Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering (Dubai Campus)

Role Title:Assistant Professor inArchitectural Engineering

Grade: G7

Salary: AEDper annum including accommodation allowance (Depending on Experience)

FTE and working pattern:Full-time (1FTE); 35hrs per week

Contract Type: Teaching and Scholarship

Department: School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society (EGIS)

Location: Dubai Campus

The School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society

The School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society is one of the UKs leaders for multidisciplinary research and teaching in areas critical to economic development and societal equity. On our Dubai campus we teach civil engineering architectural engineering architecture construction management and quantity surveying. We offer a high-quality educational experience underpinned by practical and laboratory teaching and informed by contact with professional practice.Our degree programmes hold the appropriate accreditation from the relevant professional body. This educational philosophy ensures excellent employment prospects for all of our graduates.

The Institute of Sustainable Built Environment (ISBE) conducts pioneering research aimed at driving technological innovation and shaping government policy on critical global challenges such as climate change sustainable development infrastructure degradation energy management and digital transformation. Our team provides innovative undergraduate and postgraduate education across built environment disciplines including Architecture Architectural Engineering Civil Engineering Construction Management and Quantity Surveying. These programmes equip future graduates with essential skills in sustainability design and management within the built environment. Research at the Institute of Sustainable Built Environment focuses on critical themes including future infrastructure innovative construction materials urban energy nature-based solutions public health environmental engineering and digital construction technologies. We offer a world-class inclusive research environment equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to support and advance research.

The Architectural Engineering Programme

The Architectural Engineering programme at Heriot-Watt University Dubai is a distinctive undergraduate degree that integrates core engineering principles with architectural design to address the performance sustainability and functionality of buildings. The programme is specifically designed to develop expertise in energy use carbon emissions and building systems while also linking these technical aspects to spatial design and human interaction with the built environment. A strong foundation is provided in mathematics and building science alongside key areas such as construction technology environmental design and engineering systems ensuring graduates are equipped with the multidisciplinary knowledge required for modern architectural engineering practice.

The curriculum is structured around key themes including energy and sustainability whole-building systems design and human behavior in buildings with an overarching focus on designing low-carbon climate-responsive environments for the future. It combines theoretical learning with practical industry-relevant applications through projects laboratory work and interdisciplinary design activities preparing students for roles in building services design consultancy and sustainable construction. The programme is further strengthened by professional accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and the Energy Institute (EI). A strong emphasis on global and industry engagement is at the heart of the programme positioning graduates to contribute effectively to the evolving built environment sector in the UAE and internationally.

Heriot Watt University is looking to expand our global team of academics working in the field of sustainable built environment. Consequently the School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Building Services Engineering to be a part of the Architectural Engineering programme faculty. The successful candidate will be based at the Universitys Dubai Campus but will engage closely with a team that spans our global footprint.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop a leading role in the development and delivery of innovative teaching and scholarship. Heriot-Watt University is known for its research-informed course delivery and the global multi-campus education it provides. The successful applicant will have a student-centred approach to pedagogy and curriculum design and will be encouraged to innovate.

This is an exciting time to join an already successful team. It is expected that the applicant will have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Energy and sustainability of buildings
• Services systems and whole building design
• Human behaviour and interaction with buildings

Previous teaching experience and a commitment to the student experience are essential. Evidence of innovation in teaching delivery is must also possess demonstrable teamwork and communication skills. The candidate must hold an internationally recognized honors degree in Engineering alongside a PhD in Sustainability Energy Low-Carbon Buildings or a relevant discipline while professional accreditation from CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers) or a relevant UK Engineering Council body is desirable.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
The successful appointee will be expected to undertake the following:

Learning and Teaching

• Deliver existing teaching materials authored or co-developed with the senior course leader at the Edinburgh campus across a range of UG and/or PG modules (courses) within the general subject areas of thermal performance energy systems and low-carbon buildings. There will be flexibility to update existing teaching materials.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of the curriculum in the programme. Develop and teach a number of courses appropriate to your area of expertise and as outlined by the programme.

• Undertake scholarly activity related to the effective delivery of the curriculum and maintain subject expertise aligned to the latest developments in the field of architectural engineering technology and contemporary issues.

