Instructor (Research), Department of Medicine Medical College

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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Aga Khan University Full time
Instructor (Research), Department of MedicineEntity

Medical College

LocationIntroduction

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.

The Department of Medicine comprises of independent sections of Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, and Pulmonary & Critical Care. The department has over 70+ full-time Faculty with a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. Residency Programmes are offered in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Adult Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary Medicine, Nephrology and Dermatology, as well as Fellowship Programmes in Clinical Neurophysiology & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Interventional Cardiology and Infectious Diseases.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Responsibilities

The incumbent must clear the IBA Karachi entry exam, interview and secure admission in MSDS programme at IBA Karachi. Specifically, you will be responsible to:

  • develop and execute NCD (cardiovascular diseases and Stroke) related surveillance or implementation research project focusing on cardiovascular disease, stroke or their risk factors. The project will be supported by AKUPI NCD Fogarty grant, once approved by leadership committee
  • publish two manuscripts as a first author in their two-year tenure
  • disseminate research and knowledge to wider audiences
  • participate in university, national and international research conferences and symposiums.
  • participate with team in project brainstorming and operationalization other than ones own project. 
Requirements

You should have:

  • a Bachelor's degree in Computers Sciences or at least a minimum of 16 years of education in Science subjects with commitment to practice Data Science in the NCD health domain. Non-Computer science (CS) candidates can only be inducted in the fall semester and CS/IT candidates can only be inducted in the Spring semester. Therefore, potential candidates should strictly comply with this requirement when they appear for the admission test
  • experience of working at an academic institution /university as a research faculty will be an added advantage. Long term commitment to NCD research, and interest in NCD is also a added advantage 
  • excellent interpersonal communication skills and commitment to learning, growth, and self-development
  • ability to work in teams
  • integrity and strong research ethics
  • ability to provide conceptual and technical input to a diverse range of research studies in the department and the institution
  • track record of demonstrated scholarship through research and publication
  • obtained research grants or publications
  • good teaching skills and knowledge of new teaching methodologies and practices
  • good academic writing skills
  • proficiency in the use of related computer software packages
  • ability to build and promote partnerships across the organization and beyond.
To Apply

Interested candidates should send their detailed CVs by email to human.resources@aku.edu and mark the position number '10052003' in the subject line. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by September 1, 2024

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