Associate Dean Research, Medical College

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 perse 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.

Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Associate Dean Research, Medical College.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Dean, Medical College; you will be responsible to:

• Assist in the development and implementation of multidisciplinary research
• Coordinate all research activities across Medical College Pakistan
• Develop operating policies and procedures for research faculty and staff
• Facilitate development of core research facilities
• Facilitate development of policies & procedures for utilization of multi-user research space and equipment

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 at similar level. You should have strong leadership and administrative credentials, excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to project the University and its research agenda appropriately to stakeholders, peers and the community in general.