Pediatrics - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor

SRM Institute of Science and Technology; Madurai District, Chennai District, Tiruchirappalli; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Tamil Nadu is seeking an Assistant Professor (Pediatrics) to deliver high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, provide patient care, and contribute to departmental research.

The role requires mentoring students, conducting clinical rounds, and participating in examinations, with responsibilities spanning teaching, clinical work in paediatric wards, and scholarly activities.

Qualifications

• Teaches undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.
• Manages clinical teaching in paediatric wards and neonatal areas.
• Mentors and guides students and maintains teaching records.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures, tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, bedside and small-group teaching for medical students.
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes and examinations.
• Provide comprehensive medical care to paediatric patients and manage common paediatric illnesses.
• Participate in neonatal care and newborn management as per institutional requirements.
• Maintain accurate patient records and comply with infection-control and patient-safety protocols.

Skills

Teaching

Clinical care

Mentoring

Job description

Assistant professor and Associate Professor Pediatrics

Job Summary

The Assistant Professor in Pediatrics is responsible for providing high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical patient care, academic mentoring, research, and departmental responsibilities in accordance with institutional policies and applicable medical education standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Teaching & Academic Responsibilities

• Conduct lectures, tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, bedside teaching, and small-group teaching for undergraduate medical students.
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes.
• Conduct clinical teaching in paediatric wards, outpatient departments, emergency services, and neonatal areas as assigned.
• Prepare lesson plans, presentations, teaching materials, assignments, and assessment activities.
• Conduct practical, clinical, OSCE/OSPE, and other academic assessments.
• Participate in internal and university examinations.
• Mentor and guide undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Maintain appropriate academic and teaching records.

2. Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medical care to paediatric patients.
• Assess, diagnose, treat, and follow up infants, children, and adolescents.
• Participate in inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and on‑call services.
• Manage common paediatric illnesses and provide appropriate emergency care.
• Participate in neonatal care and newborn management as per institutional requirements.
• Maintain accurate patient records and clinical documentation.
• Follow hospital infection-control, patient-safety, and clinical protocols.
• Communicate effectively with patients' parents/guardians regarding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

3. Research Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical, academic, and community-based paediatric research.
• Develop and participate in research projects and clinical studies.
• Guide undergraduate research projects and postgraduate research activities, as applicable.
• Publish research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
• Participate in conferences, CME programmes, workshops, and academic meetings.