Industry Expert (Academic Collaboration)

Foreground LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Dubai is inviting senior industry experts to engage in short-term academic collaborations. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between academic programs and real-world market practices. Interested applicants should ideally have relevant expertise and be able to commit to a minimum of ten hours. This paid engagement allows professionals to share insights without leaving their primary careers.

Qualifications

• Senior industry experts with relevant experience.
• Ability to contribute to academic programmes with practical insights.
• Commitment to a minimum of ten hours of engagement.

Responsibilities

• Participate in short-term academic collaboration engagements.
• Inform programme direction and support future talent development.
• Align academic programmes with current industry realities.

Job description

Foreground is working in collaboration with a well-established academic institution in Dubai on an initiative focused on strengthening the connection between academic programmes and real-world market practice.

As part of this collaboration, we are seeking senior industry experts to participate in short-term academic collaboration engagements, contributing applied insight from their respective fields. These engagements are designed to support the ongoing relevance of academic programmes by ensuring alignment with current industry realities, evolving market expectations, and practical professional standards.

The collaboration involves a minimum contribution of ten (10) hours and is structured for experienced professionals who wish to share expertise, inform programme direction, and contribute to the development of future talent, without stepping away from their primary careers. This is a paid, short-term engagement and not a full-time or academic employment role.

Open Academic Collaboration Opportunities

College of Media & Mass Communication

• International Relations
• Integrated Marketing Communication
• Public Relations
• Public Relations (Arabic)
• Radio & Television
• Strategic Communication & Public Relations (Masters)
• Mass Communication
• Journalism
• Digital Media

College of Business Administration

• Accounting
• Business Management
• Finance
• Marketing
• E-Commerce
• Human Resource Management
• Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Project Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Tourism Management
• Hospitality Management

College of Law

• Law

College of Education

• Education
• Educational Leadership

College of Engineering & Technology

• Information Technology
• Cybersecurity
• Data Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Software Engineering
• Network Engineering
• Cloud Computing
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

College of Design

• Graphic Design
• Multimedia Design
• Interior Design
• Fashion Design

College of Health & Sciences

• Health Management
• Environmental Health & Safety

Postgraduate Programmes

• MBA
• Masters in Information Technology
• Masters in Education
• Masters in Strategic Management

If you are a senior practitioner interested in contributing your industry perspective to an academic environment through a structured, short-term collaboration, we would be pleased to hear from you.