Quality Assurance & Institutional Effectiveness
Assistant Professor
Academic
Type
FT
Qualifications
Experience
Colleges
Department
Doctoral Degree or equivalent/Consultant license holder for Clinical Faculty
Department Chair
Reporting to
Minimum of 1 year of teaching experience after the doctoral or equivalent degree is preferred
License
• Applicable for clinical faculty as Consultant Evaluation
Knowledge
• Organization and environment awareness.
• In-depth knowledge of area of discipline
FT/PT
Skills
• Excellent teaching and presentations skills
• Plan and implement academic activities
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to conduct scientific research
• Develop teaching aids, conduct evaluation, develop course files.
• Ability to create compose and edit written materials
Responsibilities
The Assistant Professor fits into one of the three tracks as mentioned below:
The Educator / Researcher Track (with more 60% of his/her time on teaching).
The Researcher / Educator Track (with more 60% of his/her time on research).
The Clinical / Educator Track (with more 70% of his/her time on clinical services).
Teaching:
To be engaged in the education of undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as appropriate to the department.
To conduct each course they have been assigned to teach in general conformity with the content, format, and official description
To contribute toward the development of rubrics for assessments (formative and summative) of students
To provide students with formative evaluation feedback.
To develop in students the free pursuit of learning.
To strive to obtain and transfer the best scholarly standards of the discipline.
To demonstrate respect for students as individuals and their privacy in academic matters.
To adhere to the proper role of intellectual guide and advisor.
To make every reasonable effort to foster honest academic conduct and assure that the evaluation of students reflects their true merit.
To notify as promptly as possible the Head of the Dept. whenever emergencies such as illness or accident prevent meeting a scheduled class.
To commit to discharging the clinical site responsibilities primarily on the campus of the University and, when necessary, at other sites as appropriate to the mission of the College.
To be responsible for the preparation of the syllabus files for respective courses taught.
Prepare teaching aids, instruction materials for conducting laboratory practical and clinical sessions.
Provide instructions for practical and non-lecture based activities.
Record attendance.
Prepare and present lectures or laboratory assignments.
Review course content and ensure it is current by regular updation.
Write and administer tests and exams (grading, posting and filling).
Prepare and upload questions for examinations.
Maintain office hours for student advice and curriculum development planning.
Provide academic advising.
Coordinate all learning activities.
Plan for laboratory equipment maintenance and procurement.
Plan, schedule and evaluate assignment and research activities of students.
Invigilate exams.
Instruct and evaluate students during professional training programs.
Plan and conduct experiential training.
Research
Participate in academic and scholarly research activities
Publications in recognized journals, books, or citations of his/her work.
Services
Effective participation in the Committees at college and university levels.
Contribute to faculty development activities and continuous education programs.
Service to community through short courses, workshops, seminars, etc.
Establishment of cooperation with the industry and other institutions
Secondary Responsibilities
Maintain professional conduct
Ensure adequate focus on personal professional growth relevant to taking on more challenging assignments.
Participates in the performance evaluation system.
Perform other duties as and when assigned based on the requirement.