Principal- Engineering

Principal – Faculty of Engineering

Location: Ahmedabad / Surat

Position Overview

Parul University is seeking applications for the role of Principal – Faculty of Engineering. The University invites applications from an experienced academic leader with a strong track record in engineering education, research, academic administration, and institutional development. The Principal will lead the Faculty of Engineering in achieving excellence across teaching, research, innovation, and industry collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Academic Leadership

• Provide strategic direction for academic programmes, curriculum development, and academic quality improvement.
• Ensure engineering programmes remain relevant to emerging technologies, industry demands, and regulatory frameworks.
• Encourage outcome-based education, experiential learning, and interdisciplinary teaching approaches.
• Enhance laboratory infrastructure, technical facilities, and project-based learning opportunities.

Research & Innovation

• Support high-quality research outputs including publications, patents, funded projects, and consultancy activities.
• Promote research initiatives in emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Robotics, VLSI, Cybersecurity, and Quantum Technologies.
• Enable national and international research collaborations.
• Advance innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer.

Faculty Development

• Oversee faculty recruitment, mentoring, performance evaluation, and professional development.
• Motivate faculty engagement in research projects, conferences, FDPs, and industry collaborations.
• Develop a strong faculty team focused on academics and research.

Student Development

• Encourage internships, industrial training, technical competitions, hackathons, and innovation projects.
• Strengthen student placement outcomes, entrepreneurship support, and professional development initiatives.
• Promote active participation in technical societies and research activities.

Industry Collaboration

• Build partnerships with engineering industries, technology companies, and research organisations.
• Support industry-sponsored projects, consultancy engagements, internships, and collaborative programmes.
• Improve industry–academia engagement and strengthen collaboration mechanisms.

Accreditation & Quality Assurance

• Ensure adherence to applicable UGC, AICTE, NAAC, NIRF, and other statutory requirements.
• Lead accreditation processes, ranking activities, academic audits, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Track academic standards and monitor institutional performance.

Administration & Governance

• Manage academic planning, budgeting, infrastructure, and day-to-day administrative operations.
• Coordinate with University leadership and relevant statutory authorities.
• Drive student enrolment, institutional growth, and academic excellence.

Eligibility Criteria

• Ph.D. in Engineering / Technology from a recognised University.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification with an excellent academic record.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in teaching, research, industry, or academic administration in the relevant discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in academic leadership / administrative roles such as Principal, Dean, Associate Dean, Director, Professor, Head of Department, or equivalent.
• Significant research contributions, publications, patents, funded projects, and academic achievements.
• Demonstrated experience in academic administration, accreditation, and institutional development.
• Eligibility as per applicable AICTE / UGC norms.

Application Process

Interested and eligible candidates should submit their updated CV via:

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