Assistant professor - Pharmacology

Core Responsibilities

1. Teaching & Curriculum Excellence

• Lecture Delivery: Teach fundamental and clinical pharmacology, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and systemic pharmacology (e.g., CVS, CNS, Autonomic Nervous System).

• Practical Training: Conduct laboratory sessions on experimental pharmacology (animal models or simulations) and clinical pharmacy exercises.

• Problem-Based Learning (PBL): Lead small group discussions focusing on clinical case studies and rational drug prescribing.

2. Research & Innovation

• Drug Discovery: Lead or contribute to research projects investigating new drug targets, toxicology, or ethnopharmacology.

• Clinical Trials: Collaborate with clinical departments on Phase I-IV trials or pharmacovigilance studies (monitoring adverse drug reactions).

• Funding: Draft and submit research proposals to secure grants from national health research councils or pharmaceutical industries.

• Scholarly Output: Maintain a consistent record of publishing original research in high-impact indexed journals.

3. Departmental & Clinical Service

• Pharmacovigilance: Often serves as a coordinator for the hospital’s Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) monitoring center.

• Committees: Participate in the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) or the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

• Examining: Act as an internal or external examiner for university-level professional examinations.

Required Qualifications