Professor & Head of School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Heriot-Watt University has a rich heritage and an established reputation as a leading research-led university and provider of education, with five global campuses in the UK, Dubai and Malaysia alongside considerable on-line learning provision around the world.

The University is truly distinctive in its operationally integrated global structure, offering students access to education and research across the Group, and unparalleled opportunities for mobility during their study and research.

With eighteen years of heritage as the largest and most successful international university in UAE, our digitally enabled campus in Dubai Knowledge Park offers a unique blend of new experiences, a vibrant culture, state-of-the-art classrooms, and a multicultural staff and faculty community. The Dubai campus has also been consistently ranked as a top provider of higher education, ranging from teaching excellence and research performance to student satisfaction and graduate employability.

As pioneers in global education and research, the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences seeks to appoint a dynamic, enterprising, and inspiring leader with a passion for excellence in Mathematical or Computer Sciences education and research who will join our leadership team in Dubai and work with colleagues across the University’s global footprint. The successful candidate should be an established academic with proven track record of teaching, research, and leadership related to mathematics or computer science disciplines.

The appointee will be expected to lead both teaching and research operations in their area of specialisation and more broadly across the University. The candidate will also be expected to develop strong links with industry as well as to provide strategic and operational leadership in the areas Mathematics, Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science.

The role will be appointed at the grade of Professor with a salary on the g10 scale commensurate with their academic experience. The role is based at the University’s campus in Dubai. Programmes will be delivered in English and so fluency in English is essential.