Associate Professor - Pharmacology and Clinical Sciences

RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching & Learning

- Undertake teaching and teaching-related duties such as design, preparation, and development of teaching materials; conduct classes/lectures, tutorials, and practicals; consultation with students, invigilation, marking, and assessment.

- Participate and contribute to high-quality programme and curriculum development

- Plan and implement teaching strategies to optimise student learning as well as to motivate them.

- Support in research project work and scholarship of postgraduate students

- Establish and maintain high standards of teaching and effective learning to meet the University’s teaching and learning expectations.

Research

- Participate in scholarly activities, including undertaking research, conference presentations, journal publications, and relevant community work.

- Support efforts to secure grants for research activities and scholarships as co-researcher.

- Achieve the specified set of research outcome targets for the Senior Lecturer level of appointment.

Administration and Other Activities

- Undertake and contribute to administrative responsibilities such as attending departmental meetings, participating in committees, and working groups within the Department, School, and Faculty

- Participate in continuous relevant professional activities

- Assist in establishing linkages with external organisations/ professional bodies in academic-related matters

REQUIREMENTS

- Possess a PhD in Biomedical Science or closely related fields from a recognised university.

- Minimum of five (5) years of relevant teaching and/or industry experience, with with strong expertise in pharmacology, biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, or related disciplines are preferred.

- Strong publication record with at least 5–10 indexed (ISI/SCOPUS) journal articles in the last 5 years, preferably in pharmacology, biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, or related disciplines.

- Secured research grant(s) as Principal Investigator, with a cumulative value of RM150,000–RM200,000, in areas aligned to pharmacology, biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, or related disciplines.

- Successfully supervised and graduated at least two (2) PhD students.

- Minimum H-index of 8 (Scopus).

- Experience working in higher education environment and a track record of teaching experience and professional knowledge of curriculum development or good record of professional experience with evidence of coaching and mentoring and a high quality of presentation skills

- Experience in developing teaching methodologies and materials, including the effective use of IT technologies in the facilitation of teaching and learning

- Candidates with experience in programme accreditation, academic quality assurance, MQA-related documentation, curriculum mapping, audit preparation, and programme development will be highly preferred.