Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation (ELI) (Dubai)

Location: Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Salary: Competitive, Grade: 9
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 17th July 2024
Closes: 13th August 2024
Job Ref: 103124

The University of Birmingham opened a campus in Dubai in December 2017, becoming the first global top 100 and Russell Group University to establish a campus in this rapidly developing international education hub. With a strong tradition of teaching excellence, the University of Birmingham Dubai will provide opportunities for students to study on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to the same recognised high standards as those delivered on the University’s UK campus in Birmingham.

The Department of Management has a collegial culture, with approximately 100 faculty organised across four subject groups: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation; Procurement and Operations Management; Organisation, Work and Employment; and Business Economics and Policy. Research networks flourish within and across these Groups, with research centres situated in the Department, across the School and connected to the University’s research institutes. The Department has a strong and supportive culture for research and education excellence, with regular seminars, interest groups and a healthy PhD programme. The successful candidate will undertake research of international excellence and contribute to knowledge exchange activities relative to their discipline.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can join us as Associate Professor in ELI to take up the MBA Programme Director role in Dubai. It is highly desirable to have application from candidates with prior experience with programme management. The successful candidate will make significant contributions to the launch of our new MBA programme in Dubai in 2024, as well as to the research, leadership, learning and teaching, and business and community engagement strategy in the Department. In return you will receive a competitive package and be a key part of expanding and ambitious University as we develop our international reputation and global footprint.

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