Resume Teaching Chemistry in UAE Dubai

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Teaching Experience Year Subject Institution Position Baccalaureate level and High School 2003-2008 Organic Chemistry/ General Chemistry/ Inorganic Chemistry Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/ Assistant Professor Baccalaureate level and Graduate level 2008-2014 Organic Chemistry/ General Chemistry University of Kansas http://www.chem.ku.edu/ Graduate Teaching Assistant Baccalaureate level and Graduate level 2014-2015 Organic Chemistry/ General Chemistry/ Inorganic Chemistry Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/ Assistant Professor Baccalaureate level August 2016 to present General Chemistry New York University Abu Dhabi http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/ Post-Doctoral Associate • Discussion leader Chem-PLUS (Chem 624 (Organic chemistry I) and 626 (Organic chemistry II)) 2012 Spring/2013 Fall / 2013 Spring, Dept. of Chem., U. of Kansas. • Graduate Teaching Assistant (2008), Dept. of Chem. U. of Kansas. (General and Organic chemistry at undergraduate and graduate level). • Forman Christian College: 5 years of teaching experience at Baccalaureate and intermediate level, Forman Christian College, (A Chartered University) Lahore (2003 to 2008), having taught organic, inorganic, physical chemistry courses at both baccalaureate and intermediate level.

Ph.D. 2014 Organic Chemistry University of Kansas http://www.chem.ku.edu/

Experience working in multidisciplinary teams of organic chemists, medicinal chemists, biologists, and academic collaborators with a strong drive for results. Strong background in synthetic organic chemistry with the ability to use modern technology, such as microwave-assisted synthesis, automated synthesis devices, Biotage purification systems, HPLC, LCMS, NMR. Knowledge of modern organic chemistry, strong oral and written communication skills, scientific leadership skills, project management skills, effective people skills as well as team management ability and aptitude. Experience in photochemistry and analytical techniques used in organic chemistry. Ten years of teaching experience at the secondary, baccalaureate, and graduate levels.

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PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS • Small-molecule design, synthesis, and methodology, utilization of ROMP-based oligomeric reagents, Biotage microwave synthesis, chromatography and evaporation equipment, dry solvent system design, organic spectroscopic analysis (NMR, FTIR, etc.), GC/LCMS, HPLC instrumentation, etc. • DOS-approach to development of new methods toward the production of diverse heterocyclic libraries to probe chemical and biological space, which ultimately serves to uncover molecular leads which can be potential therapeutic agents and are aimed at improving human health. • Multi-step synthesis towards heterocyclic scaffolds. • Experience in dealing with reactions carried out at low and high temperatures also with hazardous, dangerous, and very reactive reagents. • Photoactivatable protecting groups (PPGs) to release bio-effectors utilizing photochemistry.