Associate professor: Integrated emergency management/ Business continuity management

The Institution

Only recently founded in January 2012, Rabdan Academy, a duel sector institution, will produce outstanding graduates in such fields as safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness and crisis management. The graduates of the Academy will be highly sought after as team members and leaders and will be able to efficiently and effectively respond, using a multi-sector perspective, to deal with all types of threats, hazards, incidents and crises. Rabdan graduates will be life-long and adaptive learners and be able to deal with new kinds of threats as they arise. Current students are nominated and sponsored by stakeholder organizations - the General Headquarters UAE Armed Forces (GHQ), Abu Dhabi Police, Ministry of Interior (MOI), and the Police.

As a new and popular institution of choice for students and employers, including major government bodies in the security and related sectors, Rabdan Academy is rapidly growing and is seeking to expand its range of accredited programs. We are currently seeking quality staff to develop and teach into programs at Rabdan Academy and to establish a track record of scholarship.

Successful applicants have the opportunity to be part of a successful and growing institution that is committed to nurturing its staff and providing opportunities for personal growth and career development. Salary packages including remuneration, leave, medical care, living allowances and travel are internationally competitive and highly attractive.

Vision

To provide a future-class multi-disciplinary learning environment of choice for the continuing development and integration of safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness and crisis management professionals.

Mission

To develop individuals and organisations to future-class standards that ensures a highly specialised, multi-disciplinary, coherent, robust and sustainable national capability for the protection of the UAE, its assets and its people.

Key Responsibilities of the position

Reporting directly to the Program Chair IEM/ BCM, the Associate Professor IEM/BCM will:

• Develop program and course materials in consultation with curriculum specialists, program and course developers and other faculty members, advisory committees and boards;
• Define program and course objectives and evaluate and validate these objectives;
• Specify and approve learning approaches, necessary resources and equipment;
• Develop individual instructional techniques;
• Select and approve print and non-print learning materials;
• Ensure student awareness of course objectives, approach and evaluation;
• Conduct regularly scheduled lectures and tutorial instruction;
• Provide academic counselling of students;
• Evaluate students’ progress and assume full responsibility for the overall assessment of the students’ work;
• Contribute to research projects and initiatives;
• Mentor and lead junior staff; and
• Participate in curriculum design, other consultative committees and duties as required.

Key attributes of the position

The Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/ BCM/IEM must:

• Have robust knowledge of the subject matter and its application;
• Actively support, direct and monitor student learning;
• Keep abreast of changes in the relevant field;
• Have a keen sense of awareness to the sensitivities of students and faculty;
• Have a good understanding of current and future advances in learning methods;
• Have the capacity and preparedness to accept and undertake administrative tasks as required;
• Be a natural leader who motives the group to achieve excellence; and
• Be fluent in written and spoken English with Arabic language an advantage.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

• A PhD or equivalent in an appropriate field or a Master’s degree combined with an appropriate amount of experience in Business Continuity programs or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional-level experience working in a similar capacity in a higher education environment with a track record of outcomes and results expected at that level.
• A sustained and demonstrated track record of teaching excellence in a reputable university or VET institution.
• Demonstrated service to the academic life of the academy or university or other institution where appropriate contributions to the professional community have been made.

Desirable:

• A working knowledge of the United Arab Emirates, Commission for Academic Accreditation requirements.
• A PhD or equivalent in IEM or BCM.
• Other postgraduate qualifications in education, preferably in the teaching and education of adults.