Assistant Professor / Senior Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities. AKUH is the first hospital in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for practicing the highest internationally recognized healthcare standards.
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The Aga Khan University is a dynamic academic centre which serves the diagnostic needs of the country through its clinical laboratory services that spreads across Pakistan. AKUH’s Clinical Laboratory is College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited and caters to the need of the entire country through its tertiary lab at the main campus and 300+ specimen collection units and 13 stat labs across Pakistan. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine consists of five major sections namely Chemical Pathology, Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Histopathology, Microbiology, and Molecular Pathology. Each section is academically driven and is highly engaged in research and undergraduate, postgraduate teaching and training.
The Section of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine consists of three subsections: Routine & Special Haematology, Haemostasis/Thrombosis & Transfusion Medicine. The section strives to provide the highest standard of hematological care with state-of-the-art laboratory employing up-to-date techniques such as Haematology Automation, Inherited Thromophilia testing and transfusion medicine services which caters to in-hospital transfusion requests and four secondary hospitals as well. The section receives referrals for Haematology diagnostic investigation from all over Pakistan. The residents have daily hands-on practical training during routine daily sign-out with consultants. They are encouraged to do research and get papers published in peer reviewed journals under the supervision of the sectional faculty.
As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopting appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between the 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 Assistant Professor / Senior Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Section of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
Responsibilities:
Candidates will be expected to have independent consultant status and undertake regular services, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and specified administrative activities.
Requirements:
Candidates must have completed their post-graduate training from a reputable institution and possess FCPS, FRCPath, American Board or equivalent qualification. Applicants for Assistant Professor should have three years of experience in a reputable institution. In addition, they should have demonstrated scholarship through research, publications and/or contribution to education.
Comprehensive employment references will be conducted.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
