Senior Instructor / Assistant Professor - Human Development Programme

Department: Human Development Programme

Entity: Medical College

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

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 Senior Instructor/Assistant Professor is responsible for academics, research, and other activities of Human Development Programme (HDP). The role entails high-quality teaching, active research involvement, and participation in other initiatives that support mission and growth of HDP. A major responsibility is for activities of Master of Early Child Development program (MECD).

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 Senior Instructor/Assistant Professor in the Human Development Programme.

Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be participating in multidisciplinary teaching and research activities undertaken in AKU-HDP. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Leading and supporting multidisciplinary research projects within HDP, ensuring timely implementation of activities.
• Publishing research in peer-reviewed journals, contribute book chapters, produce consolidated reports, and actively present at academic and professional events.
• Supporting faculty and teaching teams in course scheduling, resource organization, and instructional coordination.
• Assisting the MECD Program Director in all academic and administrative functions, ensuring smooth planning, delivery, and evaluation of MECD courses.
• Participating in academic leadership and educational management activities such as chairing committees and designing/leading degree and non-degree programs.
• Building and maintaining collaborations with government and non-government organizations on issues of early childhood and human development.
• Identifying and exploring external funding opportunities to support research initiatives.
• Ensuring that all research activities are conducted in compliance with university policies, ethical standards, and institutional guidelines.
• Engaging in ongoing professional development, keeping up-to-date with advancements in ECD and higher education.
• Undertaking travel within and outside the country as and when needed for teaching, research, and development work.

Requirements:

You should have:

• Masters/Doctoral degree in Early Childhood Development (ECD), Psychology, Neuroscience, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education or MBBS with FCPS
• Minimum 2–3 years of teaching experience at university or college, preferably in Early Childhood Development or closely related academic programs.
• Experience of curriculum development and implementation, student mentoring, and academic advising.
• Expertise of research activities, including scholarly publications, conference presentations, participation in collaborative research projects at national or international level.
• Strong ability to develop research proposals and secure research funding from internal or external sources.
• Proven ability to write high-quality academic papers, reports, and scholarly documents.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and team-building abilities.
• Ability to supervise, mentor and guide research activities.
• Good knowledge of educational leadership, program management, and institutional development.
• Proficiency in using relevant computer applications and software, including academic, research, and data-analysis tools.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.