Welcome to Skyline University College, Sharjah, UAE

INTRODUCTION
The Human Resource Department deals with the recruitment and induction of academic and non – academic members of staff into the University’s learning environment. It aims to bring together a team of highly professional dedicated men and women of high moral character with passion for education and service that will contribute to the educational needs of the society. The department endeavours to motivate team members to make their wholehearted contribution to the successful development of the University College . The University is committed to enhancing its human resources with professionals, who are carefully selected with appropriate qualifications, skills and experience to meet to educational & societal need of the current generation. University College . The University is committed to enhancing its human resources with professionals, who are carefully selected with appropriate qualifications, skills and experience to meet to educational & societal need of the current generation.
EMPLOYMENT PURPOSE & PROCEDURE
PURPOSE
The purpose of the employment procedures is to ensure accurate and complete communications, maintenance of necessary records and the employment of competent personnel as replacements or new employees, provide proper controls on manpower compliments and ensure compliance with UAE laws.
PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION
The initial planning will involve two critical factors: the availability and demand for staff. Availability will take into consideration the number of potential employees that exist; demand, the number and nature of the jobs the College requires. Non-academic Staff: For all administrative positions, graduates having appropriate professional qualifications will be given preference. Their background and work experience will also be given due weight age.
Select mode of Recruitment
Decide recruitment strategies and methods. Decide whether to manage with own resources or seek the help of external recruitment agencies. Decide whether to recruit internally, externally or both. Advertise and Shortlist Candidates Identify the local requirements, regulations and ramifications regarding publication of advertisements. Advertise/contact prospective candidates using internet resources. Prepare text of Advertisement and select media for insertions. Media type and frequency of insertions to be spaced for maximum response and region coverage. Categorize applications according to jobs. Prepare short list of candidates for interview. Conduct preliminary telephonic interview. Inform candidates about interview date, location and time. Interview by Selection Board Nominate members of Selection Board. Establish criteria for evaluating the selection methods. Verify Certificates. Conduct interview. Evaluate Candidate Evaluate candidates and prepare short list of probable candidates. Check references. Pre-selection test (if applicable)
Non-academic Staff: Skills test for Secretaries and other Administration Staff to test abilities in actual situations. Placement & Induction Offer job – terms and conditions. Organize job orientation / induction. program Follow up the orientation. Probation Period Performance of non-academic staff is gauged by appraisal forms respectively. Guiding Principles Academic Ranks (Titles) and Grades Definition of Faculty and Titles In addition to fulfilling the general criteria, faculty members described in the following sections must meet specific requirements for each title in order to be appointed or promoted to that title. A statement of these qualifications follows Faculty Titles, Full-time Positions Full time members of faculty shall be those individuals who the title of Dean-Academics, Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer. Head of Academics – The rank of Head of Academics is usually attained by promotion from Professor or equivalent after a positive evaluation of performance and promise. An appointee to this rank must hold a doctorate, or have the requisite professional experience equivalent to a doctoral degree. The candidate normally must have had at least five years of full time teaching / administrative experience in a University College or university at the rank of Professor or equivalent. The candidate must have achieved a record of significant and substantial contribution to the scholarship of the field must have demonstrated superior teaching ability and must have a strong record of service. Professor – The rank of Professor is usually attained by promotion from Associate Professor or equivalent after a positive evaluation of performance and promise. An appointee to this rank must hold a doctorate in the discipline or have the requisite professional experience equivalent to a doctoral degree. The candidate normally must have had at least five years of full time teaching experience in a University College or university at the rank of Associate Professor or equivalent. The candidate must have achieved a record of significant and substantial contribution to the scholarship of the field must have demonstrated superior teaching ability and must have a strong record of service. Associate Professor – The rank of Associate Professor is usually attained by promotion from Assistant Professor or equivalent after a positive evaluation of performance and promise. An appointee to this rank must hold a doctorate in the discipline or have the requisite professional experience equivalent to a doctoral degree. The candidate normally must have had at least five