Lecturer, Pharmacy (Cyberjaya College Kuching)

Cyberjaya; Kuching; On-site; MYR 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

School of Pharmacy in Kuching, Sarawak is seeking an experienced educator to deliver and coordinate diploma-level pharmacy education. The role focuses on teaching, curriculum development, and collaboration with management to enhance student learning outcomes.

The candidate will supervise assessments, contribute to curriculum and accreditation activities, and support academic administration including timetable coordination and student attendance tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmacology or equivalent is required.
• Annual Practising Certificate is required/valid.
• Minimum 1 year teaching experience in a Diploma programme.
• Minimum 1 year working experience as a registered pharmacist/pharmacologist.

Responsibilities

• Teach 18–21 credit hours per week and maintain an average of 80% in end-of-semester evaluations.
• Coordinate with Timetable Master for tutorials and labs.
• Develop and review teaching, learning, and assessment materials regularly.
• Prepare examination questions and ensure fairness and adherence to deadlines.
• Engage in curriculum development, programme evaluations and accreditation activities (MQA, ISO).
• Participate in mentorship programs and maintain accurate student attendance in management systems.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum coordination

Student progress monitoring

Academic administration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmacology

Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

Department

School of Pharmacy

Location

Kuching, Sarawak

Organisation

Travel Requirement

No

Job Overview

Communication and liaise with students, lecturers and management to make sure all students’ academic progress and lecturers’ teachings develop effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching

• Teach at least 18-21 credit hours per week
• Achieve a minimum average score of 80% for all end-of-semester evaluations for courses taught
• Ensure optimal panning and delivery of quality teaching service, including but not limited to:
  • Timely class scheduling with minimal last-minute class re-scheduling and communications to students (max. 2 classes per course)
  • Annual review and updates in teaching, learning, and assessment materials/strategies/methods/tools to ensure relevance in content and programme level
  • Accuracy and fairness in marking and grading of student assessments to ensure valid representation of actual performance
• Coordinate with the Timetable Master for tutorial sessions/lab sessions for students
• Perform cross–teaching with other programmes if services are needed
• Ensure final projects to demonstrate enhanced student experience, engagement and participation; also, relevant to fulfilling Psychomotor & affective Learning Outcome Domain Examination
• Formulate exam questions according to the standard set by the College
• Prepare a "table of specifications" for examination questions
• Moderate questions papers prepared by lecturers before submission to Exam Department
• Ensure examination question papers, answer scheme and assessment marks are accurate, adhere to the stipulated format and are submitted by the given deadline.

Teaching Administration

• Monitor students’ academic progress
• Conduct a mentor-mentee system to ensure attrition of mentees from college does not exceed 7.5% of the total mentee group size.
• Ensure daily/weekly student attendance is updated to the Student Management System, and any missing students are identified and reported within 5 working days of student absence.
• Check students’ excuse form and assist in student affairs matters (discipline and attitude)
• Check and sign students’ logbooks achievement each semester after placement
• Ensure all teaching file documentations are complete as per the checklist (end-of-semester submission) every semester.
• Be a member of the curriculum development committee
• Conduct curriculum and programme evaluations on a continual basis using continuous process improvement techniques
• Execute activities related to accreditation (MQA, ISO, etc.)
• Be a member of the Subject Specialist Group (SSG)
• Maintain a neat, well-organised, and safe work environment
• Assist Programme Coordinator where needed
• Monitor students’ involvement with extracurricular programs
• Ensure that additional administrative, taskforce, committee and other responsibilities entrusted by management is carried out efficiently.
• Engage with industry partners in the form of curriculum improvement, seminars, career talks, study tours, professional bodies or academic partners, etc., each semester/year.

Skills and Experiences

• Has a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmacology
• Possess a valid Annual Practising Certificate
• At least 1 year of teaching experience in a Diploma programme
• At least 1 year of working experience as a registered pharmacist/pharmacologist