Assistant Professor University of Sharjah

​The Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, invite applications for full time faculty positions at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor commencing September 2024. The selected candidate is responsible to teach a range of core courses related to environmental health sciences with emphasis on occupational hygiene, occupational health and safety management, occupational hygiene sampling and instrumentation, ergonomics, occupational accidents, occupational hazards, etc. for undergraduate and graduate students.

Responsibilities of Assistant Professor

• Supervise senior and graduate students in their graduation projects and dissertations.
• Actively engage in research and community service.
• Administer students during their field training.
• Evaluate students’ learning using various methods of assessments
• Advise students on academic matters.
• Actively participate in departmental assignments and student activities as assigned by the department chair or college dean.
• Serve on department, faculty and university committees as appointed or elected.

Job Requirements of Assistant Professor

• The candidate should have a Ph.D. in one of the disciplines of Environmental Health Sciences.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience of teaching in the field of Occupational Health and Safety.
• Solid experience in teaching courses related.
• Industrial experience as an occupational hygienist/safety specialist is an asset to environmental health sciences with focus on occupational hygiene, occupational health and safety management, occupational hygiene sampling and instrumentation, ergonomics, occupational accidents, occupational hazards in oil and gas industry.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Fluency in English at the general and professional levels is essential
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Very good computer skills (especially Microsoft Office applications).
• Excellent professional writing skills (research proposal, scientific monographs, scientific reports, etc.) and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills that can produce effective professor student interactions.
• Behavioral competencies in terms of adaptability, decisiveness, initiatives, perseverance, organizational skills, stress management and valuing profession and diversity.
• Evidence of supervision for MSc OH&S students.
• Evidence of active contributions to his/her field through publishing in internationally recognized and peer reviewed journals and participating in conferences, seminars, and other forums.

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