Job Summary:

To contribute to teaching and learning in the field of Graphic Design

All role holders will have a growing reputation in a combination of teaching and/or scholarship and/or research and/or enterprise, a good understanding of resource management and administration in their own area. Typically, roles will incorporate at least two areas of focus [We are specifically looking for someone with UI/UX/web design/coding/app design skills.]. Role holders will contribute to income generation and the continual enhancement of the activity, knowledge and values required for internationalizing HE.

In future, at a later date this role is expected to engage actively in applied research and income generation with a particular focus upon graphic design and visual arts.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Take responsibility for development, preparation and delivery of teaching, learning and assessment both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels including module leadership where... appropriate.
• Contribute to the development, organization and management of the curriculum to include international and intercultural experiences.
• Demonstrate good practice in teaching, learning and assessment through the use of a wide range of learning resources and appropriate pedagogic practice.
• Ensure that your teaching is informed by contemporary research in the relevant field and develops the ability of students to engage in debate, critical discourse and rational thinking.
• Contribute to the wider student experience e.g. through personal tutoring, participation in recruitment, involvement in employability initiatives
• Reflect critically on your own teaching practice, implement improvements, and engage actively with the quality monitoring and enhancement processes.
• Assist with development of external partnerships in Egypt and/or overseas and development of relationships with professional organizations and agencies where appropriate.
• Work effectively as a team member, contributing to committees and working groups, and where appropriate supervising or mentoring other members of staff.
• Undertake professional development in support of both teaching and applied research.

In future, at a later date to undertake applied research through, as appropriate:
• contributing actively to applied research groups or communities of practice internally and/or externally.
• working on externally-funded projects or contracts.
• assisting with bid-writing or tendering for external funding
• disseminating research outputs using a range of media. For example: academic publications, external reports, conference presentations, short courses for knowledge transfer, exhibitions, performances
• developing external networks nationally and/or internationally
• supervising research students

AND such other duties as are within the scope of the spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post and its grading.

Supervision Received: reporting to Head of School/Programme leaders / Assistant Professor

.Supervision Given: Graduate Teaching Assistants, Instructors, Research Associates as appropriate.

Skills

Education/Qualifications:
• PhD or equivalent (where equivalence is having evidence of a submitted thesis by the closing date for applications and award within Probation [Can we remove this? Or at least make it less prominent?]
• Or (if from Professional practice background) a good Honors Degree and (and/or Master's degree) and appropriate professional qualifications and/or membership and/or equivalent professional qualifications that might be considered as equivalent to a PhD.
• Detailed understanding and knowledge of academic theory and/or practice in a relevant subject/discipline.

Teaching Experience:
• Some teaching experience at higher education level with evidence of successful student learning outcomes Or (If from Professional practice background) evidence of high quality presentation skills, and evidence of coaching, or mentoring and teaching other professionals
• Willingness to undertake a teaching qualification (if not already qualified)

Research/Scholarly Activity:

Experience of working on applied research projects or contracts, supported by evidence of contribution to appropriate output Or (If from Professional practice background) experience of professional practice/consultancy work including evidence of effective application of solutions to business/practice problems, with associated reports or other outputs.

Job-related skills and capabilities:
• Ability to work independently, to take the initiative, and to innovate
• Commitment to delivering high quality services to students and external clients
• Good organizational skills
• Suitable level of proficiency in ICT and understanding of its application to teaching, learning and applied research
• Ability to support the development and delivery of professional learnin
Cairo Egypt

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