ABOUT VINUNIVERSITY

VinUniversity (VinUni: https://vinuni.edu.vn/) is the first private, not-for-profit Vietnamese university established based on international standards. The university integrates the models of excellent international universities with the unique cultural and economic characteristics of Vietnam to make a breakthrough in Vietnamese higher education and to become a world-class university.

The University has built strategic collaborations with Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania — a choice that speaks to our commitment to excellence, innovation in research and teaching, and to making a difference in the world.

VinUni comprises of College of Arts and Sciences; College of Business and Management; College of Engineering and Computer Science; and College of Health Sciences.

Every aspect of the University: its curricula, research, faculty, student body, facilities, and campus life, is being developed to meet the highest standards set by the world’s leading accrediting and ranking organizations, such as ABET, AACSB, WFME, ACEN, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE).

VinUni’s founding benefactor - Vingroup is one of the biggest private conglomerates in Asia with the largest market capitalization value in Vietnam. As a multisector corporation, Vingroup focuses on three main areas: Industrials & Technology; Real Estate & Services; and Social Enterprises. VinUni is proud to be a part of the Vingroup ecosystem, giving its students the opportunities to connect with several high quality research institutes (such as VinBigData), pioneering companies (such as VinFast, Vinpearl, Vinmec, Vinschool, and Vinhomes) and a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem (such as VinVenture, VinMotion, or VinRobotics…).

In September 2024, VinUni became the youngest and fastest university in the world to achieve QS 5 stars, earning 5 stars in 9 categories: global engagement, good governance, program strength, academic development, teaching, employability, facilities, arts, and social impact. In October 2024, VinUni was appointed by UNESCO as the first and only UNESCO University Chair, focusing on Environmental Leadership, Cultural Heritage, and Biodiversity.

Aligned with VinUni’s Vision 2030, we are proud to announce our bold initiative to recruit 200 Research-focused Faculty across various disciplines in the next 5 years, who will help elevate the University’s research, innovation, and academic excellence to unprecedented heights. Together, we will be on the ambitious journey to become one of the world‘s top universities by 2030.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for distinguished individuals to shape the future of academia in Vietnam and beyond, contributing to transformative research that will inspire change and elevate communities globally. Join us in revolutionizing education, advancing society, and creating lasting impacts through groundbreaking research.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Areas of interest: Pediatrics; Pediatric subspecialties.
• Track: Clinical.
• Rank: (Senior) Lecturer.

This is currently a unique opportunity to join and contribute to educational content and development of the Pediatric Residency Program at the VinUniversity College of Health Sciences. VinUni desires a collegial, collaborative, outstanding medical educator with a significant higher medical education experience (particularly in pediatric residency program).

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of experience in higher education, which can include curriculum design, development and implementation in the University sector and specifically in the graduate medical education programs.

REPORT LINE

Reports to: Program Director (Pediatric Residency)

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

The faculty members will be responsible for three primary responsibilities:

• Teaching - Clinical (70%): supervise residents’ didactic activities, contribute to residents’ assessment (including teaching rounds), provide clinical work in the pediatric clinic.
• Research (20%): develop research opportunities, including curricular and extra-curricular research opportunities for residents.
• Service (10%): Assist with admission, service to the university, profession, and community.

More in detail:

• The successful candidate is expected to work closely with VinUni educational leaders, and, in detail, the Program Director of Pediatrics Residency, in addition to Directors of the MD Program as well as the Vinmec Hospital Clinical leaderboard on all aspects of the development and implementation of the Pediatrics Program.
• Take a lead and responsibility for the development and implementation of the curriculum for the Pediatrics program.
• Provide leadership on course development, curriculum development and implementation, course quality assurance and improvement, and professional accreditation for Residency education programs at VinUni.
• Provide leadership at course levels for implementation of teaching and learning priorities such as competency-based medical education, student centered learning, clinical teacher appraisal and articulation to post-graduate programs.
• Promote the development of active teaching and learning practices in the delivery of the course ensuring integration of graduate attributes and competency standards across the course.
• Contribute to the clinical work and teaching at the Ocean Park Clinic.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

• MD degree with current certification in the specialty of Pediatrics, or specialty qualifications that are acceptable to the ACGME-I Review Committee. The ideal candidate will have completed advanced specialty and subspecialty training in one of the above fields.
• Current medical licensure and appropriate medical staff appointment in Vietnam or foreign country. The ideal candidate will be eligible to practice clinically in Vietnam.
• Strong track record in graduate medical education program development and, preferably implementation with international standard and accreditation, especially the US standards (i.e. USMLE qualification, ACGME/ ACGME-I accreditation).
• Experience in health care education pedagogy as well as clinical teaching.
• Native Vietnamese language
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in academic setting.
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary and collaborative educational team

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

English is the language of teaching and communication at VinUniversity. For this role, the minimum requirement is IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 7.0.

For Higher Education roles, English Language Proficiency may also be proven by having completed PhD studies while being instructed through the medium of English.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please submit a cover letter, a resume and a list of two references.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.