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Assistant Professor in Psychology – Education (Dubai) – School of Psychology – 97166 (220000D0)

Position Details

School of Psychology

University of Birmingham, Dubai campus

Salary: Competitive

Grade 8

Full time

Location: Dubai, UAE

Number of positions: 2

University of Birmingham Dubai

Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we have now moved to our new state-of-the-art 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 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.

Job summary

We are looking for creative and collaborative colleagues who will join our growing Psychology team based in Dubai. We welcomed our first student cohort onto our undergraduate BSc programme in 2020 and by the end of 2023 we will be supporting over 150 undergraduate students. To underpin this growth, we wish to recruit two new education-focused staff by August 2022. While we will consider appropriately qualified applicants with expertise in any area of our discipline, applications from candidates who are able to support teaching and research projects in social psychology and/or mental health are particularly encouraged.

Our School has an excellent reputation for the knowledge and skills we develop in our graduates, and for research that answers important questions, stimulates new ideas, and makes a difference to individuals, communities, and societies. We are committed to working across our campuses to meet our linked education and research ambitions and to operate as one School on two sites.

Colleagues joining us will be expected to make a significant contribution to the advancement of teaching (policy, practice, standards) of Psychology, and to provide leadership in teaching and learning, and teaching innovation. Management and administration will involve coordinating and supporting activity on the Dubai campus with extensive collaboration and liaison back to our Edgbaston Campus and with colleagues in our School.

Across all of your activities we will encourage academic citizenship, developing and maintaining generous, mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others can carry out theirs.

Person specification

• Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
• Extensive teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
• Skills in managing, motivating & mentoring others.

Teaching
• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes.
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues.
• Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.

Management Administration
• Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
• Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied.
• Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

These are full-time posts, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham has an excellent reputation for the knowledge and skills we develop in our graduates, and for research that answers important questions, stimulates new ideas, and makes a difference to individuals, communities and societies. The school is one of the largest and most successful in the UK. It was ranked in one of the top 5 Schools in the country for research (REF 2014).

We are 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 at https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/index.aspx

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Anthony Murphy (lead for Psychology, Dubai Campus: A.D.Murphy@bham.ac.uk), and/or Professor Ed Wilding (Head of Psychology, Edgbaston Campus: e.l.wilding@bham.ac.uk)

The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunity employer.

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment

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

Primary Location AE-AE-Dubai
Work Locations Dubai Dubai International Academic City341799 Dubai
Job Academic Non-clinical
Organization Psychology
Schedule Temporary
Full-time
Grade (for job description) Grade 8

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