Lab Instructor

Direct message the job poster from Lahore University of Management Sciences

Position Purpose:

To carry out teaching and service responsibilities within the Department, especially in the area of Chemical Engineering.

Main Responsibilities

• To support the teaching objectives of the department by delivering teaching through allocated lectures, tutorials and other forms of undergraduate teaching by the Department Chair.
• Participation in lab infrastructure development of highest standards.
• To develop own teaching materials, methods and approaches, with the guidance from the program head.
• To assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of work and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance.
• To ensure that course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the university and department.
• To participate in departmental and faculty seminars aimed at interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.
• Familiarity with and operation of special laboratory equipment, including analytical equipment, data measurement devices and meters, pumps, reactors, membranes, heat exchangers, other unit operations, and biological materials and equipment such as microscopes.
• Development of new or modified lab course manuals for use by students.
• Supervise and demonstrate chemical engineering unit operations/processes to undergraduate and graduate students.
• Design and develop new experiments for undergraduate and graduate level chemical engineering laboratory.
• Assisting faculty in teaching undergraduate students of chemical engineering in classroom and laboratory.

Other Responsibilities

• As assigned by the program head from time to time.
• To actively follow and promote LUMS policies, including Equal Opportunities.

Skills

• Excel
• Aspen Plus
• AutoCAD
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Urdu are essential
• Drafting P&IDs and PFDs
• Maintain data books and record
• Programming skill in C/C++ or R/MATLAB

Behaviour

• Integrity
• Accountable
• Commitment
• Team player
• Excellent manager of time

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from HEC recognized institute.
• At least 1 to 2 years of teaching or working experience in a related field.

Travel/Work Schedule

Travel may be required. Business hours (8:30 am to 5:00 pm) often extend into the evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of current workloads and event schedules.

If you believe you meet the essential criteria mentioned above, please apply through our LinkedIn job portal.

What We Offer:

LUMS offers a dynamic work culture that encourages learning and innovation, skills development, and contribution to areas beyond your job role. You will have the opportunity to learn and interact with the best academic minds in Pakistan, as well as to work with highly experienced professionals.

We believe in the pursuit of knowledge, provide the freedom to explore across different disciplines and value the diverse expression of all community members for mutual learning and advancement.

LUMS offers competitive benefits to its academic and professional colleagues including Provident Fund, Group Life Insurance, EOBI for Pension Scheme, Outpatient medical coverage for self and family, and In-patient Health Insurance for self, spouse, and dependent children.

The LUMS campus offers all the facilities and amenities of a world-class university, including a Sports Complex offering international standard courts for badminton, squash, tennis, basketball and volleyball, a FINA certified 25M swimming pool, and separate gyms for women and men. In addition to the LUMS Dining Center, there is a variety of eateries across campus offering popular cuisines, a breath-taking mosque, a medical center, the LUMS Library, car parking as well as transport facilities for females, and a professionally run Day Care Center for children of community members.

Discounts

LUMS also provides a wide range of corporate discounts and internal educational discounts to its community as a token of each member's value to our community. Our internal educational discounts include waiver of undergraduate tuition fees of employees' children studying at LUMS, scholarships for master's programs in several schools, and executive development programs offered by the nationally recognized Rausing Executive Development Center (REDC).

LUMS is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all our employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, age, non-disqualifying physical or psychological disability or social status. Candidates belonging to minority groups are encouraged to apply.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Education
• Industries
• Higher Education