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Academic Development Coordinator
Contract: Full time (35 hours per week) Openended
Grade 8
The Dubai campus is seeking to appoint an Academic Development Coordinator (Assistant Professor Grade 8) . The postholder will play a key role in delivering the work of the Universitys strategic learning & teaching objectives across our global community and will be a key role in supporting learning and teaching enhancement on Dubai campus led by the Deputy Vice Principal (Dubai). The postholder will work simultaneously with and be part of our Learning and Teaching Academy and will promote as well as be part of the activities of our LTA. The Academic Development Coordinator will support staff in all areas of Learning & Teaching enhancement & development.
The post holder will be expected to contribute across the breadth of the Learning and Teaching Academys enhancement and academic development activity for staff as well as offering specialist expertise in line with their skills and competences. They will particularly focus on delivering this support on Dubai Campus and supporting the Deputy Vice Principal (Dubai). Working across the whole University the appointee will be a confident communicator and trainer adept at harnessing the opportunities offered by blended and digital learning to work in a truly global context. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with academic colleagues and schools to enhance student engagement and delivery.
The successful candidate will share the University and the Learning & Teaching Academys commitment to fostering collaboration and global working and to creating an environment that nurtures facilitates and celebrates inspiring teaching.
The post is based on our Dubai campus with flexible / hybrid working possible. As a global university a flexible working schedule may be required to meet all key duties and responsibilities. Moderate travel is anticipated (including to HWU campuses in Scotland and Malaysia)
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Learning and Teaching
Scholarship and Research
Engage in horizonscanning research scholarship and networking to ensure HeriotWattStrategic Projects and Enhancement Initiatives
Contribute toCollaboration and Communication
Participate as a member of relevant internal and external committees networks and working groups in the area of learning teaching and academic practice as required;
Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve. A flexible working schedule may be required to meet all key duties and responsibilities.
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HeriotWatt University Values
With a history dating back to 1821 HeriotWatt University has established a reputation for worldclass teaching and professionally relevant leadingedge research which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry.
We are a vibrant forwardlooking university well known for the quality of our degrees with employers actively seeking out our graduates. HeriotWatt is also Scotlands international university with an unsurpassed international incountry 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 HeriotWatt 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 HeriotWatt 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:
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 HeriotWatt University. They represent what binds us together as a University community and help us to become the best at what we do.
For full details on our University please view our website confidential
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit via the HeriotWatt online recruitment system a Cover letter describing 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 wellbeing and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.
Learn more about our benefits here: Our Dubai Campus HeriotWatt University (hw.ac.uk)
HeriotWatt 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 and these should be completed within six months of joining.
The appointment is conditional upon successful completion of all Labour and Immigration formalities.
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