Assistant Professor

Bachelor of Education (Education), Ph.D/Doctorate

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Description

• School: English, Drama and Creative Studies
• Discipline: Department of Linguistics and Communication
• Location: Dubai, UAE
• Grade: 8
• No. of positions: 1
• Full time
• UK and International travel will be required for this post

Position Details:

• Salary: Competitive
• Closing date: 27th April 2025

Background:

• The Department of Linguistics and Communication is a world-leading centre of excellence for both teaching and research.
• It forms a central part of the School of English, Drama, Creative Studies, within the College of Arts and Law.
• The Department has an excellent track record in teaching and an active research culture.
• Staff research and teach across the full range of English Language and Applied Linguistics.

Role Summary:

• We seek to recruit a programme lead for our BA Digital Media and Communications (BA DMC) programme which will launch on the Dubai campus in September 2025.
• The post holder will have demonstrable expertise in one or more of the following:
  
  • Business Discourse
  • Marketing Communications
  • Linguistics and Communication Studies
  • New Media
• The post holder will lead and deliver teaching, and hold organisation and management responsibilities.
• The post holder will manage a Technical Teaching Tutor.
• The post holder will also demonstrate ability to establish strong and productive links with industry partners in the UAE.

Main Duties:

Education:

• Contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal.
• Develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice.
• Advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment.
• Deliver specific professional programmes.
• Advance the practice of teaching in their modules.
• Inform your teaching practice by discipline based research.
• Frequently update your subject expertise.
• Play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students.
• Co-supervise doctoral students to completion.
• Design contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content.
• Devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Management/Administration:

• Contribute to Departmental /School administration.
• Advising on personal development of colleagues and students.
• Making a contribution to administrative activities within the University.
• Managing enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities.
• Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.

Citizenship:

• Contributing to an inclusive working environment.
• Demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life.
• Demonstrating support for colleagues.
• Positively engaging in School strategic initiatives.

Person Specification:

• A higher degree relevant to the discipline (usually PhD).
• Extensive teaching and scholarship experience at HE level within subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels.
• Ability to play an active role in the development of new modules and programmes.

Teaching:

• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes.
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues.
• Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.

Management Administration:

• Ability to lead the development of the DMC programme on the Dubai campus.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
• Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied.
• Ability to engage with industry partners in the UAE.
• The post holder will be expected to undertake travel, including travel to participate in scholarly activities with colleagues.