Adjunct Faculty for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Maternity Cover) - Dubai Campus

Role: Adjunct Faculty for Logistics and Supply Chain Management courses

Contract: 6 Months

School: Edinburgh Business School (EBS)

FTE and working pattern: 1FTE Full time - 35 hrs. per week

Location: Dubai Campus

Logistics and Supply Chain Management (September 2025 January 2026) Maternity cover

Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai is currently inviting applications for a fixed term maternity-cover contract to deliver teaching on our Logistics and Supply Chain Management courses. We are seeking someone who could deliver in the following areas:

• Data Analytics
• Managing Business Performance

This role will involve delivering lectures and workshops and undertaking the associated marking. As a Global University our teaching resources are developed by Global Course Leaders to ensure a consistently excellent student experience across all our campuses.

This will be a maternity cover so applicants must be on their own visa and medical insurance.

About Heriot-Watt University:

Heriot-Watt University has five global campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh Scottish Borders and Orkney) one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of computer sciences engineering design business and the built environment.

With a history dating back to 1821 Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and practical leading-edge research which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry. We connect with industry at every level and develop programmes to match their needs so employers get work-ready industry-fit graduates.

We have an established set of values that help us to nurture innovation and leadership and show our commitment to continuous improvement and development in all our activities.

Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus was first established in 2005. Home to over 4000 students and over 250 staff it is the largest and most successful international campus in Dubai and has received a 5-star rating from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) repeatedly and is now CAA Licensed.

About Heriot-Watts Edinburgh Business School (EBS):

EBS is a global leader in high-quality accessible practice-oriented education and research that promotes responsible business.

With campuses in the United Kingdom Dubai and Malaysia we inspire and empower a diverse inclusive community of students that other institutions cannot reach. We partner with businesses and governments to translate knowledge into practice and deliver innovative solutions that improve the world.

Our industry-leading research projects in logistics supply chain management industrialdecarbonisation inclusive workplaces and sustainable capitalism connect across disciplines to address societys most pressing challenges.

At EBS we are practical engaged connected and inspired. We foster a diverse and talented community that nurtures collaboration ambition and critical progress towards a better world and a sustainable future. We aim to transform lives andorganisations through our innovative approach to education and research. We pursue excellence through relevance providing transformative lifelong skills and outcomes for our students. We leverage our vibrant research community our strategic partnerships and our talented network of faculty and staff to make a difference and create lasting global change.

Roles & Responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking teaching and assessment duties on academic programmes.
• Supporting colleagues in Edinburgh Business School in the delivery of courses and other activities to support the delivery of the universitys aims.
• Supporting the development of relevant materials in appropriate formats.
• Contributing to the content design and delivery and the quality of teaching and learning in consultation with colleagues and within the international structures and mechanisms established by the University.
• Mentoring and supervising students providing effective well documented and timely feedback both formative and summative.
• Providing pastoral support recognising when to refer a student for further support.
• Playing a key role in the delivery and support of an excellent student learning and living experience at HWU.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues at our Dubai campus as well as at our UK & other campuses where applicable and with external networks both for the exchange of information to share learning and to form relationships for future collaboration.
• The typical time commitment includes contact hours within the classroom preparation time assessment & feedback time all over a 12 to 15 week teaching & assessment semester.

Qualifications/Experience:

• PhD or Masters in a relevant field
• At least one year of previous teaching experience (ideally within the UK Higher Education sector)
• Ability to teach either Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate programmes.
• Excellent Communication skills: programmes are delivered in English and so fluency in English is essential.

Other requirements:

Applicants must be in the UAE and on a Resident visa and must provide a NO-Objection-Certificate (NOC) from the visa sponsor. UAE Nationals & Golden visa holders do not need to provide a NOC. Right to work documentation required from candidates will include.

• Coloured passport copy including visa page.
• Emirates ID copy both front and back
• Attested Degree & Equivalency Certificate
• Updated CV
• NOC

Heriot-Watt University Values

With a history dating back to 1821 Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and professionally relevant leading-edge research which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry.

We are a vibrant forward-looking university well known for the quality of our degrees with employers actively seeking out our graduates. Heriot-Watt is also Scotlands international university with an unsurpassed international in-country presence. We deliver degree programmes to circa 30000 students in 143 countries around the world have a further overseas campus in Dubai and boast the largest international student cohort in Scotland.

At Heriot-Watt weve created an environment that nurtures innovation and leadership - where our researchers staff and students can realise their potential and develop their ambitions.

We are proud of our collegiate atmosphere and integrated teaching and research approach which has helped to build a community of committed academics and highly motivated students. Our focus on careers delivers results and weve an excellent reputation for graduate employability.

In addition to the Edinburgh campus we currently have campuses in the Scottish Borders Orkney Dubai and Malaysia. For all of our campuses we aim to provide stimulating supportive environments conducive to effective learning and research where staff and students can excel. At Heriot-Watt we have an established set of values that help us to nurture innovation and leadership and show our commitment to continuous improvement and development in all our activities.

Our values describe our deeply held beliefs and our community spirit. They characterise not only how we are as a higher education institution but also frame how we want to be.

Our values are:

• Belong
• Collaborate
• Inspire
• Celebrate

As learning living and working institution we use our values as the building blocks of how we go about doing our work and how we each conduct ourselves as members of Heriot-Watt University. They represent what binds us together as a University community and help us to become the best at what we do.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment system aCover letterdescribing their interest and suitability for the post and an updated CV.

At Heriot Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.

Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.

Heriot-Watt University Dubai is (Commission for Academic Accreditation) CAA Licensed; therefore successful candidates will need to either provide terminal degrees attested from a UAE institution accredited by the CAA or if the degree is not from a UAE Institution the candidate will need to have MoE (Ministry of Education) Equivalency. More info on attestation can be found here on the MoE website.The candidate is responsible for getting their degree attestations done.

The appointment is conditional upon successful completion of all Labor and Immigration formalities.