Role Overview

The Assistant Professor - Forensic Medicine & Toxicology is a full time academic faculty position responsible for teaching, assessment, medico-legal practice, research, and departmental service. The role supports undergraduate MBBS students, postgraduate medical students, and interns through competency-based instruction, supervised practical learning, and reliable academic evaluation. Reporting to the Head of Department, the incumbent will contribute to autopsy services, expert opinions, court duties, curriculum delivery, and institutional responsibilities. The position requires sound professional judgment, ethical conduct, accurate documentation, and the ability to connect forensic principles with clinically and legally relevant practice.

Key Responsibilities

a. Deliver structured lectures, practical demonstrations, tutorials, seminars, and supervised training for MBBS, postgraduate medical students, and interns.

b. Design teaching schedules, lesson plans, learning resources, competency maps,



and assessment activities aligned with the approved curriculum and applicable NMC standards.

c. Conduct medico-legal autopsies and related examinations within authorized scope, maintaining accuracy, dignity, biosafety, evidence integrity, and complete contemporaneous records.

d. Prepare clear post-mortem reports, medico-legal opinions, certificates, and advisory inputs for authorized public authorities when formally required.

e. Attend court proceedings, present impartial medical evidence, explain findings within professional competence, and maintain secure case documentation.

f. Develop and administer internal assessments, practical examinations, viva voce evaluations, university examinations, feedback processes, and remediation plans.

g. Guide student research, dissertations, presentations, and scholarly projects while ensuring ethical approval, methodological rigor, and responsible research conduct.

h. Undertake independent and collaborative research

📌 Assistant Professor (Gangtok)
🏢 Manav Sansadhan Vikas Salaahkar
📍 Gangtok