Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences at Aga Khan University (AKU)

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Dean of the Medical College, the Chair will provide dynamic leadership to the department and will have overall responsibility for the conduct of its academic and research mandate, consistent with mission and policies of AKU.

S/he will foster a research culture in the department, teach, supervise and be an active participant in the student mentoring/advising process, as well as focus on attraction, retention and succession planning of faculty and on procuring extramural funding.

Requirements

• Candidates must have a doctorate in a biological science discipline preferably with a medical degree with substantial experience in a university setting and a proven track record of internationally recognized research, teaching at graduate/ post graduate level, supervising students, conducting translational research and procuring extramural funding.
• S/he should have experience of academic administration and demonstrable commitment to scholarly activity with an understanding of the opportunities and challenges in the local environment.