Entrepreneurship Faculty | HBMSU Dubai

Job Description

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) invites applications for full-time Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor positions in Entrepreneurship.

This Entrepreneurship Faculty Dubai opportunity combines fully online undergraduate and graduate teaching with research, digital course development, doctoral supervision, academic service, and active participation in the University’s on-campus academic community.

Employer: Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Work Arrangement: On-site presence with fully online teaching
Employment Type: Full Time
Academic Ranks: Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Full Professor
Field: Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Faculty Dubai – Position Overview

HBMSU seeks academics who are committed to innovative online education, research excellence, and learner-centred teaching.

Successful candidates will:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate students.
• Deliver courses in a fully online environment.
• Develop digital course content.
• Maintain an active research agenda.
• Publish scholarly work.
• Mentor students.
• Contribute to academic service.
• Participate in University committees and events.

Although teaching is delivered online, successful candidates are expected to reside in the UAE and maintain a physical presence on the HBMSU campus.

Online Teaching Responsibilities

Faculty members will teach undergraduate and graduate courses through HBMSU’s smart-learning environment.

Applicants should demonstrate the ability to:

• Engage learners effectively online.
• Use online teaching platforms.
• Apply digital pedagogy.
• Use smart-learning methodologies.
• Develop interactive learning experiences.
• Support students in technology-enabled learning environments.

The University places particular emphasis on innovative approaches to online education.

Course Content and Curriculum Development

Faculty members will contribute to the design and continuous improvement of digital course materials.

The vacancy specifically identifies emerging themes such as:

• Digital transformation.
• Quality 4.0.
• Experience economy.

Successful candidates should be able to integrate contemporary academic and professional developments into online course content.

Research Expectations

Research is a significant component of the appointment.

Faculty members will be expected to:

• Maintain an active scholarly research agenda.
• Publish in reputable peer-reviewed journals.
• Target high-impact publications.
• Pursue multidisciplinary approaches.
• Contribute to School thought leadership.
• Maintain research activity consistent with AACSB expectations.

Applicants should demonstrate either an established publication record or clear evidence of strong research potential.

Working papers intended for submission to top-tier journals may form part of the evidence of research potential.

Doctoral Supervision

The position also includes responsibilities related to doctoral education.

Faculty members may be expected to:

• Supervise PhD dissertations.
• Mentor doctoral researchers.
• Provide guidance in research methodology.
• Promote rigorous research practices.
• Support ethical academic conduct.

Professional Workshops and Seminars

The vacancy states that successful candidates will develop and deliver professional workshops and seminars.

The advertised responsibilities specifically refer to professional activities in quality management.

These may involve:

• Professional workshops.
• Seminars.
• Executive learning activities.
• Practitioner engagement.

Programme Accreditation and Academic Governance

Faculty members will contribute to wider academic responsibilities, including:

• Programme accreditation.
• Academic governance.
• University outreach.
• Programme visibility.
• Academic service.

Successful candidates should therefore be prepared to contribute beyond teaching and research.

Campus and University Engagement

Although courses are taught fully online, faculty members are expected to be active members of the campus community.

Responsibilities include participation in:

• On-campus meetings.
• University events.
• Academic committees.
• Community initiatives.
• Professional-development activities.
• Face-to-face interactions when required.

Successful candidates must therefore reside in the United Arab Emirates and maintain an active on-campus presence.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a:

• PhD in a relevant field from an AACSB-accredited university.

HBMSU states that ABD candidates who are close to completion may also be considered.

Candidates who have not yet completed their terminal degree must provide clear evidence that it will be completed before the required start date.

Academic and Research Requirements

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Strong scholarly preparation.
• Ability to teach effectively in English.
• Ability to publish scholarly work in English.
• Established research output or strong research potential.
• Familiarity with high-quality academic publishing.
• Commitment to research excellence.

Applicants must also be able to satisfy the School’s AACSB academic qualification criteria.

Online Learning Experience

Candidates should demonstrate experience teaching and engaging students in:

• Online undergraduate programmes.
• Online graduate programmes.

Applicants should also be familiar with:

• Online learning platforms.
• Digital pedagogy.
• Smart-learning methodologies.

Academic Service

Successful candidates will contribute actively to the wider academic community through:

• University committees.
• Academic governance.
• Community initiatives.
• Accreditation activities.
• Outreach.
• Campus events.

The position therefore requires both scholarly achievement and active institutional engagement.

Important Note on the Advertised Responsibilities

The vacancy is titled Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Entrepreneurship. However, several responsibilities in the employer’s published description refer specifically to areas such as:

• Quality 4.0.
• Service excellence.
• Quality management.
• Quality-management professional workshops.
• Contemporary quality-management challenges.

These responsibilities have been retained here as provided by the employer rather than being rewritten as Entrepreneurship-specific duties.

Applicants may therefore wish to review the official HBMSU vacancy carefully to confirm the intended disciplinary scope of the position before applying.

About Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University

Established in 2002, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University is headquartered in Dubai and focuses on online and blended higher education.

HBMSU emphasises:

• Smart learning.
• Digital transformation.
• Flexible education.
• Learner-centred teaching.
• Lifelong learning.
• Technology-enabled education.

The University combines online course delivery with active academic participation in its Dubai campus community.

Affiliate Course Recommendation

No sufficiently direct Entrepreneurship course currently confirmed

This vacancy is advertised specifically in Entrepreneurship, so a directly relevant course would be preferable to a broader management or leadership recommendation.

Strong future additions to the AAJ affiliate catalogue would include courses in:

• Entrepreneurship.
• New Venture Creation.
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
• Startup Strategy.
• Entrepreneurial Finance.
• Business Model Development.
• Innovation Management.
• Technology Entrepreneurship.

Because the published responsibilities also contain substantial Quality Management content, inserting a general management affiliate course could further blur an already inconsistent disciplinary profile. For that reason, no affiliate course is included in this vacancy.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through the official HBMSU recruitment system.

Applicants should ensure their application clearly demonstrates:

• PhD or ABD status.
• AACSB accreditation of the doctoral institution.
• Online undergraduate and graduate teaching experience.
• Research publications or strong research potential.
• Digital-pedagogy experience.
• Smart-learning expertise.
• Doctoral-supervision experience where applicable.
• Academic-service experience.
• Ability to meet AACSB scholarly-faculty requirements.

Candidates should also confirm the advertised disciplinary responsibilities directly through HBMSU because the published vacancy combines an Entrepreneurship job title with several Quality Management-specific duties.