Assistant Professor in Anaesthesia (Re-advertised)
FJD 134,027.00 gross per annum plus superannuation
Closes in 28 days
About the company
Fiji National University is a national tertiary institution delivering higher education across multiple disciplines, including medicine, nursing, and health sciences. The College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences is one of its academic divisions.
About the role
This Assistant Professor position sits within the Department of Surgery, Anaesthesia & Women's Health, under the College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences. The role holder is expected to develop their own research and teaching interests and become known nationally for their work. Duties include contributing effectively to curriculum development, publishing regularly in peer-reviewed international journals or other appropriate outlets, and potentially editing collections of work or meeting proceedings. The academic is also expected to chair sessions at, or sit on organising committees of, academic conferences or relevant disciplinary meetings. They should begin showing academic leadership in their teaching and/or research specialty and take on administrative duties at least at Department/School level.
Key responsibilities
- Develop own research and teaching interests and build national recognition
- Contribute effectively to curriculum development
- Publish regularly in peer-reviewed international journals or other appropriate outlets
- Edit collections of work or meeting proceedings
- Chair sessions at academic conferences or relevant disciplinary meetings
- Serve on organising committees of academic conferences or disciplinary meetings
- Show academic leadership in teaching and/or research speciality
- Undertake administrative duties at least at Department/School level
About the successful candidate
- MBBS plus Master's with specialist registration and more than 5 years' work experience, or MBBS plus Master's with specialist registration and less than 5 years' work experience
- OR if not registered as a specialist, must hold a Master's Degree in the field of Specialty and be confirmed as qualifying to be recognized as a specialist by the Fiji Medical Council
- Demonstrated evidence in learning and teaching and the potential to become an effective teacher
- Industrial/clinical experience in the area of expertise
- Demonstrated evidence of undertaking consultancies in the area of expertise
- University Service (administration)
- Community Service (contributions to the wider profession)
- Academic Leadership and collegiality