University of Birmingham Hiring for Assistant Professor in Health Services Management Centre (Dubai) – School of Social Policy Job at Dubai Full Time

Position Details

Health Services Management Centre / School of Social Policy

University of Birmingham, Dubai campus

Salary: Competitive

Grade 8

Full time

Location: Dubai, UAE

Closing date: 11 July 2022

University of Birmingham Dubai

Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we are now moving to a new and exciting phase of our development with the opening of our new state-of-the-art campus in September 2021. This post represents 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.

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced researcher and educator to the role of Assistant Professor to support the development of a health care leadership and management education and development in Dubai.

The post-holder will join the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) and lead the development of international research and education through the University’s Dubai campus. HSMC is one of the world’s foremost centres for research, evaluation, teaching and professional development for health and social care organisations. For nearly 50 years, it has been a leading provider of management education and development to the NHS and now co-delivers the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson leadership programme with Alliance Manchester Business School and the NHS Leadership Academy. Its award-winning education is underpinned by its world-leading research, especially in areas of policy analysis, governance, quality and safety, community engagement and rapid evaluation. Its research is underpinned by significant funding from NIHR, ESRC and Wellcome and Nuffield Trusts. In particular, it leads two major NIHR-funded centres – the BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre, which focuses on conducting rapid evaluations of promising new services and innovations in healthcare; and the School for Social Care Research, a partnership between seven universities, supporting internationally leading research in social care to improve the wellbeing of people needing care and support.

The successful candidate will contribute programme and module leadership, supporting existing health care programmes in Dubai, as well as supporting the development and delivery of innovative new modules and programmes in Dubai and the wider region. The position will also support the growth of a research and development agenda within Dubai and the wider region by supporting stakeholder collaboration and engagement.

Based on the UoB Dubai campus, the post holder will be expected to contribute to the taught modules delivered in the areas of health services management, leadership, innovation, and improvement, working with colleagues in the College of Medical and Dental Sciences as well as other parts of the University. They will partner with the Edgbaston-based module leads to shape and deliver the programme in line with local delivery needs in Dubai. They will also supervise dissertation projects and provide local engagement work to develop new or complementary modules and programmes relevant to health and care services in Dubai and the region. They will be essential in developing Dubai-based teaching and related disciplines and keep an active and collaborative link with staff developing the teaching and research in Birmingham. As such, they will be contributing at a senior level on a sustained basis to the whole range of teaching leadership and administration. They will be expected to contribute to academic citizenship, likely to be demonstrated through generous, mutually respectful, and supportive working relationships with all staff and students.

Teaching will include: (a) development and leadership of major teaching programmes or equivalent; and (b) enhancement of the student experience or employability, that are of manifest benefit to the College and the University. It is expected that you will demonstrate a significant contribution to the advancement of teaching (policy, practice, standards) of the subject, and provide leadership in teaching and learning that is innovative to the subject area or institution, with a significant contribution to the debate nationally about teaching.

Management and administration will include Departmental/School leadership and management activity with University-wide involvement – for example through sustained high-value impact knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement or similar activities. The candidate will proactively explore and develop opportunities to grow and sustain the international education and research portfolio within Dubai and the wider region.

The University opened a campus in Dubai in November 2017, becoming the first global top 100 and UK Russell Group University to establish a campus in this rapidly developing international education hub, and has a mission to deliver a world-class British university education in the global city of Dubai. The ‘University of Birmingham Dubai’ provides opportunities for students to study on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to the same recognised standards as those delivered on our UK campus. The University has now moved to a new and exciting phase of development with the opening of our new state-of-the-art campus in September 2021. Our Phase 2 Dubai campus opening will provide an academic home for up to 2,900 students, a community for Birmingham alumni in the region and a hub for local and global outreach and engagement activities.

