Chair, Department of Anaesthesia

Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is committed to excellence in education, research and service. The University strives for quality, international standards and relevance in all of its programmes and selects its faculty, staff and students on the basis of merit, irrespective of gender, race, religion or domicile. AKU is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which consists of institutions that collaborate for development in response to social, economic and cultural challenges in specific regions of the developing world. 

The University's Faculty of Health Sciences was planned with the support of Harvard University, McGill University and McMaster University. It presently includes a Medical College and a School of Nursing, which are located together with their principal teaching site, Aga Khan University Hospital, in Karachi, Pakistan. In addition, in Karachi, the University has an Institute for Educational Development and a substantial Faculty of Arts and Sciences which is being developed on a new 1,100-acre campus.

As an international institution, the University has established academic programmes beyond Pakistan, through an Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in UK and programmes in Advanced Nursing Studies and Postgraduate Medical Education in countries in East Africa. AKU is currently planning a major expansion of its existing work in East Africa, in the fields of medical, nursing and teacher education.

In July 2005, AKU integrated into its academic and service activities, a teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Established in 1958 and currently a 254-bed facility, the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi had been operating under the aegis of Aga Khan Health Service, Kenya. Renamed Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N), the new institution is AKU's principal Health Science teaching facility in East Africa. AKUH,N is focusing on high quality of care, research and postgraduate medical education in all major clinical specialties including medicine, surgery, radiology, pathology, anaesthesia, obstetrics-gynaecology and paediatrics.

AKUH,N is also continuing to play a vital role as a major teaching site for the Advanced Nursing Studies programme of AKU, which has provided continuing professional education for practicing nurses in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda since 2001. With this new development, AKU aims to strengthen existing partnerships with the ministries of health and other universities in the region offering health sciences education, with a view to share experiences, strengthen public sector delivery systems and collaborate on teaching and research.

AKUH,N, a premier teaching and tertiary care referral hospital, invites applications from qualified individuals for the position of Chair, Department of Anaesthesia (based in Nairobi).

The Chair will report to the Associate Dean for Medical Education for academic and clinical affairs and to the Chief Executive Officer for clinical (service related) matters. The incumbent will be expected to undertake significant clinical practice at the Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Directorship of the department activities including clinical service, education and research;
• Development of an academic faculty for the department;
• Lead the regional postgraduate medical education, Anaesthesia programme;
• Introduction of research programmes.

Requirements
Applicants must hold internationally recognised postgraduate qualifications and must have appropriate clinical, teaching and research experience to be able to develop a university department. A strong record of academic leadership and scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals are required.

To Apply
Candidates seeking professional growth and an excellent work environment should forward their detailed CVs and names, with contact addresses, fax numbers and email addresses of at least three referees familiar with their recent work history to:

Manager, Recruitment
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
P.O. BOX 30270 (00100), Nairobi, Kenya
Email: hr.recruitment@aku.edu

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.