Assistant Professor Product Innovation - Dubai Campus

at  Heriot Watt University

JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will possess a broad practical and theoretical knowledge of a range of topics within the spheres of 21 st Product Design Innovation, and we are particularly interested in receiving applications from those candidates with expertise in Net Zero, Design with Engineering, Innovation, Project Management, Research Ethics and Methods. Postholders will be key in connecting with our internal and external stakeholders to embed product innovation practices and principles into the curriculum. They will lead or support (as necessary) the creation of programmes and or courses to support interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary design. Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in these areas and the potential to publish in high-quality scholarly journals.
Teaching and research should be grounded in 21 st -century design innovation practices with appropriate input from historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives. Given the broad, fast-moving, and collaborative nature of today’s industries and associated technologies, we expect the successful individual to work proactively within and across traditional discipline boundaries. We also expect the successful applicant to cooperatively contribute to teaching existing courses and collaboratively create new ones across the campuses where and as it benefits the student experience.
The role will be based at the University’s campus in Dubai. Courses and programmes will be delivered in English, so fluency in English is essential. All new academic staff will be inducted into Heriot-Watt’s standards and values, and an induction programme will be delivered to give practical experience in the preparation, delivery, and assessment of teaching.

DESIRABLE

• Member of appropriate professional body
• Teaching qualification or in the process of obtaining one or be committed to achieving this within two years of appointment. Teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Experience for maintaining and developing new links with industry.
• Strong understanding of industry needs and the skills required by graduates for employability
• Evidence of inter-disciplinary practice, flexible in approach with excellent communication, digital literacy, and report writing skills, and be willing to adapt to the duties associated with the role.
• Mentoring and personal tutor experience and PhD supervision
• Conference and Journal article authorship and co-authorship
• Examples of Research Impact and Community Engagement development planJournal Editorial Board or College of Reviewers Member
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  With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and professionally relevant, leading-edge research and enterprise, which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry.
  We are a vibrant, forward-looking university, well known for the quality of our degrees, with employers actively seeking out our graduates. Heriot-Watt is also Scotland’s international university with an unsurpassed international in-country presence. We deliver degree programmes to circa 30,000 students in 143 countries worldwide, have a further overseas campus in Dubai and boast the most significant international student cohort in Scotland.
  At Heriot-Watt we’ve created an environment that nurtures innovation and leadership - where our researchers, teachers, 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 we’ve 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 our campuses we aim to provide stimulating, supportive environments conducive to effective learning and research, where staff and students can excel. At Heriot-Watt, 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:

• Belong
• Collaborate

• InspireCelebrate

• As a 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 Heriot-Watt 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 https://www.hw.ac.uk/about.htm

• Undertake teaching and assessment duties on academic programmes. Support colleagues in the School of Textiles and Design and other Schools at Heriot-Watt University in delivering courses and other activities to support the delivery of HWU’s aims.
• Develop relevant materials in appropriate formats for the future of design as a discipline. Contribute to the content, design and delivery of the curriculum, and the quality of teaching and learning, in consultation with colleagues and within the international structures and mechanisms established by the University. Review teaching design and delivery by obtaining and analysing feedback from students and peers. Support the accreditation processes of professional bodies.
• Mentor and supervise students, including PhD students (as appropriate), providing effective, well-documented, and timely feedback, both formative and summative. Provide pastoral support, recognising when to refer a student for further support. Play a key role in delivering and supporting an excellent student learning and living experience at HWU.
• Develop the level of subject expertise in line with the latest developments in business enterprise, research, and innovation and ensure these developments are reflected in teaching materials and methods.
• Build and conduct research in one or more of the School and or Dubai Campus research areas at internationally competitive levels.
• Develop and maintain strong links with creative design industries, external organisations and the education sector.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the UK, at other campuses, and with external networks to exchange information, share learning, and form relationships for future collaboration. Conduct and engage in peer review of teaching and research—locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Undertake a proactive role in promoting and marketing design at the University, ensuring the effective recruitment of students and the achievement of recruitment targets. Participate fully in Open Days and other student recruitment events. Participate fully in research impact, community events, and public engagement.
• Undertake management and administrative tasks associated with programme and course planning, preparation for examination boards and progression boards, etc, as instructed. Participate in relevant committees. Associate Professors will be expected to undertake additional leadership and management responsibilities. Associate Professors are also expected to publish and engage in high-quality research, submit to the REF and engage in funded research projects.
  Undertake continuous professional development (CPD) and participate in staff development activities.