Job Title: IT Lecturer
Location: Dubai
Reports to: Program Leader
Role Purpose
- The IT lecturer is required to carry out allocated teaching courses, scholarly activities, services to GBSs and administrative duties. The IT lecturer teaches students about the principles of technology and how to use basic information technology tools in their work and lives.
Role and Responsibilities
- Preparing and delivering lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars.
- Collaborating with other academics and lecturers to improve teaching methods and expand knowledge base.
- Setting and grading assignments, tests, and exams.
- Attending and participating in meetings, conferences, and other events in and outside of the institution.
- Participating in training opportunities and initiatives at the institution.
- Providing support to students and other colleagues.
- Staying current by reading widely and producing published work in the field.
- Perform periodical review of course syllabi to maintain consistency across the faculty in the department.
- Ensure consistency in course syllabus, weekly plan, assessment methods, and course file management.
- Record advisement of courses of academically at-risk students and maintain follow-up action plan for each of such students.
- Ensure effective instructors skills, communication skills, command on the subject etc. and pro-actively detect early warning signals (if any) in effective classroom management.
- Review student feedback on teaching performance.
- Advise regular students and monitor at-risk students for improving academic performance.
Essential Skills required
- Proficient in Vocational Education: Must have a strong background in delivering vocational qualifications with hands-on, practical experience in IT subjects.
- Familiar with Pearson Unit Delivery: Pearson experience is an added advantage (Experience in Pearson's unit delivery and assessment methods, particularly for Digital Technologies pathways (Cyber Security and AI)).
Expertise in Core and Specialist Units: Knowledgeable in key units such as Cyber Security, Programming, Big Data & Visualization, Cloud Networking, Information Security Management, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Lifecycles, Risk Analysis & Systems Testing, and Emerging Technologies.
Industry Experience: Practical industry experience is essential to guide students in real-world applications of digital technologies.
Focus on Student Outcomes: Committed to enhancing student performance through effective teaching, assessment, and feedback aligned with vocational qualification standards.
Qualifications Required:
- Master's Degree as per position requirement.
- PhD preferred
- Ideally 5 years of teaching experience and IT related role in higher education.
- Certification in IT related courses
- Proven track record in academics & research.
- A high degree of computer literacy and demonstrated ability to integrate technology into the learning environment and teaching methodology.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a demonstrated competency to interact with people at all levels of the organization.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned.
