Job description / Role
Employment:
Full Time
Position details
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Discipline:
College of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham Dubai campus
Salary:
Competitive
Grade: 8
No
of positions:
1
Full time
Location:
Dubai, UAE
Closing date: 12th May 2025
UK and international travel may be required for this role.
Academic development programme
New assistant professors will undertake a 5-year development programme at the end of which they are expected to be promoted to associate professor.
The programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop.
University of Birmingham Dubai
Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018, we have now moved to our new state-of-the-art campus which opened in September 2021.
These posts represent an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious world top 100 university as we continue to grow our long-term strategic mission in Dubai, the UAE, and the wider region.
Our campus reflects the very best of Birmingham through our presence in Dubai.
Background
We are recruiting an assistant professor in sustainability (education) who will join the highly interdisciplinary School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES).
The position offers an exciting opportunity to support the launch and teaching of our new BSc Sustainability programme on our Dubai campus.
We are keen to attract candidates whose work engages with contemporary sustainability issues from interdisciplinary perspectives across a range of Sustainable Development Goals.
Our BSc Sustainability is the first such programme in the United Arab Emirates and the post holder will work on the creation of new content, programme development, as well as enabling the launch and running of the new programme.
We also wish for the post holder to work closely with sustainability practitioners and relevant government officials in the greater MENA region to ensure that our teaching engages with living projects and that in-demand green skills are embedded throughout our modules.
As well as contributing to BSc Sustainability, the post holder may also provide wider support for the teaching delivery and administration of GEES Dubai and Edgbaston-based programmes.
As part of the broader school, the post holder will also be expected to contribute to our ongoing innovation of teaching and assessment.
The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunity employer wishing to recruit talented individuals from anywhere around the world. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community.
Role summary
You will contribute to a range of education-related activities, though mainly in support of our BSc Sustainability.
In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship by developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.
Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development, and delivery of teaching and assessment; and (b) enhancement of the student experience and employability.
The role will typically also involve developing and advising others including:
(a) providing expert advice to staff and students; and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods with a particular focus on approaches suitable to distance and online learning.
You will be expected to advance teaching and learning practice in your modules within the school and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support.
You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students and is informed by discipline-based research or professional experience in the field of sustainability.
Management and administration activities will focus on the development and leadership of our BSc Sustainability programme.
Main duties
Education
You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:
- Contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal;
- Develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area;
- Advise others on aspects of learning, teaching, and assessment;
- Play an important role in student academic support;
- Inform your teaching practice by disciplinebased research and/or professional practice in the field of sustainability;
- Frequently update your subject expertise and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including selfreflection on own teaching using student and peer review feedback to enhance own teaching and learning processes;
- You may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students.
Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates and postgraduates (contact and online settings) including (as appropriate):
- Teaching and examining modules at a range of levels with teaching activities also taking place during weekends and evenings;
- Planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
- Designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging, and academically challenging curriculum content;
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning, and assessment;
- Using digital resources (e.g. GIS) and environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
- Developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes.
Job Function: Education & Teaching
Company Industry: Education
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