Assistant Professor in Management

Job Description

Heriot-Watt University Malaysia is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic academic with experience of learning and teaching. The postholder will be expected to have a broad knowledge of management as a discipline. The postholder will join the Edinburgh Business School, Malaysia as Assistant Professor for Management and will be key member of the team delivering our programmes. To coordinate across campuses, the successful candidate will be expected to develop strong links with colleagues in Edinburgh and Dubai.

The role will be based at the University's campus in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia. Programmes will be delivered in English and so fluency in English is essential. An induction programme will be delivered to all new academic staff on Heriot-Watt's standards and values, and to give practical experience on preparation, delivery and assessment of teaching.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Undertake teaching, assessment setting and marking on academic programmes. Support colleagues in other campuses in the delivery of courses and other activities to support the delivery of HWUM's aims.

2. Develop relevant materials in appropriate formats for the above programmes.  Contribute to the content, design and delivery of the curriculum, and the quality of teaching and learning, in consultation with colleagues and within the international structures and mechanisms established by the University.  Review teaching design and delivery by obtaining and analysing feedback from students and peers.

3. Mentor and supervise students, providing effective, well documented and timely feedback, both formative and summative.  Provide pastoral support, recognising when to refer a student for further support.  Play a key role in the delivery and support of an excellent student learning experience at HWUM.

4. Develop the level of subject expertise in line with latest development in research, and ensure these developments are reflected in teaching materials and methods.  

5. Work collaboratively with colleagues in Malaysia, at other campuses, and with external networks both for the exchange of information, to share learning, and to form relationships for future collaboration.