Job Description

UK College of Business and Computing (UKCBC) is seeking an experienced Lecturer to join in September for its campus in Dubai, International Academic City. UKCBC is a London-based vocational education provider with over 16 years of experience in delivering qualifications across Business, Computing, Health & Social Care and Travel & Tourism.

The Dubai Campus is seeking an experienced lecturers in Electrical and Mechanical required to teach on a range of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering programmes ranging from level 2 to HND. Previous experience of delivering Engineering Science and Mechanical Principles modules would be an advantage.

Key responsibilities:

To support students in the development of their knowledge, practical skills, methods and techniques.

To understand and supporting the learning needs of students from different learning backgrounds.

To deliver high standards of teaching and learning and to monitor the assessment processes by the requirements of the awarding body and the College.

To actively collaborate with the other lecturers/tutors in curriculum design and implementation, student support, and continuous program improvement.

To prepare for each class, provide learning resources to students and engage all the students in active learning through discussions, teamwork and classroom task-based workshops.

To undertake peer to peer marking, internal verification of coursework and participate in related meetings for standardisation, training and CPD events.

To provide academic and pastoral support to students to ensure that each student receives the right support and attention they need to be successful.

To comply with student and course management procedures including a meticulous and updated record keeping for academic management and administrative purposes.

To design the module booklet and assignments to ensure effective learning and coverage by course outcomes and to liaise with the Academic Manager to make sure that it is cohesive and sensitive to student needs.

To prepare and ensure that the module's Scheme of Work is adequate to meet student needs and efficiently deliver the course specification.

To continuously ensure that the taught modules are immediately updated on Moodle and always maintain an up-to-date learning resource available to the students.

To actively take part in various course team meetings, self-assessment processes and contribute to monitoring and evaluation of effectiveness of the courses delivered through the term.

To participate in department meetings and student affairs (co-curricular and extra-curricular activities).

To participate in college working committees and task groups.

Build and maintain community and industry relationships, including project partnerships and student internship opportunities.

Be willing to undergo professional training; to research appropriate training and be prepared to attend internal and external courses, as well as provide feedback on any training undertaken.

Support the Engineering Programme Leader and Senior College Management Team with quality assurance review processes and external monitoring requirements.

Any other duties that may reasonably be requested by the management from time to time to meet academic and administrative exigencies.

Essential Criteria:

Master's Degree in relevant discipline

Experience in teaching Pearson qualifications (Levels 2-5).

Experience of teaching diverse groups within the UAE

Knowledge of assessment and internal verification

Desirable Criteria:

Pearson BTEC Experience with CAVA & IQA Certifications

Experience of working within a similar organization.

Experience in student engagement and student affairs.

Possesses interpersonal and time management skills.

Ability to communicate well both orally and written.

Doctorate qualification in a relevant discipline

Experience supporting external quality assurance processes.

Module leadership experience

Experience developing learning resources.

Experience using Moodle or other similar VLE platform.

Can speak Arabic or other languages apart from mother tongue and English.

Employment Package: Monthly salary based on experience and expertise of the candidate with the following benefits.

1. 30 paid days of annual leave

2. Annual air ticket to home country

3. Health insurance

4. Visa

Equal opportunity statement

UKCBC is an employer that provides equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will be given equal chance to be employed without regard to race, religion, gender, or national origin.

Job Type: Part-time

Application Question(s):

• Do you have Pearson BTEC experience?
• Is your expertise in Mechanical Engineering ?