- From: Iyad Rahwan <irahwan@acm.org>
- Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:48:10 +0400
- To: semantic-web@w3.org
Apologies for multiple postings. ------------------------------------------ THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI PROFESSOR IN THE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS *** With an affiliation with the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh *** Post no: Academic B / 2 ------------------------------------------ The British University in Dubai seeks to appoint a Professor in the Institute of Informatics. The institute which currently offers MSc studies is partnered with the 5* rated School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Experience of working in international contexts and teaching multicultural groups is essential. Experience of the Middle East is desirable. Particulars of the post and the application process can be found on www.buid.ac.ae under ‘about BUiD’, in the staff vacancies section and then ‘Institute of Informatics’ .The completed forms should be emailed to: jobs@buid.ac.ae stating the post number applied for. Closing Date Saturday 17th March 2007 Requirements: Applicants should have: • International standing and a strong track record of research in one of the areas that the Institute is seeking to develop namely speech and language engineering, learning from data or knowledge management. • Experience of developing, securing funding for and managing research projects. • A keen interest in developing a research profile contributing to BUiD and UoE. This can be in a one of the areas listed above. • Experience of post-graduate teaching and research supervision in the subject of Informatics at PhD and Masters level. • The ability and willingness to develop teaching materials and deliver a generic taught programme in informatics as well as supervise the learning agenda of students studying a sector specific theme on the programme. • Interest and willingness to develop learning approaches using new technologies and a genuine interest in student centred approaches to learning and teaching. A willingness to engage or take a lead in instructional design will be advantageous. • Knowledge and experience of Dubai, the UAE and Middle East is desirable. • Well developed team work and communications skills. • The ability and willingness to be a proactive team member is important. • Willingness and ability to interact with specialists from the public and private sector in the fields of curriculum development and research formulation. An “industry facing” perspective is essential. Research Roles All BUiD staff are expected to be research active and to publish in international journals. BUiD is seeking significant research funding. BUiD staff will be expected to interact with the UAE private and public sectors and also with UoE staff to develop research activity. Teaching Roles The holder of this position s expected to teach at least one module per semester on the MSc in IT programme. He or she is also expected to participate in the supervision of MSc dissertations. Qualifications Successful candidates will ideally already hold a Chair and must have a PhD, with a strong and growing publications record evidencing excellent potential for further research. Teaching experience in higher education is essential. Ability to teach transferable skills as well as subject area would be advantageous. Contact: Betty Thomas Post Box 502216 , Block 17 Knowledge Village Dubai, United Arab Emirates 502216 ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
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