Otemae University

Schemes of Service: Professional Officers Division: Professional Officers Employment Type: Permanent Job Purpose The Professional Officer leads SIT’s Design Factory in advancing design-led education, research, and enterprise collaboration. This role emphasizes strategic leadership in industrial design, guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver impactful solutions across product, service, and system innovation. The incumbent will champion human-centred design, foster industry partnerships, and drive the Centre’s vision as a hub for applied innovation and leadership in design. Key Responsibilities Applied R&D and Design Innovation Leadership Human-Centred Research: Direct advanced research in ergonomics, usability, and design thinking, ensuring projects address real-world challenges. Lead integrated applied R&D and design projects for SMEs, MNCs, and public sector partners, overseeing full project lifecycles from research framing, ideation, and user insights through to prototyping, validation, and manufacturing considerations. Apply human-centred design, systems thinking, and futures methodologies to translate research insights into functional prototypes, design frameworks, and scalable innovation outcomes. Spearhead the curation and growth of specialist labs and material exploration environments, supporting experimentation across emerging materials, structural design, and advanced fabrication methods. Bridge creative design with engineering feasibility to develop manufacturable, real-world product and service solutions. Industrial Design Leadership Set Strategic Direction: Lead the vision and standards for industrial design across the Design Factory’s initiatives, ensuring excellence in product aesthetics, usability, and manufacturability. Define and oversee mechanical design standards across projects, ensuring structural integrity, manufacturability, and performance excellence. Champion Human-Centred Design: Embed ergonomics, user research, and co-creation practices into all projects, aligning outcomes with real-world needs and industry expectations. Engineering Integration: Champion the fusion of mechanical engineering principles with design innovation, bridging technical feasibility with creative outcomes. Mentorship & Technical Oversight: Provide critique, guidance, and quality assurance for student and project team outputs, cultivating design rigor and professional practice. Guide students and project teams in CAD modelling, simulation, and mechanical prototyping, ensuring precision and reliability in outputs. Drive Innovation: Lead the integration of sustainable design, circular innovation, and advanced prototyping into project deliverables, ensuring relevance in evolving markets. Innovation in Mechanical Systems: Drive the adoption of advanced materials, sustainable engineering practices, and emerging technologies into mechanical design projects Capability Building: Develop toolkits, frameworks, and learning pathways that strengthen SIT’s industrial design capacity and equip collaborators with transferable design skills. Strategic Platform and Programme Development Co-lead the Design Factory as a design-led platform bridging applied R&D, industry collaboration, education, and enterprise adoption; growing its role within SIT's innovation ecosystem. Identify and develop opportunities for programme growth in human-centred design, circular innovation, applied R&D, and cross-disciplinary learning. Contribute to strategic planning and long-term development of the Design Factory in alignment with SIT's institutional goals. Partnership and Business Development Build Strategic Relationships: Establish and manage partnerships with industry, academia, government, and international design ecosystems. Drive Collaboration: Identify opportunities, develop proposals, and formalize agreements to advance innovation projects. Activate Networks: Lead a multi-stakeholder innovation community spanning students, researchers, and external partners. Capability Building and Education Build SIT’s mechanical design expertise through curated methodologies, workshops, and collaborative frameworks that strengthen applied engineering design skills. Design and deliver applied learning programmes, masterclasses, workshops, and structured learning experiences integrating design thinking, human-centred research, prototyping, and real-world application. Translate Design Factory methodologies, applied R&D projects, and industry case studies into structured content for internal and external programmes, including CET modules and industry workshops. Support academic delivery through preparation of learning resources, demonstrations, and supervision of student work across interdisciplinary projects. Mentor and guide interdisciplinary teams across design, engineering, and research domains within lab, workshop, and applied project environments. Project and Operational Management Plan, implement, and monitor multiple concurrent applied R&D and innovation projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget. Manage budgets, procurement, and reporting for internal and external initiatives, with a strong track record of on-time and on-budget performance. Oversee daily operations of the Design Factory, including facilities, safety, scheduling, and resource utilisation. Maintain records, documentation, and performance metrics for projects, programmes, and collaborations. Requirements Degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Human Factors, or Innovation Management; postgraduate qualifications in design leadership or applied engineering are advantageous. Minimum 5–8 years in industrial design, mechanical design, innovation management, or R&D, with a proven record of delivering industry-relevant outcomes. Project Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects and multi-stakeholder collaborations across academic, research, and industry contexts. Technical Proficiency: Expertise in design research, prototyping, fabrication, CAD modelling, simulation, and applied learning environments. Team Leadership: Proven track record in guiding multidisciplinary teams, mentoring talent, and ensuring design rigor in both industrial and mechanical outputs. Industrial Design Practice: Strong proficiency in product development, ergonomics, usability testing, and industry-standard design tools; portfolio evidencing leadership in industrial design projects is preferred. Mechanical Design Expertise: Experience in mechanical systems, material selection, structural design, and integration of engineering principles into innovative solutions.

