Required Associate Dean – Aga Khan University – Karachi – Pakistan

Aga Khan University invites applications for Associate Dean in Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction:

Aga Khan University (AKU), a private, self-governing international university chartered in Pakistan in 1983, is a role model for academic, research and service programs in health and higher education in the developing world. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan, and is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network.

Research at AKU extends across diverse subjects: health sciences, education and culture and society. At the core is the university’s mission to spearhead change for generations to come. In its continued journey to be a truly research led University of the 21st century the Medical College continues to fosters and underpin research culture and capacities at AKU, and continues to forge new multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research collaborations.

The Search Committee invites applications for the position of Associate Dean, Research in the Medical College, Pakistan.

Faculty Title:

Associate Dean, Research, Medical College

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Dean, Medical College, you will have the overall responsibility to provide strategic leadership in relation to all research matters including development, implementation and facilitation of multidisciplinary research. You will be responsible to coordinate research activities across Medical College Pakistan, develop operating policies and procedures for research faculty and staff, and facilitate development of core research facilities.

Requirements:

You should be a faculty, at least at the level of Associate Professor at Aga Khan University, with a successful track record of leadership in research, including demonstrated success in obtaining international and national grants. You should have strong leadership and administrative credentials, excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to work with and bring people/teams together, and project the University and its research agenda appropriately to stakeholders, peers and the community in general.

Last Date:

June 30, 2024

How to Apply:

​Interested candidates should send their detailed CVs with names and contact details (including email addresses) of at least three referees familiar with your recent work history along with a cover letter by email to:

human.resources@aku.edu

and mention the position applied for in the subject line.