University of Birmingham careers 2022 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom – Associate Professor in Healthcare (Dubai) – School of Nursing and Midwifery – 99483
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School of Nursing and Midwifery
University of Birmingham, Dubai campus
Salary: Competitive
Grade 9
Full time
Location: Dubai, UAE
Closing date: 10 May 2022
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
As an Associate Professor in Healthcare, you will make a substantial contribution to the management, development and delivery of the MSc Advanced Practice in Healthcare programme on our Dubai campus. Through excellent teaching you will inspire students from a range of healthcare disciplines (nursing, midwifery and allied health professions), to advance their understanding and capabilities associated with leadership, research, education and practice. Your teaching will be informed by applied healthcare research. The postholder will take responsibility for the leadership, management and administration of the programme in Dubai. We are looking for candidates with extensive teaching experience in health care programmes particularly post-qualification/postgraduate who can teach and assess across the four pillars of advanced practice education, leadership and management, research and practice. You will work closely with the Programme Director of the equivalent programme delivered on our Edgbaston Campus Dubai Biomedical Science programme and other staff that would contribute.
You will design and deliver a range of education-related activities to include small group teaching, lectures and workshops as well as adopting innovative methods of teaching to include flipped classrooms and use of digital resources. In addition you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff (in both Dubai and our Edgbaston campus) and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.
Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels which will involve a close working relationship with postgraduate programme and module leads on our Edgbaston campus. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to other recruited staff and students, and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods and (c) supervision of postgraduate projects. You will also play an important role in student academic and developmental support.
Furthermore, the successful candidates will work closely with Professor David Sadler, Provost (Dubai), Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Head of Education for the School and the Postgraduate Lead and other postgraduate programme directors. Dependent on experience you will have the opportunity to contribute to line management and personal development of other members of staff as well as fully engaging outreach activity and marketing.
Main Duties/Responsibilities
Education
- You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:
- Lead on teaching delivery and assessment on a range of modules at postgraduate level. This will be coordinated in close partnership with respective leads at our UoB Edgbaston campus.
- To develop and apply innovative teaching approaches and materials to enable enhanced student learning.
- Contribute to the development and management of assessment strategies within the School.
- To contribute to ad hoc educational projects undertaken within the School, College, Institute and University, including dissemination of findings at conferences and in publications.
- Engage with external stakeholders to develop the programme to meet employers needs
- Advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school.
- Play an important role in student academic support.
- Inform your teaching practice through research.
- Frequently update your subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes.
- You may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students.
- Use a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, including (as appropriate):
- Teaching and examining postgraduate modules.
- Planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same.
- Designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment.
- Using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment; this is particularly pertinent since some teaching activity may involve live synchronous sessions between Dubai and Birmingham.
- Where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining.
Management/Administration
To Contribute To School Administration. This May Include
- Contributing to the administration/management of teaching across the School though most pertinently this will be predominantly focussed on managing the delivery of the Advanced Practice in Healthcare programme in Dubai.
- Act as Programme Director, working with a range of stakeholders (academics in both Dubai and Edgbaston and professional services) to lead and manage the implementation and delivery of the Dubai programme and or any new teaching activity.
- Developing and managing staff and resources in support of major teaching activities.
- Advising on personal development of colleagues and students.
- Making a contribution to administrative activities within the University (e.g., appeals panels, working groups).
- Making a sustained contribution to widening participation, and/or public understanding of the discipline.
- Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.
Citizenship
Contributing To An Inclusive Working Environment
- Pursuing your activities in a way that helps others to pursue their activities effectively and efficiently.
- Demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g., participation in graduation, School committees).
- Demonstrating support for colleagues, such as sharing resources, providing advice.
- Willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School, Institute projects).
- Positively engaging in School strategic initiatives.
- Proactive support and involvement in activities specifically contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the School/College/University.
You Will Have
- A PhD or working towards in a healthcare discipline.
- An initial registration in a healthcare discipline (nursing, midwifery or an allied health profession)
- Evidence of experience in a leadership role in a healthcare setting
- Demonstrable excellence in delivering applied health care education, management and administration.
- Extensive experience of module design, leadership, and expertise in delivering teaching across a range of healthcare related subjects to qualified healthcare professionals.
- Evidence of excellent working relationships with an array of stakeholders.
- Experience of working in a programme management team.
- Skills in managing, motivating & mentoring others.
- Evidence of scholarship in education (for example Fellowship of HEA, PGCert or equivalent)
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.
Management Administration
- Ability to contribute to School/programme 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.
In return, you will receive a competitive package and be a key part of an expanding and ambitious University as we develop our international reputation and global footprint.
This is a full-time post, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The University of Birmingham is an Athena Swan Silver award holder and committed to providing a supportive work environment for our staff and providing equal opportunities in our recruitment process.
The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunity employer. 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 http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/work-with-us/index.aspx
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Annie Topping, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery (Birmingham campus) [email protected] (Birmingham) and Professor David Sadler, Provost (Dubai campus) – email [email protected] (Dubai)
Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
Primary Location
AE-AE-Dubai
Work Locations
Dubai
Job
Academic Non-clinical
Organization
The University of Birmingham
Schedule
Temporary
Job Type
Full-time
Job Posting
12.04.2022, 11:11:15 PM
Grade (for Job Description)
Grade 9
Advert Close Date
11.05.2022, 6:59:00 AM
Fixed Term Contract End Date
30.08.2025
Company:ย University of Birmingham
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Job Location:ย Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Application Deadline: N/A
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