Description The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) (https://brainandhealth.org/) at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is seeking a Research Scientist to explore scientific questions related to an in-progress normative brain database. The Research Scientist will be a key member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for collection, c, MEG, EEG, and eye tracking. The tentpole of the CBH is a normative brain database - the first of its kind in the region - that includes structural, functional, and diffusion MRI, behavioral and health measures, genetic information, and lifestyle questionnaires Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Psychology, MR Physics, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field. Postdoctoral experience or equivalent is preferred. This position requires extensive experience with multimodal MRI, including functional and structural MRI and tractography. Experience with big data analysis techniques is essential. Experience working with other large brain databases is preferred. The ideal candidate will possess strong computational skills and a strong publication record. Terms of employment include competitive salary and benefits. Applications will be accepted immediately. To be considered, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with full publication list, transcript, statement of research interests, three representative publications, and three letters of reference, all in PDF format. For instructions and information on how to apply, please visit our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/about/careers/faculty-positions.html. If you have any questions, please email rokers@nyu.edu or kartik.sreenivasan@nyu.edu The anticipated appointment starting date is May 1, 2026, with funding guaranteed for a term of 18 months and opportunity for renewal of the position for additional years following performance evaluation. The terms of employment include highly competitive salary, housing allowance, and other benefits. About NYU Abu Dhabi https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/ NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world, making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents. NYUAD is committed to upholding a culture of non-discrimination, anti-harassment, dignity, and mutual respect; providing equal access and opportunity; and fostering academic excellence in learning, research, and teaching. UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply.

Monash University is seeking an outstanding clinical academic leader to become the next Professor and Head, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, one of Australia’s largest and most significant clinical academic environments. Reporting to the Dean, Sub-Faculty of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, the appointee will provide strategic leadership across research, education, workforce development and partnership engagement within the School and broader Monash Health precinct. The role presents a rare opportunity to shape the future of an integrated academic health science environment and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the partnership between Monash University and Victoria’s largest health service. The School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health is the Faculty’s largest clinical school and plays a major role in clinical teaching, translational research and clinician-scientist development. The successful candidate will lead a diverse and high-performing academic environment spanning medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology, radiology, nutrition and associated research centres. Monash University is seeking an accomplished clinician researcher with demonstrated leadership capability, strong strategic and organisational skills and an internationally recognised research profile. The successful candidate will bring a contemporary and collaborative leadership style, with the ability to foster interdisciplinary partnerships, strengthen translational research capability and support the ongoing development of a modern academic health science campus. The role will suit an ambitious and forward-thinking leader seeking the opportunity to shape organisational evolution within a globally recognised health and medical research environment. Monash University is a modern global university with campuses across Australia and international locations in Indonesia, Malaysia, China, India and Italy. The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is Monash’s largest faculty and is consistently ranked among the world’s leading centres for clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences. To learn more and apply, please visit: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/academic-recruitment-scs/_recache Confidential enquiries may be directed to: Suzanne Reiger suzanne.reiger@alumniglobal.com +61 (0) 433 796 161 Chris Davies chris.davies@alumniglobal.com +61 (0) 477 010 023 Closing Date: 5 June 2026