Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Our client is a premier leading Medical College & Research Centre in Chennai invites applications from passionate and qualified medical professionals to join its growing Team.

Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Position Summary:

Faculty members in the Department of Forensic Medicine will contribute to academic excellence through teaching, training, research, and medico-legal expertise. The role involves delivering high-quality education to undergraduate and postgraduate students, conducting medico-legal case discussions, supervising research, and ensuring compliance with the National Medical Commission (NMC) and institutional standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Academic & Teaching:

• Teach undergraduate (MBBS, BDS, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences) and postgraduate students in Forensic Medicine & Toxicology.
• Conduct lectures, practical sessions, autopsy demonstrations, seminars, and tutorials.
• Guide PG students in dissertation work, case discussions, and journal clubs.
• Integrate forensic principles with clinical and legal practice.
• Update curriculum and teaching materials as per NMC guidelines.

Research & Publications:

• Undertake and guide original research projects in forensic pathology, toxicology, medical jurisprudence, and allied fields.
• Publish in reputed national and international indexed journals.
• Collaborate with other medical and legal departments for interdisciplinary research.
• Support Ph.D. scholars and PG thesis work.

Clinical / Medico-Legal Work:

• Supervise and conduct medicolegal autopsies and postmortem examinations.
• Provide expert medico-legal opinion in criminal and civil cases.
• Ensure proper documentation, preservation of samples, and medico-legal record maintenance.
• Liaise with police, judiciary, and forensic science laboratories as required.

Administrative & Leadership:

• Organize academic events such as CMEs, workshops, and training programs.
• Manage departmental records, museum specimens, and laboratory facilities.
• Ensure adherence to ethical, legal, and institutional policies.
• Serve as Head/Coordinator of the Department (for Professors).

Qualifications & Experience:

• Professor:

  MD (Forensic Medicine) with at least 8 years teaching experience, including 3 years as Associate Professor (as per NMC norms), plus research publications.

• Associate Professor:

  MD (Forensic Medicine) with at least 5 years teaching experience, including 2 years as Assistant Professor, plus research publications.

• Assistant Professor:

  MD (Forensic Medicine) with teaching/research experience as per NMC requirements; publications desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong academic, clinical, and medico-legal knowledge.
• Excellent teaching and mentoring abilities.
• Research aptitude with publication track record.
• Ability to provide medico-legal expertise with accuracy and integrity.
• Effective communication and collaboration with law enforcement and judiciary.