Summary
Middlesex University Dubai is seeking an adjunct, part-time lecturer in Criminology in Dubai. The role involves teaching undergraduate students, improving teaching practice, supporting student outcomes, and providing academic advice and counselling. Applicants need at least a master’s degree in Criminology or a related discipline, relevant teaching or professional experience, and strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills. Experience across criminology-related services and a supporting publication record or industry partnerships are desirable.
The posting
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Job Purpose
To conduct and contribute to learning, teaching, and knowledge transfer to the benefit of students, the School, the University and the wider community.
Main responsibilities
Learning and teaching
- Deliver
high quality teaching to students at undergraduate level
- Identify
best and innovative practices in learning and teaching and build them into
personal teaching practice
- Ensure
that personal research, knowledge and/or experience of the field inform
personal teaching practice
- Contribute
actively to initiatives which identify new and best practice in teaching
and learning and promote them across the faculty and institution
- Enhance
student experience and outcomes
- Provide
academic advice and counselling
- Liaise
closely with teaching, technical, and administrative staff as appropriate
to ensure a quality teaching and learning environment.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential Requirements:
- Minimum
education: Master’s degree in Criminology or related discipline
- Ability
to teach Criminology in Practice subjects: Applicants should be
familiar with areas of employment that can be considered for criminology
career pathways in different regions.
- Excellent
academic qualifications in the areas of criminology, crime control,
offending and support services, crime statistics, or any other field
demonstrating exposure to and knowledge of the aforementioned subjects.
- Industry experience with
criminology-related professions and institutions including policing,
prisons, probation, youth offending, social welfare, victim and advisory
services, regulatory and investigation services, international
non-governmental organisations
- Evidence
of competence in the fields mentioned above through teaching and/or
practice
- High
level of written, oral, and interpersonal skills
Desirable requirements:
- Publication
record supporting competence in any of the above-mentioned fields.
- Record
of industry relations, knowledge exchange, and partnerships/collaborations
that can support teaching on the module