residency programmes are integrated into the academic functions of the Department.
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As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.
Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry.
Responsibilities:
You will have an independent consultant status and undertake undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research, and specified administrative activities. In addition, you should have demonstrated scholarship through research, publications and contribution to education.
Requirements:
You should have completed postgraduate training and possess FCPS, FRCS, American Board or equivalent with subsequent clinical, teaching and research experience. For Senior Instructor, you should have at least two years’ experience in a reputable institution.
Applicants for Assistant Professor should have at least two years’ experience as Senior Instructor or equivalent. In addition, they should have demonstrated scholarship through research, publications, and/or contribution to education.
Applicants for Associate Professor should have at least eight years of teaching/research experience in an HEC recognized University with five years' post-terminal experience of teaching and a minimum of 10 research publications in journals recognized jointly by HEC and PMDC, with at least 4 of these publications in the last five years.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.