Faculty in Maritime Logistics & SCM (FSHC/250925/02)

Role Overview

Faculty in Maritime Logistics & Supply Chain Management at Sharjah Maritime Academy. This is a research and teaching position requiring expertise in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business, Maritime Finance, and related maritime disciplines.

Company Overview

Sharjah Maritime Academy is an applied, industry-oriented institution committed to supporting international leadership in maritime research and education.

Role Purpose

Support the implementation of Sharjah Maritime Academy's research strategy and contribute to its teaching obligations. Working with the Dean of Research and Faculty Development and the Head of Department, you will deliver a high-quality research portfolio aligned to the Academy's strategic priorities, develop competitive funding applications, and contribute to postgraduate teaching and supervision with a workload distribution of 80% research and 20% teaching.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching

• Develop, implement, and evaluate educationally effective teaching and assessment materials in Maritime Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business, Research Methods, and Applied Research.
• Teach and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Research Methods, Applied Research, and related research methodology, dissertation, thesis, and capstone project supervision activities.
• Set and mark coursework, examinations, and other assessment tasks in a timely fashion with clear and supportive feedback to students at an appropriate standard.
• Provide pastoral support to students at all levels of study, referring them on for further help and guidance as necessary.
• Deliver a maximum of 2 credit hours teaching per term, alongside supporting supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects and theses for the equivalent of 1 credit hour per term.
• Hold an appropriate higher education teaching qualification such as FHEA or similar, or commit to undertaking such at the earliest opportunity.

Research

• Deliver a plan for personal research over the next five years in Maritime Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business, Maritime Finance, or related maritime disciplines, including writing applications for substantial research funding that enables your research ambitions to be delivered. For appointment at Professor, establish international leadership in your research field. For appointment at Associate Professor, establish international leadership within the next 5 years.
• Carry out independent research and contribute as a team member to collective programmes of research in Maritime Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business, Maritime Finance, and related maritime disciplines, generating and disseminating high-quality research outputs likely to achieve impact.
• Lead in making direct, measurable and positive contributions to SMA's returns on the MoHESR KPIs, in particular those in Pillar #4, including at least 2 Class A publications per year and in the first year at least 1 application for external funding including an industry and an international academic partner, as well as meaningful and measurable student involvement.
• Actively build and contribute to leadership of networks of contacts with appropriate bodies external to the University, including relevant industry employers, policymakers and charities.
• Secure industry collaboration and involvement in your own research and that of Bachelor and Master students, in support of SMA as an applied, industry-oriented institution.
• Actively contribute to SMA's research themes, which include Maritime Logistics & SCM, Maritime Business & Finance, Sustainability & Governance, and Technology (Smart Ports, Digital Shipping, Maritime Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Digital Transformation).
• Engage and enable research and impact beyond academia.
• Build leadership in research and scholarly literature in Maritime Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business, Maritime Finance, and related maritime disciplines, contributing to relevant national and international conferences, workshops, colloquia, and professional forums, with expectations of leadership in these activities for appointment to Associate Professor.

Development

• Contribute, as directed by senior management, to organisational and administrative tasks within SMA.
• Monitor and, where appropriate, manage teaching and research resources including time, materials, finance, equipment, and laboratory effectively.
• Consistently act with collegiality, actively taking on administrative duties and participating fully in the daily working life of the Faculty, behaving as a role model for others.
• Self-manage, with appropriate support and guidance, the time demands of scholarship, teaching and research.
• Actively seek to contribute to the College, Department, Faculty and University strategies.
• Actively contribute to Faculty development and capacity building, including by mentoring and guiding less experienced colleagues.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• PhD in Maritime Logistics, Maritime Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, International Maritime Law, or a closely related discipline with maritime component.
• Academic standing and credibility, including documented evidence of at least 4 of the following: success in winning and delivering at least 3 competitive external major grants including at least 1 as PI; internationally excellent research outputs; impact of research and/or innovation activities with indication of resulting industrial, societal or academic change or development; research leadership experience such as mentoring, research group lead, postgraduate level thesis (by research) supervision to successful completion; expertise in Maritime Logistics, Maritime Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business and related maritime disciplines.
• Effective and significant academic leadership on matters related to research and innovation, with demonstrated experience in Maritime Logistics, Maritime Supply Chain Management, Maritime Business, or related fields.
• Track record of internationally competitive independent research and plans providing evidence of a trajectory towards international leadership.
• Leading significant publications in high-impact academic journals in maritime logistics, supply chain management, maritime business, maritime finance and/or maritime sustainability: at least 4 Scopus-indexed papers in the last 3 years including at least 2 related to maritime business and/or maritime sustainability for appointment at Associate Professor; at least 7 Scopus-indexed papers in the last 5 years including at least 4 related to maritime business and/or maritime sustainability for appointment at Professor.
• Track record in independent leadership in attracting grant funding: significant contribution to at least 3 externally funded projects including at least 1 related to maritime business and/or maritime sustainability for appointment at Associate Professor; lead investigator on at least 3 externally funded projects including at least 2 related to maritime business and/or maritime sustainability for appointment at Professor.
• Experience of effective teaching and supervision in higher education, including successful supervision of Master and/or PhD student(s).
• Contribution to broader organisational and management processes.
• Ability to organise your own time and work, to meet deadlines, and manage competing priorities, use initiative, and apply creativity to solve problems encountered in the teaching and/or research context.
• Commitment to working within professional and ethical codes of conduct.

Preferred

• Recognised qualification for teaching in Higher Education.
• Relevant industry body affiliation or membership.
• Familiarity with the UAE's Higher Education landscape, including CAA initiatives, policies and practices.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to fluently speak, write and communicate in English at the highest level of professionalism.
• Team player, approachable and sensitive towards all cultures.
• Capable of working effectively under pressure, with a commitment to completing tasks promptly and efficiently.