Core Responsibilities
- Teaching & Curriculum Excellence
- Lecture Delivery: Teach fundamental and clinical pharmacology, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and systemic pharmacology (e.g., CVS, CNS, Autonomic Nervous System).
- Practical Training: Conduct laboratory sessions on experimental pharmacology (animal models or simulations) and clinical pharmacy exercises.
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL): Lead small group discussions focusing on clinical case studies and rational drug prescribing.
- Research & Innovation
- Drug Discovery: Lead or contribute to research projects investigating new drug targets, toxicology, or ethnopharmacology.
- Clinical Trials: Collaborate with clinical departments on Phase I-IV trials or pharmacovigilance studies (monitoring adverse drug reactions).
- Funding: Draft and submit research proposals to secure grants from national health research councils or pharmaceutical industries.
- Scholarly Output: Maintain a consistent record of publishing original research in high-impact indexed journals.
- Departmental & Clinical Service
- Pharmacovigilance: Often serves as a coordinator for the hospital's Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) monitoring center.
- Committees: Participate in the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) or the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
- Examining: Act as an internal or external examiner for university-level professional examinations.
Required Qualifications
CriteriaSpecificationAcademic DegreeMD in Pharmacology (for Medical Colleges) or
PhD in Pharmacology (for Pharmacy/Life Science Institutes).
Experience Typically requires a minimum of
3 years of teaching experience as a Senior Resident or Lecturer.
Research Record A minimum number of publications (often 2-4) in indexed journals as per regulatory body guidelines (e.g., NMC or PCI).
Technical Skills Expertise in bio-assay techniques, molecular biology tools, and statistical software (e.g., SPSS, GraphPad Prism).
