Assistant Professor, Environmental Systems Analysis

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 Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) aims to develop leaders through a transformative education that is endlessly challenging, stimulating and mind-opening – one that prepares graduates for innovative thought and consequential action

Responsibilities

The Aga Khan University Faculty of Arts and Sciences invite applications for a full-time Assistant Professor in Environmental Science. This role will develop, teach, and oversee integrated lab courses for interdisciplinary undergraduate programming. In addition to teaching responsibilities, this position will have administrative responsibility for liaising with AKU’s Lab Management Team to ensure equipment and supplies essential to the operations of the Human and Environmental Biology courses are procured and maintained
Our areas of interest include, but are not limited to, earth systems and natural processes, their interactions related to biology, biodiversity and conservation, ecology, climate modeling, atmospheric sciences, physics, oceanography, human population, and environmental health; environmental and climate science in theory and practice; ecosystem resilience, structure and function; global and/or regional environmental change and its differential human impacts; urban environmental science; food, energy, and water; and socio-ecological and systems modeling

Requirements

The successful applicant must have a minimum PhD degree and brings an interdisciplinary perspective to teaching. The incumbent will demonstrate teaching experience and ability to put together curriculum and assessments and will be able to analyze and clearly communicate complex scientific data and concepts to broad specialist and non-specialist audiences. Candidates will have the opportunity to shape the content and development of emerging interdisciplinary programs across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

To Apply

Please send your detailed CV and cover letter to [email protected] and mention the position number "10044454" in the subject line.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by June 11, 2023