• Be responsible for providing effective well documented and timely feedback both formative and summative to students.

• Contribute to the monitoring of the quality of learning and teaching through course monitoring contributing to quality assurance across the programme School and University.

• Provide appropriate pastoral support recognising the varied cultural backgrounds of the student cohorts.

• Stay abreast of developments in architectural engineering education and ensure that these developments are reflected in the evolution of the learning and teaching methods employed on the programme;

• Work with the team to develop further opportunities for student placements Internship and student mentoring with the profession that enhances the existing strong industry engagement within the programme;

• Conduct assessment and moderation across the discipline area ensuring this is rigorous fair and clear and undertaken within the policies established by the School and University.

Research and Knowledge Exchange

• Carry out self-managed scholarly activity and make professional contributions to their area of expertise.

• Identify and develop their own research agenda focusing on research that is valuable and relevant to government society and industry.

• Regularly publish high impact research findings in recognised industry-leading journals; share findings at conferences and within the School

• Recruit and supervise PhD students through to successful qualification and supervise UG and/or PGT dissertation student projects.

• Continue to develop your professional expertise through CPD and membership of either CIBSE or a relevant UK Engineering Council body.

Academic Management and Administration

• Undertake administrative tasks associated with programme planning preparation for examination and progression boards course development teams etc.

• Provide academic leadership in the key areas of design construction and technology representation and history and theories that are the core of the programme course structure.

• Participate fully in admissions processes selection and induction of students;

• Take a proactive role both internally and externally in promoting and marketing programmes of study ensuring the effective and efficient recruitment of students and the achievement of home and international recruitment targets;

• Participate as a member of appropriate committees as required.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.
We will measure applicants based on the essential criteria not by the key duties. Heriot-Watt Dubai delivers classes during the daytime evenings and Saturdays. Depending on the schedule for the semester the classes you teach may be in the day evening or Saturday.

Education Qualifications and Experience (i.e. Person Specification)
Essential:

• PhD in Building Services Engineering Mechanical Engineering Energy or a cognate discipline

• First degree in Engineering or a cognate discipline

• Knowledge and experience in building physics low carbon design thermofluids sustainability fluid dynamics and/or energy management in buildings.

• Ability to operate at the cross-disciplinary boundaries of design engineering sustainability and energy.

• Evidence of delivering innovation through your teaching or research

• A good working knowledge of relevant digital technologies (for example one or more of: IES-VE ANSYS Fluent and/or Autodesk Revit)

• An understanding of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) criteria and experience of teaching or learning on a CIBSE validated course OR international equivalent.

• Ability to lead a small team across disciplines work independently and /or as part of a team

• A clear research interest aligned with the programme academic position and the research institutes within the school

• Demonstrable oral drawn representation and written communications skills.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) qualification from the UK Engineering Council.

• Fellow or Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA)

• Experience or knowledge of a wide range of: (a) thermal performance and heat transfer principles (b) assessment methods (BREEAM LEED Estidama etc.) (c) building auditing and energy management or (d) low carbon/energy principles in building design

• Experience in or at least an enthusiasm for novel pedagogical approaches

• Experience of teaching in a higher education environment

• A developing track record in teaching and/or research innovation

• Relevant industrial experience

About the University

With a history dating back to 1821 Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and professionally relevant leading-edge research and enterprise 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 -Watt is also Scotlands international university with an unsurpassed international in-country presence. We deliver degree programmes to circa 30000 students in 143 countries worldwide have a further overseas campus in Dubai and boast the most significant international student cohort in Scotland.

At Heriot-Watt weve created an environment that nurtures innovation and leadership - where our researchers teachers 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 weve 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 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 a 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 websitehttps:// to Apply

Interested applicants must submit via the Heriot-Watt Careers page. (1) Cover letter describing interest and suitability for the post; (2) Full up-to date CV

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete an on-demand-video interview as the first stage of the selection process. Successful candidates will then proceed to formal interviews where you will be asked to deliver a presentation on a relevant topic followed by a panel interview. Following the formal interview the preferred candidate will meet with the Dubai Campus Provost prior to offer being made.

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.

Heriot-Watt University 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 and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.

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 foundhereon 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.