Adjunct Faculty in Real Estate (Executive Education) - Dubai Campus

Job Posting Title: Adjunct Faculty in Real Estate (Executive Education)

FTE and Working Pattern: Part Time

Organisation Name: The School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) 

Adjunct Faculty 

The School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) at Heriot-Watt University Dubai and the Executive Education Department Dubai invite applications for Adjunct Faculty positions for the delivery of executive education programs in Real Estate and Construction to both corporate clients and the Government. Programs will be predominantly delivered within the UAE, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other global locations subject to requirement. With the exponential growth in real estate and construction projects, the UAE and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are increasingly making a significant impact on the global stage.  

Please note, there may not be openings at this particular time, however, applications will be kept on file and reviewed as the need to deliver executive education training arises.  

Executive Education department is part of Business and Enterprise and aims to drive new opportunities and outcomes aligned to the University’s Strategy 2025 by providing the highest quality business development and commercialisation support that enables Heriot-Watt to build on its research strength, industry engagement and unlock new opportunities, funding, and investment irrespective of geographical location. 

The UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have embarked on a journey of economic transformation, diversifying its economy, and reducing dependence on oil revenues. Industry engagement is critical in this process as they facilitate the exchange of expertise, technology, and investment opportunities.  

The ever-changing world of business requires even the most experienced leaders to adapt through new skills and ways of thinking. At Heriot-Watt University Dubai, the focus is to equip industry and their businesses to navigate this challenging world. The University provides a portfolio of innovative courses assisting organisations to reach their objectives, and gain competitive advantage through targeted, online/hybrid/face to face, competency-based courses, bespoke and credit/non-credit bearing programmes. 

About Heriot-Watt University 

Heriot-Watt University has five global campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney), one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of computer sciences, engineering, design, business and the built environment.   

With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and practical, leading-edge research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry. We connect with industry at every level and develop programmes to match their needs – so employers get work-ready industry-fit graduates.  

We have an established set of values that help us to nurture innovation and leadership and show our commitment to continuous improvement and development in all our activities. 

Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus was first established in 2005. Home to over 4,000 students and over 250 staff, it is the largest and most successful international campus in Dubai and has received a 5-star rating from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) repeatedly and is now CAA Licensed. 

Roles & Responsibilities for our Adjuncts may include: 

• Undertaking teaching and assessment duties on professional training programmes to deliver executive education to corporate clients and the Government.  Support colleagues in the delivery of courses and other activities to support the delivery of the university’s aims. 
• Support The School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society in developing relevant materials in appropriate formats. Contribute to the content, design and delivery and the quality of teaching and learning, in consultation with colleagues and within the international structures and mechanisms established by the University.   
• Mentor and supervise programme participants, 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 participant learning and overall client experience.  
• Work collaboratively with colleagues at our Dubai campus as well as at our UK & other campuses where applicable, and with external networks both for the exchange of information, to share learning, and to form relationships for future collaboration.   
• The typical time commitment includes contact hours within the classroom, preparation time, assessment & feedback time.  

Essential Qualifications: 

• RICS Certification (or other industry professional accreditations) or PhD/master's degree in real estate and construction 
• Minimum of 5-10 years industry experience in the Middle East 
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the executive education market 
• Proven ability to teach Executive Education programmes for junior, mid or/and senior levels corporate clients 
• Ability to travel to the UAE and Saudi Arabia to deliver the training  
• Experience in delivering to Senior Management and C-suite executives  
• Experience in development a curriculum and materials, and successfully executing the delivery as well as the techniques to assess participants performance and provide feedback 
• Ability to collaborate throughout proposal stage with the Head of Executive Education, Head of School if and when required 
• Ability to teach Postgraduate programmes is desired  
• Excellent Communication skills: programmes are delivered in English and so fluency in English is essential 

Other requirements: 

Applicants working in the UAE must possess a valid visa and must provide a NO-Objection-Certificate (NOC) from the visa sponsor. UAE Nationals & Golden visa holders do not need to provide a NOC. Right to work documentation required from candidates will include. 

• Colored passport copy including visa page. 
• Emirates ID copy, both front and back (if UAE resident)  
• Attested Degree 
• Updated CV 
• NOC 

Heriot-Watt University Values

With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and professionally relevant, leading-edge research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry.

We are a vibrant, forward-looking university, well known for the quality of our degrees with employers actively seeking out our graduates.  Heriot-Watt is also Scotland’s international university with an unsurpassed international in-country presence. We deliver degree programmes to circa 30,000 students in 143 countries around the world, have a further overseas campus in Dubai and boast the largest international student cohort in Scotland.

At Heriot-Watt we’ve created an environment that nurtures innovation and leadership - where our researchers, staff and students can realise their potential and develop their ambitions.

We are proud of our collegiate atmosphere and integrated teaching and research approach which has helped to build a community of committed academics and highly motivated students.  Our focus on careers delivers results and we’ve an excellent reputation for graduate employability.

In addition to the Edinburgh campus, we currently have campuses in  the Scottish Borders, Orkney, Dubai and Malaysia.  For all of our campuses we aim to provide stimulating, supportive environments conducive to effective learning and research, where staff and students can excel. At Heriot-Watt, we have an established set of values that help us to nurture innovation and leadership, and show our commitment to continuous improvement and development in all our activities.

Our values describe our deeply held beliefs and our community spirit. They characterise not only how we are as a higher education institution but also frame how we want to be.

Our values are:

• Belong
• Collaborate
• Inspire
• Celebrate

As learning, living and working institution, we use our values as the building blocks of how we go about doing our work and how we each conduct ourselves as members of Heriot-Watt University. They represent what binds us together as a University community and help us to become the best at what we do.

For full details on our University, please view our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/about.htm

‘How to Apply’

Interested applicants must submit applications attaching an updated CV. 

At Heriot Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team. 

Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.