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سيتم تحديثك بأحدث تنبيهات الوظائف عبر البريد الإلكترونيPosition Details
School of English Drama and Creative Studies
Discipline: Department of Linguistics and Communication
University of Birmingham Dubai campus
Salary: Competitive
Grade: 7
No. of positions: 1
Full time
Location: Dubai UAE
Closing date: 27th April 2025
UK and International travel will be required for this role
University of Birmingham Dubai
Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we have now moved to our new stateoftheart campus which opened in Sept 2021. These posts represent an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious World Top 100 University as we continue to grow our longterm strategic mission in Dubai the UAE and the wider region. Our campus reflects the very best of Birmingham through our presence in Dubai.
Background
The Department of Linguistics and Communication
The Department of Linguistics and Communication is a worldleading centre of excellence for both teaching and research with students based in Birmingham as well as in over thirty different countries. It forms a central part of theSchool of English Drama Creative Studieswithin the College of Arts and Law. The Department has an excellent track record in teaching and an active research culture with productive collaboration within and beyond the University and wideranging public engagement. Staffin the department research and teach across the full range of English Language and Applied Linguistics including Corpus Linguistics Cognitive Linguistics Stylistics Discourse Analysis New Media and English Language Teaching. The Department is home to the Centre for Corpus Research (CCR) which highlights the strong crossdisciplinary reach of corpus linguistics at Birmingham with particular focus on the links between cognitive linguistics psycholinguistics and stylistics.CCR provides access to a range of corpora and has a dedicatedcomputer suite with specialist resources as well as an eyetracking laboratory.
The School of English Drama and Creative Studies (EDACS)
The School of English Drama and Creative Studies is a vibrant and thriving school situated within the College of Arts and Law. It hosts a community of academics and students researching and learning together in areas including Linguistics Media and Communication Film Studies English Literature Creative Writing and Drama and Theatre Arts.Many of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes combine academic scholarship with creative practice and offer students opportunities to learn from industry experts and partners in the Creative Industries.One of the Schools strengths includes the study of Shakespeare both on the Edgbaston Campus and at the Shakespeare Institute in StratforduponAvon. EDACS encourages interdisciplinarity and intellectual collaboration both in teaching and research.
Equal Opportunities
The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunities employer. The School of English Drama and Creative Studies recognises that strength and success comes from diversity and strives to maintain a flexible and supportive environment that enables all staff and students to flourish.The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award.
Interview format/requirements
Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend for interview and deliver a presentation.Further information will be given to shortlisted candidates.
Role Summary
We seek to recruit a skilled post holder to contribute to the launch and successful delivery of ourBA Digital Media and Communications(BA DMC) programme on the University of Birminghams Dubai campus from September 2025.The BA DMC launch in Dubai follows the programmes successful launch on the Universitys Edgbaston campus in 2023.
The Technical Teaching Fellow will have considerable professional experience in the field of digital media and demonstrate excellent communication skills which will enable them to share their knowledge enthusiasm and expertise with students on the programme.The post holder will demonstrate a strong capacity to forge links with digital media industry partners ideally in the UAE.
The post holder will plan and deliver student teaching and academic support for students reportingto the programme lead based on the Universitys Dubai campus.Activity will be delivered through close partnership working with a range of colleagues both in Dubai and on the Universitys Edgbaston campus.
You will receive a competitive package and play a key role in our ambitious Universitys expansion as we enhance our international reputation and global footprint.
Main Duties
Person Specification
For informal enquiries please contact Professor Nikolay Mehandjiev Vice Provost at University of Birmingham Dubai email:or Dr Joe SpencerBennett Head of Department in Linguistics and Communication email:.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyoneon our website.