Locum Instructor (General Surgery), Department of Surgery

Locum Instructor (General Surgery), Department of Surgery

Entity: Medical College

Location: Pakistan, Karachi

Introduction:

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities.

The Department of Surgery provides comprehensive and sub-specialty care in the areas of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dental-Oral, Maxillo-facial Surgery, General Surgery, Breast Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery. The Department has 115 full-time and part-time faculty with a strong commitment towards teaching and research. Formal structured undergraduate teaching, postgraduate residency and fellowship programmes are integrated into the academic functions of the department.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Instructor (General Surgery), in the Department of Surgery.

Note: This is a contractual position for a period of three months.

Responsibilities:

You will be expected to participate in Undergraduate & Postgraduate teaching and research, clinical & operative work and will be providing coverage during on-call, and any other assigned task by supervisor specified to the section of General Surgery. Additionally, you will be expected to see cases in ER and coordinate with surgery team.

Requirements:

You must have completed a structured post-graduate training in general surgery from a reputable institution and possess FCPS Part I or equivalent and be eligible for FCPS-II or equivalent. You should also have valid PMDC license.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.