Gulf College

Overview: The UM6P invites applications for the position of Professor of Practice in Chemical Engineering or Biotechnology Engineering. This is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position focused on bridging the gap between academic theory and industrial practice. The successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing the department’s teaching, mentoring, and outreach initiatives by bringing real-world industry experience into the classroom and laboratory. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in chemical engineering, biotechnology engineering, or a closely related field, combined with significant practical experience in industry. Responsibilities: Teaching and Course Development: Develop and teach undergraduate and graduate-level courses in chemical engineering or biotechnology engineering. Focus on applied, hands-on learning, including lab-based courses, case studies, and real-world problem-solving. Integrate industrial experience into the curriculum to enrich student learning. Collaborate with faculty to update and improve the department’s course offerings. Support continuous improvement of the department’s educational offerings and activities. Industry Collaboration and Mentorship: Foster relationships with industry partners to enhance the department’s connections to the professional world. Serve as a mentor to students pursuing internships, co-ops, and career opportunities in industry. Facilitate guest lectures, workshops, and industry site visits to provide  Engage in applied research projects that address real-world challenges in chemical engineering or biotechnology engineering. Collaborate with industry partners, government agencies, and other academic institutions on projects with practical significance. Contribute to the development of new technologies, processes, or solutions relevant to the field. Student Engagement and Advising: Provide academic advising and career counseling to students in the Chemical Engineering or Biotechnology Engineering programs. Supervise student research projects, capstone projects, and internships. Promote and support student participation in professional development activities, conferences, and networking events. Qualifications: Education: Eng. or Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, or a closely related field. Industry Experience: At least 5 years of significant experience in a leadership or senior technical role within the chemical or biotechnology industry. Demonstrated expertise in applied chemical or biotechnology engineering, including process design, product development, scale-up, or manufacturing. Teaching Experience: Prior experience teaching at the university level is preferred but not required. Proven ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to students from diverse backgrounds. Skills and Competencies: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students, and industry partners. Practical knowledge of current industry trends, technologies, and challenges in chemical or biotechnology engineering. A commitment to innovative, hands-on, and experiential learning methods.

About us: The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us. The Counselling and Mental Health Support Service is part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so. The Counselling and Mental Health Support Service provides a highly specialised Counselling and Mental Health service to students who are often in distress and require sensitive, timely access to psychological and mental health support. About the role: The role requires Clinical Assessors to carry out psychosocial, mental health assessments to students who have self-referred to the Counselling Service. The role requires highly developed skills and experience in carrying out mental health assessments, identifying risk and implementing safety planning with students. The assessment is also used to assess the suitability of the students access to the Counselling Service which provides a short term, five session, solution focused service model. The role involves referring students to external support where appropriate, for example, crisis mental health services, GP, NHS specialist services, other community services external to King’s. The role also requires Clinical Assessors to become familiar with the internal Student Support Services available to students and refer students appropriately.  The Clinical Assessor is involved in triaging students who have self-referred to the Counselling Service. The role also involves allocating students, post-triage, to counsellors and Mental Health Advisors in the team. Full training will be provided, and the Clinical Assessor will join an existing team of triage and allocations specialists within the Counselling and Mental Health Service team. ​This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to work in a dynamic environment where we embrace new initiatives and ways to improve the provision of mental health support for our students. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in working with a diverse client population within a valued service. ​We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role. This is a full time post (35 hours per week) and you will be offered a maternity cover contract. About you: To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria Demonstrated ability to carry out assessments with students, identifying risk; mental health history; therapeutic goals and suitability for students to access Counselling in a short term, five session, solution focused service delivery model. Experience of balancing the need to share information appropriately to ensure the effective management of risk with the need for confidentiality and data protection legislation compliance, safeguarding obligations and escalating risk where necessary. Demonstrated empathy for, and understanding of, the psychosocial issues and concerns experienced by students undertaking university level studies. Demonstrated high-level competence in providing therapeutic assessments that are trauma informed and culturally appropriate with individuals of diverse backgrounds and presenting concerns. Experience triaging client / patient referrals to a Counselling or Mental Health Service, identifying suitable referrals and processing those referrals through the service’s triaging and allocation system; identify referrals which are not suitable and communicate this to students with a clear referral pathway to internal and external services. Possesses high-level communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills, including liaison and influencing skills to work collaboratively, flexibly, and productively within and across teams to provide advice on student mental health issues and service to students; letter writing where required to support student’s applications for mitigating circumstances, and other letters as required on request – where suitable. Applicants must have a relevant academic professional qualification and current professional accreditation in the field of mental health nursing, mental health social work or psychology. Desirable criteria Previous experience providing student mental health support in an HE setting Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. Further information: We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. Interviews are due to be held on Weds 28th January 2026. Grade and Salary: £45,031 - £52,514 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance Job ID: 132645 Close Date: 09-Jan-2026 Contact Person: Nicole Melder Contact Details: Nicole.melder@kcl.ac.uk

Department: Department of Health Sciences – Faculty of Medicine Deadline: 11 Dec 2025 Start date: January 2026 or by agreement Job type: part-time Job field: Science and research | Education and schooling The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University appoints a selection procedure for the position Instructor or Assistant Professor of the Department of Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine MU – for the education in Nursing and Paramedic healthcare study programmes The Department of Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine MU is an educational and research institution of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University. Provides teaching of study programs in non-medical study programs (mainly for the study programs General Nursing, Midwives, Paramedics, Intensive Care and Public Health) and participates at the tuition of other non-medical programs and also General Medicine and Dentistry.  You can also learn more about us on our Faculty of Medicine website and also at the websites of the department, Facebook or Instagram. Workplace: Brno Minimum working time: 0,2 (8 hours/week) The scope of your work will be: Education of students in bachelor and master study programmes including theoretical and practical teaching. Preparation of the study and teaching materials. Supervision of final theses. Independent research and development activities, including the publication and presentation of research results. Organization and participation in foreign internships of students and academic staff. For the position of an assistant professor, in addition: Membership in commissions for state final examinations. Independent research and development activities, including presentation of results at professional forums and publications. Required qualification: Completed professional education – obtaining professional competence according to § 5- professional competence to perform the profession of General nurse in the context of Act No 96/2004 Coll., in its current form or equivalent education obtained abroad.  Completed university education in a master's degree in a medical or related field, or equivalent education obtained abroad according to Act No 96/2004 Coll. (non-medical healthcare professions) and acquisition of specialised competence according to Act No 96/2004 Coll. in its current form. Professional experience in nursing, teaching experience. Capability of independent professional and research work including publishing activities. Capability to actively participate at an international conference or professional seminar. Fluent Czech (spoken and written). Active knowledge of English language (minimum B1 and ideally level B2). Active approach, initiative, and willingness for further education. Moral integrity. For the position of assistant professor, in addition: Completed education in a doctoral study programme (Ph.D.) or specialised competence according to applicable legislation. We offer: Background of a prestigious and successful institution. Work in an inspiring intellectual environment with an emphasis on multidisciplinary cooperation. Opportunity to engage in teaching using modern educational methods. Professional growth and the possibility of continuous education. Employee benefits (8 weeks holiday, free vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis and more).  How to apply: Send your application by the above-written deadline - please use the link in the Electronic Application section (see below). Your application must include the following documents: a structured CV. an overview of scientific and publishing activities. photocopies of qualification papers and diplomas. contact details of two people to obtain references (name, position, telephone number). You will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt of your application by e-mail upon its successful submission. For more information, you can contact MSc. Adéla Otáhalová via e-mail: adela.otahalova@med.muni.cz