Adjunct Tutor

Business Unit:
Academic
Job Family:
Faculty
Department:
Humanities, Social Sciences and Health
Location:
Dubai
About UOWD:
Established in 1951 and ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide*, Australia’s University of Wollongong is a global brand with international campuses in Dubai, Hong Kong and Malaysia.University of Wollongong Dubai (UOWD) offers over 40 internationally recognised bachelor and master degrees spanning 10 in-demand industry sectors. All of our degree courses are accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education’s Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) and licensed by Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), as well as being recognised by leading professional organisations such as AACSB, ACCA, ACS, CIM, CIPD, CPA, Engineers Australia, PMI, and others.The first internationally accredited Australian university in the UAE, we are the education gateway of choice for over 3,500 students, representing 100+ nationalities. Our global community of 152,000 alumni are pursuing career goals with respected blue-chip companies and industry giants such as 3M, ADCB, Adidas, Amazon, Deloitte, Emirates, FedEx, GE, IBM, Microsoft and Pepsico. Additionally, research reveals that 83%** of fresh graduates are employed within six months of graduation.Life at UOWD is rooted in the continued pursuit of excellence through teaching, research and industry engagement, with the student experience at its heart. Our 200,000-square-foot campus at Dubai Knowledge Park features access to cutting-edge technologies and a mix of traditional and innovative learning spaces, all housed in a vibrant modern setting that promises to deliver an enriched learning experience for our students.*QS World University Rankings 2023**Data from the Graduate Destination Survey 2017 to 2020
About the School:
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers undergraduate program in Media and Communication and staffs the General Education requirements for all undergraduates across UOWD, from the School of Business to the Schools of Engineering and Computer Science. The General Education program currently offers options in English, Islamic Studies and UAE Studies, following the last revision made to the General Education by the Ministry of Education in 2019. The UAE Studies category of the General Education follows a broad interdisciplinary approach to topics that are of strategic interest to the UAE. Thus, for example, there are modules on the environment, international relations, urban sociology and public health:IRAE135 International Relations and the UAEURBS103 Urban SociologyPUBH115 Public HealthGEOG222 Society and the EnvironmentThe purpose of these modules is to instruct students in some of the most pressing issues facing the global community today, from a UAE perspective. The General Education program is primarily concerned with instilling in students critical thinking skills and enhancing their empathy, emotional intelligence and communication skills. As the Ministry currently undergoes a third revision to the General Education program, we expect that the cultivation of these skills will become even more important for undergraduate cohorts. Regardless, then, of the specific requirements of any General Education program in the future, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences will continue to emphasise the fundamental nature of these analytic and lateral thinking skills through its curricular offerings, and is interested in academic profiles that complement this agenda.
Requirements & Responsibilities:
The School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Health and the Media department is currently seeking a qualified and motivated instructor for its General Education program to join us in January 2024. The successful candidate will teach General Education courses at the undergraduate level, with the current need being for the URBS103 course “Urban Sociology”. This course draws on a variety of fields to look at the phenomenon of cities, using Dubai as a case study, to try to draw sociological and anthropological meaning from the ways in which cities are organised and reorganised, themed and labelled. Typically at the confluence of urban studies and (visual/cultural) anthropology, this is fundamentally a sociology course, but would benefit from a cultural anthropology of the modern metropolis.Candidates are expected to have an approach to teaching that is student-centred, with a focus on designing subjects that have multiple assessment approaches, formative and summative, and activity-based learning. UOWD follows a lecture (2hrs) + tutorial (2hrs) structure to modules, so that each student has 4hrs of classroom contact per subject per week. The lecture component centers around the delivery of content, while the tutorial is activity-based to engage students in the subject-matter for that week.Core responsibilitiesDelivery of lecture and/or tutorial components (depending on qualification level) of the URBS103 to undergraduatesOffer consultation times to students outside of classroom hoursLiaise with subject coordinator before, during and at the end of the semester sessionComplete grading of student work in a timely fashion, using clear rubrics, and with constructive feedbackInput the grades into the student interface software (SMP), and complete subject report for the end of semester (training will be provided)
Qualifications & Experience:
EssentialA minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant field of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Urban Studies, International Relations, Islamic Studies)
The successful candidate will enjoy interaction with a professional dynamic team of highly respected educators from more than 30 different countries and exposure to students from over 100 nationalities.The University offers adjuncts tutors at undergraduate level a compensation of AED 6000/- per semester for a tutorial and AED 9000/- for the lecture component (i.e., one lecture and one tutorial will pay 15,000 AED; 1 lecture + 2 tutorials, 21,000 AED. This covers teaching, grading and proving subject consultation for students. The University is located in Knowledge Village, Dubai and has excellent teaching, learning and research facilities as well as a Library that meets international standards.UOWD is an equal opportunity employer that attracts, develops, motivates, empowers, and retains a diverse workforce.Please provide the following; Cover Letter: include a description of Research, Training and Teaching experiencesCV: teaching experience should be made clear, including specific experience teaching subjects related to the General Education program (e.g., International Relations, Sociology, Urban Studies, or Anthropology)NB. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed
Note: you will be required to attach the following:
1. Resume / CV2. Passport-size photograph3. Cover letter#J-18808-Ljbffr

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