Industry Expert (Academic Collaboration)

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

Job summary

A prominent consultancy firm in Dubai is seeking senior industry experts for short-term academic collaboration engagements. This role involves contributing applied industry insight to strengthen academic programmes and ensures alignment with market practices. Candidates are required to commit a minimum of ten hours without requiring full-time employment. The position is ideal for professionals looking to share their expertise while maintaining their primary careers.

Responsibilities

• Contribute applied insight from respective fields to academic programmes.
• Ensure alignment with current industry realities and evolving market expectations.

Skills

Radio

Supply Chain

International Relations

Hospitality Management

Multimedia

Journalism

Artificial Intelligence

Cloud Computing

Electrical Engineering

Arabic

E-commerce

Public Relations

Graphic Design

Business Management

Information Technology

Education

Accounting

Software

Finance

Marketing

Project Management

Job description

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.

Required Skills

• Radio
• Supply Chain
• International Relations
• Hospitality Management
• Multimedia
• Journalism
• Intelligence
• Fashion
• Resource Management
• Collaboration
• Logistics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Entrepreneurship
• Cloud Computing
• Electrical Engineering
• Arabic
• Tourism
• Supply Chain Management
• Data Science
• Supply
• E-commerce
• Public Relations
• Graphic Design
• Business Management
• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Education
• Administration
• Accounting
• Software
• Finance
• Design
• Engineering
• Business
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Science
• Leadership
• Communication
• Management