Position Details
School of Psychology
Discipline: Psychology
University of Birmingham, Dubai campus
Salary: Competitive
Grade 8/9
No. of positions: 2
Full time
Location: Dubai, UAE
Closing date: 13 January 2023
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.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for creative, thoughtful, 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. We are also starting a new MSc in Mental Health in September 2023. To underpin this growth, we wish to recruit three new colleagues by August 2022. These are available at grade 8 (assistant) or at grade 9 (associate) and we welcome applications from colleagues with a preference for a research and education-focused or an education-focused role.
One post is available immediately and we wish to recruit a colleague with research and/or teaching expertise in mental health to support the development of our new MSc programme.
The other post is available from 01/06/23 and the successful candidate will contribute to our successful undergraduate programme as well as, experience permitting, the new MSc in Mental Health. 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, cognitive development and/or mental health are particularly encouraged.
Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we are now moving to a new and exciting phase of our development following the opening of our new state-of-the-art campus in September 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 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.
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Anthony Murphy (lead for Psychology, Dubai Campus: [email protected]), and/or Professor Ed Wilding (Head of Psychology, Edgbaston Campus: [email protected])
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