Role: Professor in Management @Deputy Director of Research (Dubai Campus)
Grade: 10
Contract Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
We are delighted to be seeking a Professor in Management who will also be a deputy director of research at our Dubai Campus. Edinburgh Business School (EBS) Dubai is the largest of five Schools in Dubai Campus. We have staff across three campuses and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research degrees across a wide range of discipline areas. We are a global University and this is reflected in the way that we manage programmes and courses. We also deliver one of the largest online MBA programmes as well as several specialist MSc programmes through a network of Approved Learning Partners. We are looking for highly motivated and qualified academics to join us at an exciting time in our growth. Applicants must have a Doctoral qualification.
WHO WE ARE Heriot-Watt\'s Edinburgh Business School (EBS) is a global leader in high-quality, accessible, practice-oriented business education and research. With campuses in the United Kingdom, Dubai, and Malaysia, we inspire and empower a diverse, inclusive community of students that other institutions cannot reach. We partner with businesses and governments to translate knowledge into practice and deliver innovative solutions that improve the world. Our industry-leading research projects in logistics, supply chain management, industrial decarbonisation, inclusive workplaces, and sustainable capitalism connect across disciplines to address society\'s most pressing challenges.
At EBS, we are practical, engaged, connected, and inspired. We foster a community that nurtures collaboration and ambition, and we aim to transform lives and organisations through our innovative approach to education and research. We pursue excellence through relevance, providing transformative lifelong skills and outcomes for our students. We leverage our vibrant research community, our strategic partnerships, and our talented network of faculty and staff to make a difference and create lasting global change.
WHO WE\'RE LOOKING FOR At Edinburgh Business School, we envision a future where our contributions improve the world and leave a meaningful legacy for generations to come. We are eager to welcome faculty and staff who will help us forge the future through groundbreaking research, innovative pedagogy, and dynamic professional services. We are looking for colleagues who:

• Understand and embrace the value of accessible, practice-oriented learning and research.
• Pursue excellence both individually and collectively.
• Know the value of collaboration.
• Embrace our inclusive, global community. Are passionate about making a difference.

For this role we are looking for a colleague with a commitment to supporting the academic community to deliver world class engaged research in Dubai as part of the School\'s global research base.
WHAT WE PROVIDE At EBS, our pursuit of fairness and inclusivity make us a destination of choice for academic talent. Our global network, engaged community, receptive leadership, and flexible management allow our people to thrive. We freely foster ambition. We are agile and open-minded. We listen, and we adapt. Through opportunities, support, resources, and recognition, we strive to ensure that every member of staff feels a genuine sense of fulfilment, belonging, and potential. Our collaborative efforts are geared towards our fundamental purpose and drive: at EBS, we make difference . And we are committed to supporting our people every step of the way.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION We are seeking an experienced academic with a substantive track record in research and academic leadership as Deputy Director for Research in Dubai. This is a new post which is central to the future development of the School and forms part of the Dubai EBS leadership team and the global research leadership team. Working as part of the campus and global teams, the purpose of role is develop and support current faculty in Dubai, most of whom have PhDs but have largely not delivered significant journal publications or research funding applications. The appointee will also be central in supporting future academic recruitment in Dubai to ensure the Dubai campus is recognised as an integral component of the School\'s research base. The enhancing of EBS research performance globally is critical to the delivery of the School\'s strategy, Ambition 2030 , which aims to position the School as a leader in practice oriented business research. While the particular disciplinary focus is not critical, preference will be given to candidates with a background in innovation, entrepreneurship, operations management, marketing and strategy.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Core functions of the role will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supporting colleagues to develop a distinctive, engagement-oriented research culture
• Supporting individuals and teams to develop their research and scholarship strategies
• Leading major research funding initiatives based in Dubai
• Providing mentorship to early and mid-career researchers
• Creating developmental workshops that will support Dubai based academics Relaunching the EBS PhD programme and launching a DBA programme in Dubai

The role will be expected to deliver the following outcomes:

• Increased research outputs including papers in Q1 academic journals
• Increased number of bids, and success rates, for research funding
• Staff from Dubai successfully applying to move to research focused career track
• Increasing the level of PhD applications and increasing the pool of qualified PhD supervisors Enhanced engagement with the global Research Centres

The role will also provide support to the Malaysia campus in developing the research culture. The majority of this will take place online though it is anticipated that there may be two visits per year to deliver in-person activities.
Alongside the Deputy Director of Research role, the appointee will be expected to contribute to learning and teaching, and research and scholarship activities commensurate with professorial status.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE To be considered for the role you will be and established international research leader, with strong funding, publishing and supervisory experience. Critical will be the ambition to build a world-class academic team in Dubai in collaboration with the Head of School in Dubai and the Global Director of Research.
Essential Criteria

• PhD in the relevant field.
• Possess sufficient breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in your disciplinary field to provide leadership in research and engagement with business.
• Proven track record of engaged research, including securing competitive funding, publishing in leading academic journals and influencing policy and/or practice. Proven track-record of working in Higher Education in the UK or comparable sectors globally.

HOW TO APPLY Please send in a maximum two page Covering Letter and addition include a full up to date academic CV. At EBS 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 EBS 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. EBS is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all. Learn more about our benefits here: Our Dubai Campus - Heriot-Watt University (hw.ac.uk) Heriot-Watt University Dubai is ( Commission for Academic Accreditation ) CAA Licensed; therefore, successful candidates will need to either provide terminal degrees attested from a UAE institution accredited by the CAA or if the degree is not from a UAE Institution, the candidate will need to have MoE (Ministry of Education) Equivalency. More info on attestation can be found here on the MoE website. The candidate is responsible for getting their degree attestations done and these should be completed within six months of joining.
The appointment is conditional upon successful completion of all Labour and Immigration formalities.