Associate/Assistant Professor Design Management with Policy (Teaching and Research)

• Grades: 9/8
  • Salary: Annual AED 430,000-490,000 (G9) & AED 350,000 – 410,000 (G8) Including housing allowance (Depending on Experience).
• Duration: Open Ended
• Location: Dubai Campus 

Job description  

Due to the continued expansion of student numbers on our Dubai Campus we are looking for highly motivated and qualified academics to join us at an exciting time in our growth. 

Design on the HWU Dubai campus seeks to recruit enthusiastic academics with experience in teaching and research. The successful candidate will be expected to build research over time and showcase innovative teaching pedagogies. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop strong links to colleagues across the global campuses to deliver high-quality learning and teaching, contribute to the continued development of the programmes offered to students, and establish external engagement endeavours in association with the Academic Schools in Edinburgh, Dubai, Galashiels, Malaysia, and Orkney.  

The successful candidate will possess a broad practical and theoretical knowledge of a range of topics within the sphere of 21st Century Design Management. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates with expertise in Design for Policy and Governance, Design Science, Design Value and the Value of Design, Research Ethics and Methods, and Visualisation. Postholders will be key in connecting with our internal and external stakeholders to embed design management practices and principles into the curriculum. Candidates with industry and academic experience are particularly welcome. They will lead or support (as necessary) the creation of programmes and-or courses to support interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary design. Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in these areas and the potential to publish high-quality research output. 

Teaching and research should be grounded in 21st-century design management practices with appropriate input from historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives. Given the broad, fast-moving, and collaborative nature of today’s industries and associated technologies, we expect the successful individual to work proactively within and across traditional discipline boundaries. We also expect the successful applicant to cooperatively contribute to teaching existing courses and collaboratively create new ones across the campuses, where it benefits knowledge creation and student experience.

The role will be based at the University's campus in Dubai, UAE. Courses and programmes will be delivered in English, so fluency in English is essential. All new academic staff will be inducted into Heriot-Watt's standards and values, and an induction programme will be delivered to give practical experience in the preparation, delivery, and assessment of teaching. 

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