Main responsibilities

Education

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:

• making a significant contribution to the pedagogical knowledge base of the subject that advances teaching through the enhancement of practice, the development of teaching resources and/or through practice-based research;
• leading on the management and the development of approaches to teaching and learning, including designing innovative approaches and supporting colleagues to use them in the subject area or institution;
• leading on curriculum design at module and programme level to ensure it is contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging;
• actively engaging students in curriculum design;
• making an impactful, high quality contribution to debates about education policy, methods and practices through internal and external publications, subject societies and conference activity;
• developing an external profile evidenced through engaging in external quality assurance activities related to teaching, e.g. external examining and engaging with/supporting education in other institutions;
• where appropriate, playing an important and sustained role in the recruitment and admission of students;
• co-supervising doctoral students to completion;
• leading the development of teaching, learning and assessment policies and strategies;
• acting as an education mentor to colleagues in the Institute/College or more widely;
• leading the development of new and appropriate approaches to learning and teaching.
• leading sustained high value impact in knowledge transfer and enterprise (including business engagement, public engagement) that enhances the student experience and/or or employability, and is of manifest benefit to learning and teaching in the College and the University; and
• undertaking own teaching, which will include teaching and examining courses at a range of levels, planning and reviewing own teaching approaches, developing programme proposals, supervision, marking and examining. You will ensure that your teaching practice is informed by discipline-based research, through participating in the research culture of the School.

Management/administration

Lead activities in the Department/ School and represent the School on College/ University committees or working groups. Where appropriate to the discipline, this is likely to include some but not all of the responsibilities listed below.

• making an important contribution to the development and running of the Institute, for example, leading activity on teaching assessment;
• leading a successful international engagement at Institute or College level;
• developing and managing staff and resources in support of major teaching activities
• making important contributions to the development of the Institute’s (and the University’s) learning and teaching strategy
• contributing significantly to the development and delivery of knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement and public engagement activities with sustained high value impact of manifest benefit to the College and the University in a teaching/education context;
• developing and implementing a culture (including policies and procedures) that promotes Equality and values diversity and inclusion
• leading, serving on and assisting the work of committees and task and finish groups beyond the Institute, e.g., Senate, Council, University Education or Research Committee etc.

• leading external committees, e.g., those associated with public/professional bodies or delivery of activities for an external body at an appropriate level, e.g., chairing sub committees associated with large elements of work;
• leading/project managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive);

• making a sustained contribution to widening participation, outreach and/or public understanding of the discipline; and
• contributing to administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups).

Citizenship

• identifying wellbeing issues within the School/College/University and developing appropriate solutions to address these;
• taking collective ownership of challenges faced by the School or College and working with colleagues to develop solutions; and
• mentoring and coaching of colleagues, particularly those in the early stages of their career.

Skills and Experience required

• Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
• Demonstrated excellence in Learning and Teaching, and Management and administration.

Learning and teaching requirements

An excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality. Teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship.

Evidence of success under the following headings.

• High national reputation for the development of teaching and learning excellence within the discipline
• Successful and sustained use of a range of appropriate teaching methods, and assessment strategies that promote high quality learning, including learning that is flexible, distinctive and current and stimulates learners’ natural curiosity.
• Significant and sustained contribution to one or more of the following: strategic development of new programmes, approaches to learning, the development of learning resources.
• High quality and sustained contributions to fostering excellence in teaching activities more widely, i.e. in the Department/School or College and/or externally.
• Mentoring and expert advice which develops the skills of colleagues in teaching and in fostering learning
• Sustained high-value impact knowledge transfer and enterprise that is of manifest benefit to the College and University.

Management and administration-related requirements

Demonstrated significant achievement in management and administration-related activities, which may include leadership of activities/initiatives.
Evidence of success under the following headings.

• Successful and sustained performance in significant administrative/managerial role (s) (e.g. exams officer).
• Significant and sustained high-quality innovative contributions to the management/administration of the Department/School/College or University.

Successful and sustained contribution to the corporate life of the School/College/University, displaying a willingness to contribute actively to committees, collaborative teaching and administrative tasks.

• Actively promotes equality and diversity to internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to use data to identify equality and diversity issues.
• Experience of developing interventions to address equality and diversity issues.

In return, you will receive a competitive package and be a key part of our expanding and ambitious University as we develop our international reputation and global footprint.

This is a full-time post, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The University of Birmingham is an Athena Swan Bronze award holder and is committed to providing a supportive work environment for our staff and providing equal opportunities in our recruitment process.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and will take flexible working option into consideration during the process.

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 Dr Ross Millar [email protected] (Birmingham) and Professor David Sadler, Provost (Dubai campus) – email [email protected] (Dubai)

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment

We value diversity at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community