Only 24h Left: Principal of Pharmacy

Designation: Principal

Portal : NSHM Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology – Durgapur.

Qualifications:

PhD in Pharmacy. Throughout min. 60% aggregate in academia

Having both Academic and Administrative Exposure in reputed and affiliated Education Institute or University.

Experience: 20 + Yrs.

Job Description:

Business & Financials

- Lead the entire spectrum of Pharmaceutical Technology UG & PG programs, driving their success and impact and the recruitment and admission of students.- Drive revenue targets based on student fees / short-term certifications / consultancy.- Support the sales and marketing team with webinars, training sessions, and related initiatives.- Leading the department in the setting and advancing of the strategic academic direction of the department and developing regular review procedures to monitor and progress the strategic plan.

Responsibilities:

- Career Development: Foster strong industry alliances, internships, and placement opportunities for students.- Spearhead curriculum delivery, mentor students, and impart the skills and knowledge necessary for their professional advancement.- Contribute comprehensively to various aspects essential for program success.- Encouraging excellence in learning, teaching, research, research education and professional activities.- Encouraging collaboration with other departments and academic organizational units as appropriate.- Conduct dynamic and interactive online classes, workshops, and masterclasses, offering transformative learning experiences.- Innovate by designing and developing new programs in alignment with industry demands and local market dynamics.- Elevate the learning journey by enhancing and updating the content and curriculum of existing programs.- Partner with the placements team to facilitate favourable career pathways for learners.

Academic Operations:

- Lead the entire spectrum of Pharmaceutical Technology programs, driving their success and impact.- Encouraging students and faculties to attain maximum attendance percentages.- Be the driving force for minimizing batch dropouts and class slippage / cancellations.- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless program execution and enhanced learning outcomes.- The development, implementation and maintenance of appropriate academic, human resource, and finance and infrastructure planning and monitoring processes.- The development of syllabuses, structures and methods of assessment for award-bearing and other taught program.- Be the driving force in upping the ante of Student Satisfaction Index, pedagogy for PG students, planning semester-wise events viz. workshops, master-class, live projects and industry visits.

Institution Development:

- The translation and communication of Statutory Compliance and strategies and policies within the department.- Representing the department's interests, in the context of Institution-wide strategies and directions, in internal forums as appropriate, and vice-versa.- Identifying, proposing and planning for changes in the department’s requirements for resource allocation or reallocation arising from changing needs and plans.- Leading the process of academic policy and planning for the department.- Maintaining and enhancing the departmental teaching quality of courses and programs.- Leading the department in establishing and maintaining a productive, accessible and well-regarded learning environment for students, fulfilling the Institution’s responsibilities.- Ensuring that the department meets the standards set by relevant professional/statutory bodies.- Developing and monitoring appropriate quality assurance mechanisms.

International Development:

- Representing the department's academic interests, in the context of Institution-wide strategies and directions, to industry, government, the professions and educational communities in local and, where appropriate in international arenas.- Lead International Internships and Placements.

People Development:

- Manage and inspire a team of faculties, fostering consistent growth, sourcing and integrating faculties as needed.- The allocation of duties to departmental staff to ensure the effective performance of the department's teaching, research, research education and service functions.- Encourage faculties in enrolling and completion of relevant PhD degree.- Ensuring 100% course content creation using the Learning Management Systems (LMS).- Create and nurture departmental skill-gap analysis and training calendar.- Monitoring the academic and service activities of the department, including for example, teaching and assessment practices and the quality of information provided to students.- Encouraging and developing appropriate and a wide range of teaching and learning styles.

Student Development:

- Providing overall academic leadership of the department with the aim of maintaining the highest possible standards in teaching and research.- Supporting the promotion and strengthening of the research culture within the department and cross-departmentally where appropriate.- Hosting semester-wise Parent & Teacher meets through online or offline modes of interaction.- Adhering to the student attendance report guidelines of the institution, creating and driving individual learning plan, student council and student award programs, formation and implementation of student clubs.- Interfacing with the placement team and hosting annual alumni meets.

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