University of Edinburgh

Dean of Research The Dean of Research is a new senior leadership position within the Sharjah Education Academy. The purpose of the position is to provide leadership to shape and guide SEA’s research strategy. The Dean of Research will ensure that the Academy’s research is rigorous, socially relevant, and regionally transformative. The role is one of three Dean positions (Dean of Research, Dean of Education, Dean of Continuous Professional Learning) reporting to the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) and will work collaboratively with other senior administrators and academic leaders to develop and implement the Academy’s research strategy and plan, build research capability across the institution and establish a strong, distinctive doctoral program. The incumbent will be an established and dynamic academic leader with a distinguished track record in research leadership in an education-related field. The Dean of Research will play a pivotal role in driving SEA’s impact on education transformation nationally and within the GCC region. Experience in the UAE/GCC region and bilingual proficiency (Arabic and English) will be highly regarded. Key Responsibilities include: Research strategy and leadership: Develop and execute the Academy's research strategy, promote a strong research culture, and increase research activity and performance in the Academy’s core area of focus. Research quality: Develop, monitor and evaluate research quality across the Academy. Capability building: Lead the development and implementation of research capability and doctoral supervision programs aligned to international good practice. Funding and resource management: Secure local and international research funding and partnerships to drive the Academy’s Strategic vision and plan, manage research budgets, and oversee grant submissions and research project proposals. Postgraduate research: Oversee higher degree by research (HDR) programs, coordinate admissions, and support research capability building programs for staff and students. Collaboration and partnerships: Facilitate cross-institutional collaboration, and build relationships with industry, government, and other external stakeholders to enhance research impact. Institutional effectiveness: Coordinate with other Academy leaders to align research initiatives with institutional planning and to measure and report on research outcomes. Representation and advocacy: Represent the Academy on research-related committees and at national and international forums.  Required qualifications and skills: Academic credentials: A PhD in a relevant field to the Academy’s work  and a strong research track record, ideally in quantitative/mixed method education related research. Strategic thinking: The ability to develop and implement strategic plans aligned with institutional priorities. Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams and provide strategic direction. Communication: High-level interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills and experience leading initiatives with diverse stakeholders. Management: Experience in budget management and resource allocation. Preferred skills and expertise: Languages: Bilingual (Arabic/English) Local knowledge: Relevant experience in the UAE/GCC region. Application Process: Interested candidates are kindly requested to submit the following in PDF only: Curriculum vitae (CV) Please submit these documents to careers@sea.ac.ae

The role will be a part of the , which was established in 1964 initially as a Department of Social Theory and Institutions.The Department delivers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Sociology, Criminology and Social Work and supports the delivery of a faculty research methods programme as part of the collaborative NINEDTP. The Department's research strategy is built around five themes:1) Communities and Social Justice; 2) Health and Social Theory; 3) Higher Education and Social Inequality; 4) Violence and Abuse; and 5) Criminal Justice, Social Harm and Inequalities. The post holder will also be a key member of the , a university-wide research institute focused encouraging and supporting high calibre interdisciplinary research to understand and address human health challenges. The Role The post holder will affiliate with one of the ARC research themes, establish inclusive communities of practice, and lead programmes of research across the North East and North Cumbria and nationally, in line with the strategic aims of the theme. The five themes across the ARC are: Prevention including multiple long-term conditions. Addressing inequity in health and care systems. Supporting children, women, and family health. Workforce Inclusion and Innovation for Impact. Care Improvement and Safety. The research opportunity at Durham University is aligned to the theme: Prevention including multiple long-term conditions. Please indicate up to two secondary themes you would like to align your application to. All candidates will be expected to work in partnership across themes. We are also looking for candidates who wish to express an interest in leading research aligned to Research Inclusion. The successful applicant will be expected to have existing and well-established networks with a range of health, social care and community-based collaborators, including across other NIHR infrastructures. They will develop their own specialist research leadership while working in a pro-active and collaborative way to deliver work addressing critical national and regional priorities. They will be adaptive and responsive to emerging system needs, benefitting from the outstanding mentoring and supportive environment to secure additional grant funding over the 4-year period of the role. The role holder will be required to spend 50% of their time working responsively with health and social care partners to design and deliver programmes of work. As part of our commitment to grow our applied research community and promote a supportive research culture, the role holder will be required to spend at least two days per week in person in the university or at relevant ARC events.

Department: School of Business Vacancy ID: 042343 Closing Date: 12-Jul-2026 Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Management. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students. The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.  Salary: Assistant Professor / Lecturer: €66,055 – €104,600 p.a. (7 points) Assistant Lecturer: €43,023– €73,445 p.a. (14 points) Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, the 12th of July 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer The position is subject to the Statutes of the University