Assistant Professor

Job Description

Purpose1. To lead teaching, curriculum development, and course management supporting the School?s activities in Business Administration and related disciplines.2. To develop and oversee the Business Administration course within the ethos of the School of Business in a way that maintains a commitment to the pastoral care, sensitivity, and active engagement with student welfare and collaboration with staff/student projects.3. To undertake projects at course/school level focussed on enhancing student experience.4. In future this role will also be expected to engage actively in applied research and scholarship in the field of the Business Administration.All role holders at this level will have a growing reputation in their field which they will continue to develop. They will contribute to a combination of teaching and/or scholarship and/or research and/orenterprise, along with academic leadership and management. Typically, the role will incorporate any specific Business Administration domain. The balance between these activities will vary substantially depending upon the subject area/field, role holder?s experience, and the institutional needs. The postholder will be expected to develop new concepts, ideas, and collaborations at an institutional and national level. They will develop and win funding for innovative research and/or teachingdevelopment and/or commercial activity. They will contribute to a global academic community driven by international scholarly activity, international knowledge generation, knowledge exchange,networking, partnerships, and collaboration.Main Duties and Responsibilities1. To take responsibility for the development and delivery of teaching, learning, and assessment.This can include substantial responsibility for the design, enhancement, and organisation of teaching and learning, for curriculum development, or for the student experience morebroadly e.g. as year tutor or course tutor.2. To demonstrate innovative approaches to teaching and support for students through the use of a wide range of learning resources and appropriate pedagogic practice.3. To ensure that the teaching is informed by contemporary research in the relevant field and develops the ability of students to engage in debate, critical discourse, and rational thinking.4. To ensure that students have an effective learning experience by providing high-quality academic guidance and advice, which enhances their employability.5. To reflect critically on teaching practice, implement improvements, disseminate good practice effectively to others; contribute to quality monitoring and enhancement and to professional accreditation processes as required.6. To undertake work with a range of external partners and professional bodies/agencies in Egypt and overseas.7. To contribute to the promotion and external profile of the University and adopt a customer/client-focused approach where appropriate.8. To work effectively as a team member, chairing committees and working groups, and where appropriate supervising or mentoring other members of staff.9. To undertake professional development in support of teaching and research, and if appropriate in support of student welfare and curriculum management.10. (In future/at a later point) To undertake research, as appropriate through a range of approaches:I. contributing actively to Research Centres or communities of practice internally and/or externallyII. making a substantial contribution to bids and tenders for external projects or contractsIII. making a substantial contribution to delivery of externally-funded projects or contractsIV. disseminating research outputs using a range of media. e.g. academic publications, external reports, conference presentations, short courses for knowledge transfer, exhibitions,performancesV. developing external networks nationally and/or internationally vi. supervising research studentsAND such other duties as are within the scope and spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post, and its grading.Supervision ReceivedHead of SchoolThe Knowledge Hub Universities PresidentSupervision GivenAssistant Lecturers, Instructors, Lecturers and Research staff as appropriate

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