The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research, and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.

AKU’s Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) was established in 1993, and is highly respected and recognized for its teaching, research, policy analysis, and its work in the field with schools and other educational institutions. It conducts a broad array of academic programmes for in-service teachers, teacher educators and education managers/leaders from both the public and private sectors. For more information, please visit: www.aku.edu/iedpk.

Academic Supervision and Administrative Management of Bachelor of Education Program

• Oversee administrative tasks related to the program, including admissions, scheduling, and evaluation.
• Develop curriculum and course materials for the Bachelor of Education Program for successful launch and implementation of the Bachelor of Education Program.
• Coordinate faculty members and resources for the program for effective management of academic and administrative activities.
• Supervise program activities, including course scheduling and student advising to achievement of program goals and objectives.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and monitor student progress and outcomes.

Teaching

• Independently design, plan, teach Bed, Master’s and PhD level courses and supervise students.
• Independently design and teach professional development programmes at the Continuing Professional Education (CPE), Cert. Ed and Advanced Diploma level in the relevant specialization.
• Conform to University’s policies and established performance norms for evaluation of students/ course participants ensuring that this is based on fair and equitable parameters and provide required feedback to students for the same.

Research and Publications

• Conduct independent as well as collaborative research studies for Publication and dissemination of scholarly work in relevant forums
• Write research and grant proposals for seeking internal and external funding.
• Publish monographs, edited books, articles and book chapters in high quality publications.
• Present research findings/papers at national and international conferences.
• Periodically organize seminars, workshops and conferences.

Services

• Offer specialized consultancy to national and international organizations to strengthened institutional engagement, and improved service delivery efficiency
• Engage as a valued member on AKU-IED and university committees.
• Provide leadership within local professional associations.
• Maintain responsiveness to urgent service needs and meet deadlines efficiently.

Educational Projects and Leadership

• Seek, lead, monitor, evaluate and implement grant funded projects (research and outreach) as assigned to achieve impactful research and outreach through grant-funded projects.
• Assume leadership responsibilities for various programmes of AKU-IED.
• Mentor junior faculty members to facilitate their development for teaching and research.

Applications should be submitted latest by May 22, 2024