Senior Lecturer / Programme Director in Educational Leadership Dubai - School of Education

Position Details

• School of Education
• University of Birmingham, Dubai campus
• Salary: Competitive
• Grade 9
• Full time
• Permanent
• Location: Dubai, UAE

University of Birmingham Dubai

Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we are now moving to a new and exciting phase of our development with the opening of our new state-of-the-art campus in September 2021. 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.

Due to be opened by 2021, the University of Birmingham will occupy a prominent position at the heart of academic city; this will provide us with a blank canvas for innovative design that will showcase the best of sector and Birmingham in Dubai supporting a vibrant teaching and research environment.

Equality

The University of Birmingham (regardless of location) will promote equality and non-discrimination in all it does, whilst remaining sensitive to local cultures seeking to ensure that our staff work in an environment that is safe and inclusive.

Job summary

The School of Education is offering a postgraduate programme in the area of Educational Leadership with a requirement for the post holder to act as Head of Subject Group in Dubai for three years initially (as part of this permanent role). The post-holder will be a member of the Education Leadership Academy in the School of Education, working closely with specialist colleagues and connecting programmes based Dubai with those offered through Edgbaston campus. There is an ambitious plan to extend to meet the requirements of the Education market in the UAE moving into the area of CPD.

The key responsibilities of the role are to develop and deliver the postgraduate programmes as outlined above, as appropriate to the disciplinary area, contributing at a senior level on a sustained basis to the whole range of teaching leadership and administration.

Teaching is likely to include: (a) development and Educational leadership of the teaching programmes; and (b) enhancement of the student experience or employability. You will demonstrate a significant contribution to the advancement of teaching (policy, practice, standards) of the subject, provide leadership in teaching and learning that is innovative, with a significant contribution to the debate nationally about teaching.

Management and administration will involve managing activity on the Dubai campus with extensive collaboration and liaison back to our Edgbaston Campus. You may also be involved more widely across the University in sustained high-value impact knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement and similar activities.

Main responsibilities

The postholders will:

• play an important and sustained role in the recruitment and admission of students;
• they may co-supervise, with a research-focused or research and teaching-focused member of staff, doctoral students to completion;
• contribute at a senior level on a sustained basis in learning and teaching. This will include:
• leading the development of new and appropriate approaches to learning and teaching.
• acting as adviser for teaching and learning methods through excellent practice and mentoring other colleagues
• leading the design and/or co-ordination of programmes or equivalent activities across the School or Department
• contributing to the development of teaching and learning policy more widely than the School
• contributing to debate nationally about policy, methods & practices through publications, conference activity and roles that advance quality in the discipline
• leading the development and management of assessment strategies within the School/Department
• leading sustained high value impact in knowledge transfer and enterprise (including business engagement, public engagement) that enhances the student experience and/or or employability, and is of manifest benefit to learning and teaching in the College and the University
• include in their learning and teaching responsibilities some of the following as agreed:
• teaching and examining courses at a range of levels
• planning and reviewing own teaching approaches and acting as a mentor to encourage others to do the same
• developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely in the Department or School, as appropriate
• undertaking and developing a full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining
• using appropriate approaches to learning and teaching in their field
• developing and advising other on learning and teaching tasks and methods.
• engage in scholarly activity to enable them to make a significant contribution to the pedagogical knowledge base of the subject that advances teaching through the enhancement of practice, the development of teaching resources and/or through practice-based research;
• contribute to debate nationally about new approaches to policy, methods and practices through publications, conferences, and activities that advance quality in the field;
• engage in external quality assurance activities related to teaching, eg. External examining.

Management/administration

Lead activities in the School and represent the School on College/ University committees or working groups. This will include some but not all of the responsibilities listed below.

• Make an important contribution to the development and running of the Department or School, for example, leading activity on teaching assessment.
• Develop and manage staff and resources in support of teaching activities
• Make important contributions to the development of the School's and/or learning and teaching strategy
• Contribute significantly to the development and delivery of knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement and public engagement activities with sustained high value impact of manifest benefit to the College and the University
• Contribute to the administration/management of teaching across the Department/School
• Lead/project manage a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive)
• Develop and manage staff and resources in support of major teaching activities

Skills and Experience required

• Good first degree and a PhD in a relevant subject area preferable
• QTS or equivalent experience
• Substantial and sustained experience in educational leadership practice and/or research
• Demonstrated excellence in Learning and Teaching, and Management and administration.

Learning and teaching requirements

An excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality.

Teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship.

• Excellent reputation for the development of teaching and learning excellence within the discipline
• Successful and sustained use of a range of appropriate teaching methods, and assessment strategies that promote high quality learning, including learning that is flexible, distinctive and current and stimulates learners' natural curiosity.
• Significant and sustained contribution to one or more of the following: strategic development of new programmes, approaches to learning, the development of learning resources.
• High quality and sustained contributions to fostering excellence in teaching activities more widely, i.e. in the Department/School or College and/or externally.
• Mentoring and expert advice which develops the skills of colleagues in teaching and in fostering learning
• Sustained high value impact knowledge transfer and enterprise that is of manifest benefit to the College and University.

Management and administration-related requirements

Demonstrated significant achievement in management and administration-related activities, which may include leadership of activities/initiatives.

• Successful and sustained performance in significant administrative/managerial role (s) (e.g. exams officer).
• Significant and sustained high quality innovative contributions to the management/administration of the Department/School/College or University.
• Successful and sustained contribution to the corporate life of the School/College/University, displaying willingness to contribute actively to committees, collaborative teaching and administrative tasks.

Planning, Organising and Decision Making

• Involved in strategic planning that impacts over a number of years and contribute to the Institution's planning process
• Lead on development and management of assessment strategies
• Project Management
• Plan and deliver high quality teaching results
• Develop and manage staff and resources in support of major teaching activities
• Significant contribution to the development of the School/College's learning and teaching strategy.
• Contribute significantly to the development and running of the School/College e.g. leading activity on teaching assessment.
• Lead the development of management of assessment strategies within the School/College
• Lead the design and/or co-ordination of programmes
• Represent the School on College/University Committees or working groups

Internal/external relationships

• Lead and develop internal and external networks e.g. by chairing and participating in appropriate Committees.
• Develop links with external contacts (such as businesses, other educational bodies, public sector organisations, organisations with public engagement opportunities), to facilitate knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, enhancement of the student experience or employability.
• Provide expert advice internally and externally.
• Contribute to and lead on national debates through publications, conference activity and roles that advance teaching and learning of the discipline.
• Play an active role in appropriate professional bodies.
• Act as external examiner

The University is offering a competitive remuneration package (pay and benefits) full details will be depending on personal circumstance and based on a standard framework. Depending on the situation the package is likely to include market allowances, relocation support, and assistance with accommodation and will be no less generous than terms offered to staff based in Edgbaston.

The University of Birmingham is an Athena Swan Bronze award holder and committed to providing a supportive work environment for our staff and providing equal opportunities in our recruitment process.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and will take flexible working option into consideration during the process.

Further details relating to this position as well as our developing Dubai Campus can be found here

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Colin Diamond, Professor of Educational Leadership email c.diamond@bham.ac.uk (Birmingham) and Professor David Sadler, Provost (Dubai campus) - email d.w.sadler@bham.ac.uk (Dubai)

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We value diversity at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community