Dean (School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences)

Dean (School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences)

To contribute to the development of the University’s mission, building upon its innovative educational experience to become a leading Open Distance Learning university in the region.

• To network with partner institutions from government, industry and business organizations for the purpose of developing and offering collaborative diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes.
• To work with the related departments to ensure consistency of quality in curriculum development and delivery of diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
• Teach, coordinate and develop learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate courses (Open Distance Learning, Online Learning and Classroom Lecture) in the prescribed fields within the School.
• Conduct relevant research, publication and consultancy activities in related areas.
• Lead the School in developing new academic programmes, enhancing delivery and learning, facilitate seminars and other projects relevant to WOU.
• To oversee the programmes to ensure accreditation is granted by complying with the MQA Full Accreditation or MQA Maintenance Audit exercise.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants should possess a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science/ Communications/ Applied Linguistics or Education.
• Applicants should have relevant experience as Dean or Deputy Dean of a Faculty/School.
• Previous experience with online and distance education methodologies would be a strong advantage, as would a high level of oral and written competence in both English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in an institution of higher learning.
• Ability to remain abreast of the emerging methodologies in open distance learning.
• Ability to work in a team.