Associate Dean/Principal - SPTM-Ahmedabad

Associate Dean / Principal (Pharmacy), Ahmedabad -

NMIMS is looking for a visionary leader and scholar to lead the School of Pharmacy & Technology Management at our Ahmedabad Campus by providing excellent teaching and research guidance to students and faculty members. He/ She should possess excellent leadership and organisational skills, have the ability to multi-task, willing to collaborate and be part of a team with great social and interpersonal skills.

The person shall be overall responsible for the growth of the institution, quality improvement, periodical reviews, placement and industry collaboration. He/she is required to provide guidance in planning, coordination and implementation of academic programmes as per the UGC rules and regulations and other statutory bodies like PCI/AICTE from time to time. Should be well acquainted with various Academic Admin Processes, Accreditation Agencies and Statutory bodies and their procedures. He/She will lead a portfolio of long & short duration programmes in Pharmacy in close coordination with the Dean of the School / Director of the Campus. He/She will work to attract well-known professionals & academics in this field to the institution.

Qualification & Experience:

Ph.D in Pharmacy from reputed universities/institutes and First Class Master’s degree & Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy. Such candidates should have a minimum of 15 years out of which 5 years experience as Professor / HOD Level of experience in teaching and quality research in reputed PCI approved/recognised pharmacy colleges with other Administrative Leadership roles.

Desirable:

i. Teaching, industrial research and / or professional experience in a reputed organization;

ii. Published work, such as research papers, patents filed / obtained, books, and / or technical reports;

iii. Experience of guiding the project work, dissertation of post graduate or research students or supervising R & D projects in industry;

iv. Demonstrated leadership in planning and organizing academic, research, industrial and / or professional activities; and

v. Capacity to undertake / lead sponsored R & D, consultancy and related activities.

In 1981, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) established Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) to meet the growing demand for management education. In 2003, NMIMS was declared a deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. The Vision of the University is to be a globally admired University by 2030. The Mission of NMIMS is to emerge as a Centre of Excellence, best in class in India and Asia and yearning to be the best in the world by 2030. 

With the legacy of 40 years, NMIMS has grown to being not only one of the top-10 B-schools in India but also emerged as a multi-disciplinary, multi-campus University at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Indore, Shirpur, Dhule, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chandigarh and seventeen constituent schools that include Management, Family Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, Architecture, Commerce, Economics, Law, Science, Liberal Arts, Design, Performing Arts, Mathematical Science, Agricultural Science, Hospitality Management, Branding & Advertising and Distance Learning. In addition, we have nine Centres of Excellence as well at the University.

The consistent academic quality, research focus, faculty from top national and global institutes and strong industry linkages at NMIMS have placed it amongst the nation's prime centres of educational excellence and research today. More than 17000 students and about 750 full-time faculty members, 10 faculty members with Fulbright Scholarship and Humboldt International Scholarship for post-doctoral researchers are part of India's most sought after academic community.