Faculty - Business (Project Management)

Higher Colleges of Technology

POSITION OBJECTIVE
To provide effective instruction in general Faculty subjects and in at
least two or more specific areas of the assigned program/discipline to the second language learners within a student-centric learning
environment that fosters respect for students, their culture, and their traditions. To actively participate in academic and extra-curricular
events at the College and within the community.

Main Responsibilities

Strategic Role

• Contribute to
  the implementation of HCT's system-wide strategy.
• Assist with the development and preservation of system-wide and
  Faculty/Division-specific policies.
• Participate in the academic and extra-curricular events at the College and within the
  community.
• Engage in applied research relevant to the Division's interest and the national innovation agenda and its targeted
  priority sectors.

Operational Role
Teaching

• Use a practical, applied approach and teach
  courses that are in line with course syllabus and program goals to meet the needs and aspirations of the students and the
  community.
• Develop and utilize various educational technology resources to ensure that effective and innovative instruction
  methodologies are employed.
• Apply strategies to ensure that effective student learning is achieved within a second-language
  environment, providing continuous feedback on student progress through a variety of assessment tools, including tests, projects, assignments
  and other evaluation instruments.
• Take a student-centered approach, providing students with individual assistance, and dealing
  promptly with student issues by liaising directly with the student, program supervisor and other College personnel as
  required.

Assessment

• Apply strategies to ensure effective student learning, provide continuous feedback and
  monitor student progress and take action to support student success.
• Evaluate students and timely update grades.
• Contribute
  to question banks and/or coursework assessments as requested.
• Apply strategies to ensure effective student learning, provide
  continuous feedback and monitor student progress and take action to support student success.

Advising

• Serve
  as student advisor as assigned.
• Provide recommendations on at-risk action plans as required.
• Support and mentor students
  during internships and work placements.
• Maintain regular office hours in order to advise and assist students.
• Monitor
  student progress and take action to support student success.

Research

• Conduct applied research relevant to
  the Faculty's interests and the national innovation agenda and its targeted
• priority sectors.
• Participate in conferences and
  mentor student research.

Service

• Serve on Faculty, program, campus, and/or system-wide
  committees.
• Serve as a sponsor of or adviser to student groups and activities.
• Serve the industry, community and
  region.

Administrative

• Ensure that teaching facilities, equipment and supplies are maintained in good
  working order, if applicable.
• Prepare electronic Course Assessment Files (eCAF) and Course Assessment Reports (CAR) for the
  taughtcourses.
• Handle at least one system-wide course management in terms of content management, assessmentdevelopment, course
  evaluation and review.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of teaching, learning, assessment and quality assurance as per
  theHCT Program Continuous Improvement Framework.
• Participate in the revision of courses and curricula.
• Invigilate both
  internal and externally administered assessments as assigned.
• Any other duties as assigned by the
  Supervisor.

Leadership Role

• Coach and mentor subordinates on a regular basis.
• Contribute in an
  effective and efficient manner to the recruitment and development of UAE Nationals.
• Support with the realization of Organizational
  Resilience by promoting and communicating the resiliencepractices and procedures; Guide and assist to build approaches to identify and
  cultivate high qualityorganizational resilience leaders, individual contributors, and teams.

Workload
Full time
faculty shall complete a minimum of thirty five (35) working hours per week with a minimum of six (6)hours per day. The work days in a week
are normally Sunday to Thursday with few system-wide assignmentson Saturdays (e.g. FWA exams/MOE exams).
Generally the workload for
faculty is 15 credit hours for the Fall semester, 15 credit hours for the Springsemester and 3 credit hours for the Summer semester. Faculty
are expected to teach between 27-33 credithours per year.