University of Birmingham Hiring for Business Teaching Fellow (Dubai) – Birmingham International Academy – 58993D Job at Dubai Full Time

Position Details

Birmingham International Academy

University of Birmingham, Dubai campus

Salary: Competitive

Grade 7

Full time

Location: Dubai, UAE

Closing date: 29 June 2022

University of Birmingham Dubai

Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we have now taken up residence of our state of the art new campus and are excited to build on our brand and reputation as a global institution. 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.

A unique opportunity has arisen to become part of the University of Birmingham and to join our mission to deliver a world class British university education in the global city and international hub of Dubai.

In March 2022 the University of Birmingham opened a new campus in Dubai and we are seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow to teach our Foundation year for integrated undergraduate degrees in Economics and Business Management. The role will be based in Dubai.

Summary of Role

Main duties

• Teach courses at a range of levels within the specified subject area and within own area of subject specialism to undergraduates, postgraduates and CPD students, predominantly through allocated lectures and seminars, so that the School’s teaching objectives are met.

• Contribute to the design of modules with other colleagues.

• Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.

• Devise and supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work.

• Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own teaching.

• Undertake full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining. (Summative assessment, including assessed work contributing to the final award – as a mark or as a credit – such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations, is subject to validation by the academic supervisor.)

• Deliver appropriate pastoral care of students through personal tutorials.

• Frequently update own subject expertise.

• 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.

• Contribute to knowledge transfer on own specialism that is of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.

• Undertake management/administration arising from teaching.

• Contribute to Departmental/School teaching-related activities and teaching-related administration.

• Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.

Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

• The successful candidates will have teaching experience in Economics, Mathematics & Quantitative Methods
• Higher degree relevant to research or teaching area or equivalent qualifications
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• The ability to form professional working relationships with all students, including under 18s and vulnerable adults.

As interest in all of the advertised posts has been extremely high, we encourage you to apply online, tailoring your skillset against the listed criteria in the application form.

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment

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.

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