Curtin University Dubai

POSITION SUMMARY
The Design Lecturer is responsible for delivering high-quality teaching and learning experiences in design-related disciplines, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and technical proficiency among students. The role involves developing and delivering engaging curricula, assessing student work, and providing constructive feedback while staying current with industry trends and emerging design practices. The Design Lecturer contributes to academic scholarship, curriculum development, and collaborative projects, supporting the institution’s mission to prepare graduates for professional practice and lifelong learning in the creative industries.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching and Learning

• Deliver lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, workshops, seminars, demonstrations, and laboratory classes in the relevant subject area.
• Administer and assess examinations, quizzes, assignments, projects, laboratory work, and other assessment tasks in line with approved academic requirements.
• Provide constructive and timely feedback to support student learning and progression.
• Maintain regular consultation hours and provide academic guidance, mentoring, and support to students.
• Contribute to improvements in teaching quality, the learning experience, assessment practice, and academic support within the School.
• Oversee and support faculty in the implementation of high-quality teaching practices and the effective management of unit-level administrative requirements.

Student Support, Success, and Employability

• Provide academic advising, mentoring, and guidance to students across the student lifecycle.
• Address student concerns appropriately, support academic success and engagement, and refer wellbeing matters where needed.
• Develop and support initiatives to improve student engagement, retention, progression, and the overall student experience.
• Coordinate and promote internships, industry placements, capstone projects, applied learning opportunities, guest lectures, seminars, workshops, competitions, and other experiential learning activities.
• Support strategies that strengthen student employability, career readiness, and graduate outcomes.
• Encourage a strong School identity and student community through academic, professional, and co-curricular engagement.
• Community engagement
• Develop and maintain partnerships with industry, community organizations, and other academic institutions.
• Promote the program through outreach and engagement activities.

RELATIONSHIPS

• Work closely with the Head of Schools – Business and Humanities at Curtin Dubai.
• Work and coordinate with the Unit Coordinators at Curtin Perth.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, industry, employers, schools, students, parents, alumni, and prospective students.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Preference for a doctoral degree or nearing doctoral completion in Design or a closely related field from an accredited institution. Alternatively, a master’s qualified senior industry practitioner with extensive experience from globally recognized firms.
• Successful teaching experience with minimum of 5 years of experience and demonstrate teaching excellence and effectiveness at Undergraduate level.
• Expertise in industry-standard tools, including but not limited to Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), as well as platforms such as Sketch, Figma, or similar.
• Experienced in teaching Graphic Design units.
• Demonstrated high quality experience in teaching and/or industry and evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to develop rapport with students in a variety of learning contexts.
• Experience of working with a diverse range of students.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and as a part of a team.

LOCATION AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This position is a full-time on-campus role.
• Flexibility for remote work based on operational requirements and approved workloads.
• The role includes offsite and cross campus university engagement opportunities such as conferences, meetings, and industry partnerships.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation package aligned with the industry.
• Freezone company sponsored visa.
• Health insurance with a quality provider under the company’s group medical policy.
• Annual air ticket after the completion of one year
• Annual leave as per the UAE Labour Law.
• Gratuity and end of service benefits as per the UAE Labour Law.
• Transport services or transport reimbursement if travelling is required offsite.
• Staff discounts on university programs and university’s short courses.