Assistant Professor - Business Administration

Purpose

1. 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/or
enterprise, 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 post
holder 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 teaching
development 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 Responsibilities

1. 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 more
broadly 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 externally

II. making a substantial contribution to bids and tenders for external projects or contracts

III. making a substantial contribution to delivery of externally-funded projects or contracts

IV. disseminating research outputs using a range of media. e.g. academic publications, external reports, conference presentations, short courses for knowledge transfer, exhibitions,
performances

V. developing external networks nationally and/or internationally vi. supervising research students

AND such other duties as are within the scope and spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post, and its grading.

Supervision Received

Head of School
The Knowledge Hub Universities President

Supervision Given

Assistant Lecturers, Instructors, Lecturers and Research staff as appropriate

Education/Qualifications

ESSENTIAL:

A PhD or equivalent in Business
Administration or related areas

Or (if from Professional practice
background) an Honours Degree
or Masters degree and
appropriate professional
qualifications and/or membership
and/or equivalent professional
qualifications that might be
considered as equivalent to a PhD.

ADVANTAGEOUS:

Active membership or
fellowship of a professional
body

Recognised teaching
qualification

HEA Accreditation

Teaching Experience

ESSENTIAL:

Evidence of managing and
developing curricula (either in the
form of new teaching and
assessment or new modules and
programmes)

Recent teaching experience at
higher education level with
evidence of successful student
learning outcomes

Evidence of good/innovative
pedagogic practice

Extensive experience and national
profile in subject/discipline

ADVANTAGEOUS:

Evidence of contribution to the
wider student experience e.g. in
recruitment/retention
initiatives, in employability/
enterprise initiatives, student
welfare

Experience with Egyptian
and/or international higher
educational establishments

Sensitivity to a diverse range of
staff and student needs and
evidence of responding to these

Research/Scholarly activity

ESSENTIAL:

A growing research profile in

Business Administration
Evidence of publications or other
appropriate output 

Evidence of contribution to
research group or network or
community of practice

ADVANTAGEOUS:

Experience of partnership
working with external
organisations

Evidence of securing and/or
delivering externally funded
projects or contracts
Recent, relevant, business
experience

Job-related skills and capabilities

ESSENTIAL:

Ability to work independently, to
take the initiative, and to innovate

Ability to identify and secure
opportunities for development of
the School/University

Commitment to delivering high
quality services to students and
external clients

Good organisational and
management skills

Suitable level of proficiency in ICT
and understanding of its
application to teaching, learning
and applied research

Ability to demonstrate adherence
to regulations regarding ethics,
governance, social responsibility,
legal requirements, IPR, copyright,
attribution and co-authorship and
appropriate practice

Ability to support the
development and delivery of
professional learning and
development programmes and
contribute to other commercial
activity associated with teaching

Ability to develop and maintain
successful external and internal
networks to seed relationships for
future business collaborations 

Ability to contribute to the
development and delivery of
transnational education
partnerships and international
commercial projects

A demonstrable appreciation of
other cultures; the global reach of
the University and it's International
agenda

ADVANTAGEOUS:

Evidence of successful external
networking and profile-raising

Some administrative and
organisational experience,
related to academic
development or equivalent if
from non-academic background

Experience of process and
systems improvement

Evidence of disseminating own
‘good practice’ effectively to
others and of taking up ‘good
practice’ from other sources
into own work

Interpersonal Skills

ESSENTIAL:

Effective oral and written
communication skills in both
individual and group situations

Ability to lead, and work as a
member of, a team or group

Ability to relate to students with
diverse backgrounds, ages and
experience

Ability to relate to a range of
external clients and partners of
the university from the
private/public/voluntary sectors

ADVANTAGEOUS

Experience of mentoring or
supporting more junior or less
experienced colleagues

Other Requirements

ESSENTIAL:

Willingness to undertake academic
activities in the evening when
necessary, and participate in
occasional weekend activities such
as recruitment days

Excellent English skills, both written
and oral

A willingness to travel local,
nationally and internationally as
required to undertake academic
and related activities

ADVANTAGEOUS:

Experience of working abroad or
working in partnership with
organisations overseas

Work experience in Egypt or
neighbouring countries

More than one  language