Assistant Professor in Economics, Education (Dubai)

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.  

Role Summary

As an Assistant Professor, you will make a substantial contribution to the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment, whilst enhancing student experience and employability. Through excellent teaching you will inspire students and be informed by discipline-based research as well as contribute to the management and administration in Dubai. You will work extensively with colleagues leading our programmes in both Edgbaston and Dubai. 

The Business School offers undergraduate programmes in Economics at the University’s campus in Dubai. This post will be based at the University’s Dubai campus. 

The key responsibilities are to develop and deliver the programmes, as noted above, as appropriate to the disciplinary area, contributing to the whole range of teaching management, leadership and administration

Main Duties

• Contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal; and
• Develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are innovative to the subject area or institution; and
• Advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment; and
• Deliver (where appropriate to the discipline) specific professional programmes; and
• Advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school, and play an important role in student academic support; and
• Inform their teaching practice by discipline based research; and
• Frequently update their own subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes

Learning and Teaching

To use a variety of methods teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students. Where appropriate to the discipline this may include:

• Teach and examine courses at a range of levels
• Plan and review own teaching approaches and acting as a mentor to encourage others to do the same

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
• Skills in managing, motivating & mentoring others successfully at all levels.

Further details relating to this position as well as our developing Dubai Campus can be found at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/work-with-us/index.aspx 

For informal enquiries, please contact Dimitrios Reppas d.reppas@bham.ac.uk (Dubai Campus), and Anindya Banerjee a.banerjee@bham.ac.uk (Edgbaston Campus)

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above or visit our careers website.

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 01/01/2025

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