Senior Assistant, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Senior Assistant, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

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 is a newly formed vibrant identity for ophthalmology at AKU poised to deliver subspecialized and multidisciplinary services integrated with an enabling environment that supports outstanding teaching/learning, research, partnerships, and leadership development.

Current Faculty work closely with a team of over 40 specialized medical staff, nurses, optometrists, technicians, technologists and others to offer comprehensive eye care for adults and children. These include but are not limited to surgery for cataract, corneal transplant, retinal disorders, glaucoma, orbital and facial reconstruction, refractive, squint, and ophthalmic tumors. Most of these services are delivered through the outpatient consulting clinics and/or day care surgery.

We offer a collaborative environment for translational vision research that builds on inter-departmental strengths in molecular genetics of inherited retinal diseases, ocular oncology, retinopathy of prematurity, and early detection of childhood vision problems.  A major priority is to strengthen this environment and promote high quality research including clinical trials.

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 Assistant (Undergraduate Program & Clinical support) in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, you will provide assistance in organizing undergraduate educational activities within the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences (OVS). Additionally, you will be responsible to:

• support Allied Health initiatives in coordination with the faculty coordinator
• collaborate with colleagues across the department to provide cross-coverage and assist with tasks as directed by the supervisor
• maintain and update complete record & files i.e. students logbook, continuous assessment forms, Faculty tutorial evaluations and end of clerkship course evaluation forms
• assist in organizing and scheduling meetings and recording minutes of the meeting in coordination with the departmentalFaculty and administrative leads
• prepare and circulate monthly evaluation forms for undergraduate teaching to Faculty
• maintain leave and attendance records of all Undergraduates with their leave applications
• assist in the arrangements of in-service undergraduate OSCE exam and in organizing standardized teaching sessions in coordination with relevant Faculty
• provide assistance to the Allied Health programs in coordination with Faculty, educationist and department academic Assistant Manager
• assist in coordinating special projects and events as directed by the supervisor

Requirements:

You should have:

• a Graduate degree from a recognized institution
• at least one to two years of related experience
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• excellent organizational skills and discretion with confidential information
• good knowledge of office software particularly MS Office package
• ability to handle multiple tasks independently.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.