Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Campus

Role:

Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering

Grade: G7

Salary: AED 260,000 – 320,000 per annum including housing allowance (Depending on Experience)

FTE and working pattern:

Full-time (1

FTE); 35hrs per week

Contract Type:
Open Ended

Department:
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS)

Location:
Dubai Campus

About Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University (HWU) has five campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney), one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of science, engineering, design, business, and languages.

With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and practical, leading-edge research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry. We connect with industry at every level and develop programmes to match their needs – so employers get work-ready industry-fit graduates.

Heriot-Watt is also Scotland's most international university, boasting the largest international student cohort.

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.

Heriot-Watt University established a campus in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) in 2005 and moved in 2020 to a state of the art, digitally enabled campus within Dubai Knowledge Park. The Dubai campus now has nearly 4000 students. The School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) in Heriot-Watt University Dubai offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in Automotive, Chemical, Mechanical, Energy, Renewable Energy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Robotics, Autonomous and Interactive Systems, and Global Sustainability Engineering.

Staff based in EPS Dubai also contribute to the development and delivery of courses to students based in Edinburgh and Malaysia.

Heriot-Watt University Dubai is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic academic with experience of teaching and research in Electrical or Electromechanical/Mechanical engineering who is expected to deliver and assess a range of undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses that include but are not limited to:
Electrical Power Systems, Electronics, Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Automation and Digital Transformation. Candidates with a Mechanical Engineering background with multidisciplinary expertise in Machine Dynamics, Control, and Vibrations can also be considered.

Successful candidates are expected to have a broad knowledge of a range of topics within electrical and electronic or electromechanical engineering and an interest in research activities in AI, Robotics, Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning, Dynamics and Control, or related areas. They will also be expected to develop strong links to colleagues based in Edinburgh and Malaysia campuses to deliver high-quality learning and teaching and contribute to the continued development of the programmes offered to students.

We expect academic staff to have an existing research interest in a relevant area and to contribute to developing research on the Dubai Campus.

An Assistant Professor must hold a PhD degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering or a similar field, and tertiary teaching and research experience is highly desirable.