Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence Jobs In UAE 2022 | Department Chair, Computer Vision

Department Chair, Computer Vision

Job details

Department: Academic affairs and research
Grade: Special
Section: Computer vision

Job purpose

Provide strategic direction, academic planning leadership and administrative oversight to achieve the highest standards in the development and delivery of computer vision educational programs and research initiatives and activities.

Reporting relationships

Direct report to: Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research
Direct report from:

• Professor
• Associate professor
• Assistant professor
• Program coordinator

Key responsibilities

Functional:

• Develop the strategy of the Computer Vision Department in-line with the academic affairs and research division’s strategy to ensure that the Computer Vision Department achieves the highest academic standards and supports the achievement of the university’s mission, vision and overall objectives
• Develop policies, regulations and framework of the Computer Vision Department while ensuring the physical and human resources of the department are effectively deployed and to manage the finances of the department effectively
• Stimulate and support excellence and integrity in teaching, learning, research and university service, and foster a climate that encourages faculty, staff and students to identify and pursue innovation in these activities
• Oversee the identification, recruitment and retention of qualified faculty and researchers
• Lead the academic planning process of the Computer Vision Department by initiating discussions, defining priorities, and developing and articulating its vision
• Oversee the preparation of course schedules, teaching schedules and the assignment of course topics to faculty members
• Manage the Computer Vision Departments’ and faculty participation in specialized conferences and develop an annual agenda accordingly
• Initiate and oversee activities designed to improve teaching skills within the Computer Vision Department and ensure that teaching methods are aligned with international best practices
• Provide strategic leadership in the development of research activity to capitalize upon the expertise, interests and resources of the faculty and to ensure alignment with the University’s research strategy
• Instigate, build and maintain local and international partnership and collaborative relationships with academic institutions to support and enhance research initiatives, faculty capabilities and students learning and careers progression
• Play a proactive role in increasing funding support to the Computer Vision Department through government, industry and other funding sources and work collaboratively with academic, industry and public sector partners to further enhance the research profile of the Computer Vision Department, and expand and improve its infrastructure
• Promote the research activities of faculty members and ensure that their contributions to the success of the Computer Vision Department is known and celebrated within the University and the broader community/li>
• Ensure cooperative integration among the research centers, support units, and academic units within and related to the Computer Vision Department
• Continue to seek opportunities to develop and continue interdisciplinary research and teaching initiatives with other academic departments
• Ensure effective communication and engagement with students, faculty and staff members
• Build effective relationships, promote and advocate for the Computer Vision Department to a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including senior administration, academic departments and section heads, department coordinator, faculty and staff, students, alumni, professional associations, the media, community leaders, and educational and other key institutions, locally, nationally and internationally
• Encourage and lead research activities and academic learning in wide range of areas of computer vision, such as visual object tracking and recognition, 3D reconstruction, visual modeling, image and video understanding, video analytics and visual data mining, as well as other imaging modalities and processing
• Oversee any prototyping of hardware or software solutions for computer vision, graphics and virtual reality applications
• Form, chair or be part of academic and none-academic committees as required
• Ensure continuous improvement across all services of Computer Vision Department
• Undertake any other related duties as assigned by line manager

Institutional strategy:

• Manage the plans to ensure seamless operations that facilitate the achievement of the university’s strategic objectives
• Ensure the timely provision of data and reports to the management and recommend operational improvements to support in planning, decision making and continuous improvement
• Monitor monthly and quarterly performance results, identify performance gaps and ramifications, and lead the development of corrective actions that tackle the root causes
• Ensure that the department priorities and plans are aligned with the university’s strategic objectives and are delivered, on time, within budgets and with highest quality

Financial and organizational management:

• Manage the budget across the department to ensure complete adherence and highlight any deviation from the plan in a timely manner and take corrective action as necessary and in line with the approved governance process
• Consolidate budget inputs to formulate department budget and submit for approval and further consolidation
• Promote usage of technology resources and cross-collaboration between departments within the university
• Ensure implementation of policies and procedures applicable to the department

People management:

• Manage the formulation of workforce planning reports and talent acquisition plan and budgets for the department to ensure adequate staffing for optimal operational smoothness and submit to the head for approval
• Set performance management objectives for all reportees and perform mid-year and year end performance reviews
• Monitor performance and give ad-hoc advice when necessary to ensure that performance objectives are met
• Identify talent for pivotal roles from a succession management standpoint to ensure business continuity and liaise with human resources and faculty affairs for enrolment in the necessary programs
• Provide guidance to reportees on operational and people management matters
• Provide reportees with mentoring and coaching when necessary to ensure that they are well equipped to tackle the operational requirements from a professional and behavioural standpoint

Stakeholder management:

• Manage the collaboration with and engagement of relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective achievement of programs and objectives in-line with the Computer Vision Department’s strategic objectives

Job specifications

Academic qualification:

• Doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution

Professional experience:

• 13-15 years of which seven years is in a leadership position

Skills and knowledge

Behavioral skills:

• Partnership and collaboration
• Customer focus
• Innovation
• Effective communication
• Self-management
• Business orientation
• Problem solving and decision making
• Dedication to quality and excellence
• Team leadership
• Developing people
• Performance management
• Strategic orientation