Dr Khysar Pasha محمد

Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu
Jubail Industrial College (JIC), Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Head, Curriculum and Quality Assurance Department, JIC, October, 2015 -
till date.
Roles and Responsibilities:

Work with team of educational Department Chairmen and Directors on Curriculum
Development and Quality Assurance Projects
● Develop new programs and new majors
● Lead the institutional curriculum review and accreditation related projects
● Head Curriculum Development Committees
● Act as a third party consultant to all academic departments, divisions and the higher
management of the organization for all curricular level changes, reviews and
updates
● Develop Curriculum and Quality Assurance policies, guidelines and procedures for
the Institution.
Deputy Chairman, Department of General Studies, JIC, 19th
August, 2015 - 25th
September,
2016.
Roles and Responsibilities:
● Assist in managing and leading the department and in coordinated the activities of
the Course Directors, SIS Coordinator and other faculty members
● Act as a role model and supported the staff in identifying the academic needs of the
department and assign/schedule teaching and other duties to faculty members
● Guide, direct, motivate, support and if necessary counsel faculty members, helping
them with any problems related to their courses and classes
● Arrange workshops and seminars for updating faculty members on new andragogy
● Ensure that all staff members are aware of institutional regulations.
● Ensure that Academic Advisors follow up the Coop students during such On Job
Training (OJT) programs
● Arrange special programs, short courses and community programs as required
● Act as a filter for student and teacher requests, complaints and suggestions and
troubleshoot. Provide counseling services.
● Work closely with the Chairman/Director in evaluating staff performance
● Assist in the interview and selection of staff members.
● Act as Chairman/Director of his department during the absence of the same
Acting Chairman, Department of General Studies, JIC, July - August, 2014 & 2015.
Roles and Responsibilities:
● Manage and lead the academic department to ensure that it runs smoothly
academically, technically and administratively
● Identify the academic needs of the department and assign duties (teaching and
admin) to members of staff to run the programs uninterrupted
● Control and check the teaching material for all courses offered in the department
● Design and develop the curricula/degree plans and all the courses taught in the
department, taking into consideration copyright laws and regulations
● Develop andragogy and methods and present these to faculty members
● Check and approve student grades and recommend remedial classes for weaker
students
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● Design the operational plans to develop the department facilities, programs,
activities and identify the needs of the department in terms of staff members,
equipment and other educational materials
● Prepare the department prospectus.
● Interview candidates for vacant positions and make recommendations with regard to
selection of prospective members of staff and faculty members
● Evaluate staff performance in the department
● Recommend career development programs, visits, seminars, special programs, short
courses or scholarships for staff as appropriate
● Develop communication channels with industry as and when appropriate
● Cooperate with other departments with regard to matters of mutual interest.
● Act as an Exam General Manager in the midterm and final exams
● Act as Chairman for the Industrial Advisory Committee, Department council
College Council and Academic Assessment Committee
● Participate in any other activity or perform any assignment requested by the
Managing Director
Course Director, Chemistry Division, Department of General Studies, JIC, 18th
August, 2013
- 18th
August, 2015.
Roles and Responsibilities:

Roles and Responsibilities:
● Select, design, update and construct educational courses and lab aids/materials in
chemical analysis
● Prepare and deliver lessons, assignments, lectures, and demonstrations for education
purposes
● Supervise students in classroom, labs, tours etc.,
● Evaluate students through the use of exams, assignments, and observations, and to
record student progress
● Counsel students and prospective students on matters pertaining to the program and
job opportunities
● Assist in/arrange for equipment maintenance within the program.
● Assist in conducting and maintaining inventory, and in ordering supplies, equipment
and books.
● Attend and participate in staff meetings, and serve on ad hoc committees.
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● Attend, whenever possible, seminars, workshops, etc., to keep current with industry
and educational requirements.
● Utilize good interpersonal skills and contribute in a positive way to a “team”
environment.
● Communicate oral and written ideas and concepts in an accurate and concise
manner.
● Develop collegial relationships with external agencies to secure appropriate
experience for students.
● Participate in the development and supervision of programs (classes) and students in
the skills extension area, when required.
● Assist in/arrange equipment maintenance and repair
● Liaison with educational partners and industry
● Application of resource management principles and practices to First Nation and
Métis programming initiatives

Can $ 200, 000 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
(NSERC) Research Grant, 2010.

Roles and Responsibilities:
● Organizing, planning, designing and execution of experiments
● Syntheses of novel fatty acid derivatives and study of their spectral properties using
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H-NMR, 13
C-NMR, FT-IR, UV, Mass spectrometry, GC-MS, GC and other
basic techniques.
● Development of analytical techniques to analyze complex mixture of glycerides,
phosphoglycerides, fatty acids and their derivatives using various analytical
techniques such as TLC, Ag+
-TLC, GC, HPLC and other chromatographic and
spectroscopic techniques.
● Supervision of research technicians, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
● Managing the lab and writing grant proposals, review articles and book chapters.

Junior Research Fellowship: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-United
States Department of Agriculture Research Project, India (1988 - 1990).
RESEARCH FUNDING AND GRANTS
● Can $ 5, 000, Equipment grant to study “Expression and localization of dopamine-
β-hydroxylase in human brains of essential tremor and control subjects” Royal