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School of English Drama and Creative Studies

Discipline: Department of Linguistics and Communication

University of Birmingham Dubai campus

Salary: Competitive

Grade: 8

No. of positions: 1

Full time

Location: Dubai UAE

Closing date: 27th April 2025

UK and International travel will be required for this post

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 Communicationis 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 Studiesis 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 interviewed and deliver a presentation. Further information will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Role Summary

We seek to recruit a programme lead for ourBA Digital Media and Communications(BA DMC) programme which will launch on the University of Birminghams Dubai campus in September 2025. The BA DMC launch in Dubai follows the programmes successful launch on the Universitys Edgbaston campus in 2023.

The post holder will have demonstrable expertise in one or more of the following subject specialisms which will be assessed through the CV:

The post holder will lead and deliver teaching and hold organisation and management responsibilities.The post holder will be expected to contribute to academic citizenship demonstrated through engagement with a range of activities which establish the smooth running of the programme and the growth of Digital Media and Communications on the Dubai campus. Although the post holder will be based in Dubai they will be a valued colleague in the Department of Linguistics and Communication based on the Universitys Birmingham campus in the United Kingdom.Strong and supportive links will be developed enriched by regular visits to the Universitys Edgbaston campus to undertake inperson scholarly activities with colleagues.The post holder will develop generous mutuallyrespectful and supportive working relationships with all University staff and students.

Teaching will include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management development and delivery of teaching and assessment; and (b) enhancement of the student experience and employability.The role will typically also involve developing and advising others including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.

You will be expected to advance teaching and learning practice and take a role in leading curriculum development and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support.You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students and is informed by disciplinebased research.

The post holder will manage a Technical Teaching Tutor who will provide substantial input to the programme too.

The post holder will also demonstrate ability to establish strong and productive links with industry partners in the UAE which will benefit students on the programme and establish the presence of Digital Media and Communications more broadly on the Universitys Dubai campus. The programme will be sector leading in the UAE and we seek the right individual to realise that vision.

Academic Development Programme new Assistant Professors will undertake a 5year 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.

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

Education

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

Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of students:

Management/Administration

To contribute to Departmental /School administration. This may include:

Citizenship

Contributing to an inclusive working environment:

Person Specification

Teaching

Management Administration

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.



Employment Type

Full-Time

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