Assistant / Associate Professor in Business and Marketing

Overview

This is an exciting time to join the British University of Bahrain. The University has a growing student population and is investing in developing new student and staff facilities. The University is pursuing a strategic plan that emphasizes industry collaboration and ‘real world’ objectives: education for employment, research for the real world and exceptional partnership with business. The University’s vision is that by pioneering exceptional industry partnerships we will lead the way in real world experiences preparing student for life. This vision is being delivered by prioritising industry collaboration, where the University is developing close working partnerships with industry that directly impact on both the student experience and our research. The College of Business and Law plays a central role in delivering this strategy and aims to be an industry focused business school known for exceptional applied knowledge creation and exchange.

We are looking for a colleague capable of fully realising the linkages between the practicalities of business and industry with the key academic disciplines that are currently a focus for research and teaching within the College of Business and Law.

Purpose of the role

To develop and deliver high-quality teaching across a range of modules or short programmes in marketing. To contribute to the planning, design and development of programmes. To engage in scholarly activity and undertake high quality research.

Key Accountabilities or Duties

Teaching and Learning

• Design teaching material and deliver either across a range of modules or within a subject area.
• Supervise student projects, including, where appropriate, Post Graduate Taught, field trips and placements.
• Identify areas where current teaching and learning provision is in need of revision or enhancement.
• Contribute to the planning and development of course and curriculum objectives and material, in collaboration with Salford Business School at the University of Salford.
• Set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to students.
• Act as personal tutor to a group of students.

Research

• Extend, transform and apply knowledge acquired from scholarship to learning, research and appropriate external activities.
• Identify external sources of funding and develop or contribute to funding bids – research, knowledge transfer and engagement grant applications.
• Promote graduate studies by contributing to the supervision of postgraduate research students.
• Write or contribute to publications in peer reviewed academic journals or disseminate research findings using other appropriate media.
• Make presentations at conferences or exhibit work in other appropriate events, participating in dissemination and engagement activities to contribute to knowledge base of area of expertise, maximise policy, media industrial or community impact of research.

Leadership, Management and Engagement

• Take a lead in own area of expertise, act as mentor for junior colleagues.
• To engage with and participate in the University’s appraisal process as reviewer and/or reviewee, as appropriate.
• Lead and co-ordinate the work of other staff to ensure module, programme, enterprise or research project is delivered to the standards required.
• Co-ordinate colleagues to ensure student needs and expectations are met; act as leader of module or programme, or of significant sections of a programme.
• Plan, co-ordinate and implement research programmes or engagement projects; organisation of external activities such as student projects, field trips and industrial placements; manage or monitor research or engagement budgets and ensure effective use of resource; organise administrative duties.
• Support colleagues with less experience and advise on personal development; train/advise on own area of expertise where appropriate; coach and support colleagues in developing research.
• Collaborate with external organisations such as industry, public sector, charity and local community groups.

University of Salford Generic Responsibilities

• Perform any other duties appropriate to the grade as may be required by the President/Vice President (Academic)/Dean of College etc.
• Comply with the personal health and safety responsibilities specified in the University Health and Safety policy;
• To engage with the University’s commitment to put our students first and deliver services which are customer orientated, represent value for money and contribute to the financial and environmental sustainability of the University when undertaking all duties and aspects of the role.
• Promote equality and diversity for students and staff and sustain an inclusive and supportive study and work environment in accordance with University policy;
• This role detail is a guide to the work you will initially be required to undertake. It may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances. It does not form part of your Contract of Employment.

Indicative level of membership for Higher Education Academy: Fellow