Senior Instructor/Assistant Professor (Paediatric Endocrinologist), Paediatrics and Child Health

Entity

Aga Khan University Hospital

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction

The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.

The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH, Karachi is committed to providing state-of-the-art clinical services to children. It imparts high-quality undergraduate, postgraduate, and subspecialty training along with providing excellent research opportunities. In addition to the general paediatric and subspecialty outpatient clinics, the inpatient set-up consists of a paediatric ward comprising of 84 beds including 15 bedded high dependency unit. There is an NICU comprising of 24 beds and a 12 bedded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

The Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Senior Instructor/Assistant Professor (Paediatric Endocrinologist) in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will be expected to:

• have an independent consultant status and provide accessible, compassionate, ethical, and evidence-based care to paediatric patients with a multidisciplinary team, in an academic setting
• supervise paediatric endocrine fellows during their training
• participate in Paediatric and Pediatric endocrinology teaching of medical students and paediatric residents in paediatric endocrine rotation
• lead and coordinate the Patient Care Meetings with a focus on resident & fellow education in paediatric endocrinology
• organize different training courses and workshops, CME symposia pertaining to paediatric endocrinology
• undertake research related to pediatric endocrinology and develop research collaborations
• participate in the departmental and organizational performance improvement activities.

Requirements

You should have:

• completed structured postgraduate training in Paediatrics and FCPS, MRCP, American Board or equivalent qualifications in Paediatrics
• valid PMDC licensure
• two years’ fellowship (or equivalent) training in Paediatric endocrinology from a reputable institution
• additionally, candidates for Senior Instructor/Assistant Professor should have at least two years’/ five years’ experience as Senior Instructor/Assistant Professor or equivalent in a reputable institution and demonstrated scholarship through research, publications and/or contribution to education.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.