Teaching and Learning Educationist

Job Description

Title: Teaching and Learning Educationist

Company Name: Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Vacancy: --

Age: At most 65 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2026-07-22

Application Deadline: 2026-08-08

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

• Age At most 65 years

 PhD in Education from a reputed internationally recognized university.

 Minimum twenty-five (25) years of progressively responsible leadership

experience in higher education, including senior academic leadership roles

such as Vice Rector, Provost, Vice President, Dean, Director of Quality

Assurance, Director of Research, or equivalent.

 Demonstrated expertise in teaching excellence, faculty development,

curriculum design and review, syllabus standardization, instructional

design, assessment design, evaluation, academic mentoring, and

educational leadership.

 Extensive experience in institutional strategy, strategic planning, research

management, quality assurance, educational leadership, policy

development, organizational development, and change management.

 Proven experience in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating

institution-wide quality assurance systems and reviewing teaching

effectiveness and learning environments.

 Demonstrated experience in developing academic programmes,

curriculum frameworks, institutional policies, and quality enhancement

initiatives.

 Strong record of scholarly achievement with publications in peer-reviewed

journals, conference proceedings, books, and book chapters, together

with experience organizing faculty development programmes, workshops,

seminars, or academic conferences.

 Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement,

mentoring, interpersonal, and report-writing skills.

 High level of English language proficiency, preferably demonstrated by an

IELTS Academic score of at least 7.5 (with no individual band below 7.0), a

TOEFL iBT score of 102 or above (with no section below 25), or an

equivalent internationally recognized qualification, or other demonstrable

evidence of high level of English proficiency.

 Demonstrated experience working in multiple international higher

education systems and multicultural academic environments.

 Proven experience establishing international partnerships through

Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with universities, embassies,

ministries, industries, development agencies, and professional

organizations.

 Proven experience designing and managing externally funded, donor-

funded, or internationally funded academic programmes, faculty

development initiatives, or capacity-building projects.

 Demonstrated experience in campus planning, academic infrastructure

development, and enhancement of institutional learning environments.

 Proven success in research capacity building, research management,

faculty mentoring, grant development, and fostering institutional research

excellence.

 Demonstrated experience organizing, chairing, moderating, or delivering

keynote presentations at international conferences, workshops, symposia,

or academic forums.

 Proven experience collaborating with UNESCO, UNDP, ministries, or

comparable international organizations on education, research, quality

assurance, or institutional development initiatives.

 Professional training or executive education in Leadership of Learning,

Higher Education Leadership, Educational Leadership, or a related field

from a globally recognized institution.

 Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, relationship building,

negotiation, political acumen, organizational transformation, continuous

quality improvement, and establishing or leading new academic schools,

centres, institutes, or academic programmes.

 Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence, innovation in higher

education, internationalization, and evidence-based teaching and learning

practices.

The Teaching and Learning Educationist in the Office of the Pro-Vice

Chancellor will provide strategic leadership in advancing curriculum

innovation, teaching and learning excellence, faculty development,

educational quality, and institutional effectiveness across the University.

Working closely with the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Deans, Heads of

Departments, faculty members, and administrative units, the incumbent

will strengthen IUB's teaching and learning ecosystem and promote

evidence-based educational practices.

 Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development: Assess teaching

capabilities and design, deliver, and evaluate faculty development

programmes, mentoring, coaching, workshops, and other professional

development initiatives.

 Curriculum Development and Academic Quality: Review curricula,

programme structures, learning outcomes, assessment methods, and

syllabus design to ensure alignment with international standards and best

practices.

 Educational Innovation: Promote the adoption of innovative pedagogies,

educational technologies, active learning strategies, and international best

practices to enhance teaching effectiveness, student engagement, and

learning outcomes.

 Learning Environment Enhancement: Evaluate the University's physical,

technological, and organizational learning environment and recommend

evidence-based improvements.

 Educational Policy and Quality Assurance: Develop and recommend

institutional policies, frameworks, and guidelines relating to teaching,

learning, curriculum, assessment, and quality assurance.

 Teacher Education: Design and implement certificate programmes and

professional development initiatives for K–12 teachers and other external

stakeholders.

 School of Education Development: Conduct feasibility studies and provide

strategic recommendations for establishing a School of Education at IUB.

 Research Capacity Building: Strengthen research culture through faculty

mentoring, research capacity building, and scholarly collaboration.

 Strategic Partnerships: Initiate, establish, and strengthen collaborations

with universities, government agencies, embassies, development

partners, professional organizations, and international institutions.

 Institutional Development: Support institutional accreditation, quality

enhancement, internationalization, benchmarking, and continuous

institutional improvement initiatives that strengthen IUB's academic

reputation and global competitiveness.

 Strategic Advisory: Prepare policy briefs, analytical reports, and evidence-

based recommendations for the Pro-Vice Chancellor on teaching, learning,

educational innovation, faculty development, and higher education policy.

 Representation and Knowledge Sharing: Represent the Office of the Pro-

Vice Chancellor at meetings, conferences, workshops, and professional

forums while promoting international best practices in higher education.

 Other Responsibilities: Foster a collaborative academic culture and

undertake other responsibilities assigned by the Pro-Vice Chancellor.

These responsibilities may be revised from time to time to meet the

evolving needs of the Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor and the University

with respect to teaching and learning, faculty development, quality

assurance, and other related institutional priorities.