Head Of Departments

The School Of Business Administration At The American University Of Sharjah Is Looking For a Head Of Department (HoD) For Economics And a Head Of Department For Finance Starting Fall 2026. The Responsibility And Accountability Of An HoD Are Described Below

The Head of Department (HoD) coordinates the academic and administrative functions of the department. As the elected representative of the faculty, the HoD is entrusted with advancing the department’s best interests by fostering collective faculty decision-making, ensuring transparency in governance, safeguarding curriculum quality, supporting faculty development, and effectively representing departmental perspectives within the college and the wider university.

The Head of Department represents and ensures the well-being of the department faculty, and promotes an environment that supports faculty members and students in their efforts to succeed. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Head of Department engages in collaborative leadership with the faculty according to the AUS shared governance model of academic administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Academic Leadership
• Coordinates departmental curricula, scheduling and service assignments with faculty input, while overseeing curricular development, assessment and accreditation to ensure program quality and compliance.
• Holds accountability for programs, processes, data collection and reporting at the departmental level.
• Serves as an advocate of the department within the college/school and align broader university and college/school interests with departmental initiatives and activities.
• Promotes departmental programs internally and externally
• Faculty and Staff Development
• Mentors, evaluates and supports the professional development of faculty and staff, including structured faculty evaluations, annual staff evaluations and participation in faculty hiring.
• Encourages and facilitates the instructional and scholarly development of faculty
• Develops teaching schedules and service assignments, with consideration given to interests solicited from the faculty
• Student Experience
• Enhances the academic experience and addresses student concerns fairly and effectively.
• Governance and Compliance
• Reports to and be accountable to the Dean for departmental operations; represents departmental perspectives within college/school governance; fosters an environment of shared purpose, transparency and academic excellence; and ensures compliance with university policies and procedures.
• Resource and Program Management
• Manages departmental resources and budgets responsibly and transparently, in consultation with faculty, and promotes departmental programs internally and externally.
• Leads program accreditation efforts in the department
• Contributes to the assessment of and implementation of curricular changes
  
  

Submissions of the CV and cover letter including prior relevant experience by those interested in the position are due on Saturday, May 9th @ 5 pm.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL: The School of Business Administration enrolls over 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students. QS World University Subject Rankings 2025 has named AUS number two (tied) in the UAE and among the top 300 universities globally for business and management studies, number one in the UAE (tied) and among the top 250 universities globally for accounting and finance, and number one (tied) in the UAE and top 400 universities globally in the category of economics and econometrics. The AUS MBA program is ranked second in the UAE, seventh (tied) in the Middle East and Africa region, and among the worlds top 200 in the QS Global MBA Rankings (2026). The school offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with majors in accounting, economics, finance, information systems and business analytics, management, marketing and supply chain management, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Graduate degrees include the Master of Business Administration, Master of Business Data Analytics, Master of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Economics and Policy, Master of Science in Finance, PhD in Finance and PhD in Management. The school has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since April 2011.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: American University of Sharjah (AUS) is a comprehensive, independent, non-profit, coeducational institution of higher education that promotes excellence in teaching, learning, research and creative work. AUS fosters a community that celebrates diversity and whose members are committed to the ideals of open intellectual inquiry, ethical behavior and civic responsibility. Its rank among the top five universities with the highest percentage of international students (Times Higher Education, 2024) is a testament to that ideal. AUS is licensed and its degree programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.. Additionally, AUS has been accredited in the USA by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education since June 2004. In addition to the School of Business Administration, the university includes the College of Engineering, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Architecture, Art and Design, serving more than 6,000 students from approximately 100 nationalities. The university curricula, teaching standards and employment norms are fully in tune with the American model of higher education.

The AUS campus is located at the heart of Sharjah’s University City, adjacent to the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park and Sharjah International Airport, only 35 minutes away from Downtown Dubai and 20 minutes away from Dubai International Airport. For more information, please visit www.aus.edu.

ABOUT SHARJAH AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE is home to more than 10 million people from over 200 nationalities. Sharjah is the third most populous of the UAE’s seven emirates after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. For more information, see https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae. Sharjah is widely regarded as a center of culture and education and serves as home to an industrious and dynamic population. Like the UAE, Sharjah provides a safe and comfortable environment that offers easy access to the UAE’s many beaches, the Hajar Mountains and a multitude of leisure establishments, all within a short driving distance. Given the country’s location and robust transportation infrastructure, travel to Asia, Africa and Europe is easy. These are advantages that are easily accessible given that Sharjah takes facilitating work-life balance seriously as is evidenced by it having instituted a four-day workweek.

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