years of full time teaching experience in a University College or university at the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent. The candidate must have must have demonstrated superior teaching ability and must have a strong record of service. Assistant Professor – The rank of Assistant Professor is usually attained by promotion from Lecturer or equivalent after a positive evaluation of performance and promise. An appointee to this rank must hold a doctorate in the discipline or have the requisite professional experience equivalent to a doctoral degree. The candidate normally must have had at least five years of full time teaching experience in a University College or university at the rank of Lecturer or equivalent. The candidate must have must have demonstrated potential as effective teacher, and must have shown promise of future professional growth in his/her field. Lecturer – An appointee to this title must have completed the Doctorate Degree or Masters Degree (for readiness courses only) in the discipline. The appointee must demonstrate promise of professional growth in his/her field and the potential to achieve excellence in teaching. Note: A faculty member with higher qualification and better credentials can be appointed at a lower rank if a vacancy exists in the lower rank only. Recruitment and retention experience of the University College relates to the ease or difficulty the University College has in recruiting or retaining certain types of faculty, i.e. market factors, length of service or experience in the job. Thus a faculty member with lesser qualification or experience could be appointed or promoted to a higher rank. The decision to lower standards for certain appointments or promotions rest with the faculty search committee that is formed on an ad-hoc basis. The Faculty Search Committee will consist of the President, Head of Human Resources, Dean (Academics) and senior faculty member of the area concerned. Other Faculty Titles & Part-time Positions: Visiting Faculty: A person who is on leave from the full-time teaching faculty of an accredited University College or university or from a comparable educational institution may be appointed on an annual basis as visiting professor or visiting associate professor or visiting assistant professor or visiting lecturer. The qualifications and requirements shall commensurate with similar appointments to full-time faculty ranks. Adjunct faculty: A part-time faculty appointment allows an individual to contribute to the instructional program of the University College on part time basis. Persons may serve in the part-time faculty without limit of time through successive appointments on per-need instructional basis. Part-time faculty members will be remunerated on per lecture basis and can be engaged for up to a maximum of 6 credits per semester. The ratio of full-time to part-time faculty will be maintained at 75% to 25% When job openings occur, Skyline University College will strive to follow general procedures outlined below to identify, promote or hire qualified candidates to fill vacancies. In all of its internal and external recruitment efforts, Skyline University College will strive to offer equal opportunity to all candidates taking into consideration the requirements of a job and local practices in the UAE. Academic Support service staff recruitment From time to time, as per requirements, we advertise and invite applications for openings in our non academic departments also for our departments Finance, Administration, Marketing & Registration, Human Resource, Sports, Student Service and Computing Departments. All the non academic departments are supervised by the Head of Non Academics (HONA). HONA is responsible to implement the vision, mission, purpose, goals and objectives of the college. HONA will ensure fulfilment and compliance of requirements by Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) and other external agencies so that the education standards and quality are maintained. HONA will coordinate with HRD and President to hire, develop, retain and terminate employment of staff. He will also coordinate with the other Head of Departments to ensure the working system and operations run smooth in the college and top services are provide to the students. HONA is a member of the Faculty Search Committee and plays a vital role in short listing and presenting the profiles of candidates to the above mentioned committee for recruitment as faculty in the college. The objective of the Human Resources is to identify the right skills, right qualification, in right quantity, at the right place, and their optimum utilization for both academic and nonacademic positions. Apart from focusing on the present also look into the future recruitment and training needs. Skyline University College invites outstanding professionals to join its expanding team. The Skyline University aims to become the premier higher educational institution in the Gulf region which can only achieved by maintaining a herd of highly educated and motivated team professionals. Only those candidates who need to work with Skyline University for long term basis / contract period apply with us. Skyline offers excellent environment with the best of the salary packages that grow along with your performance. You can contact our HRD Department at resume@skylineuniversity.com or directly approach our HRD Department with prior appointment at the following address: Address : Skyline University College ,University City of Sharjah , P.O. Box: 1797, Sharjah, U.A.E Tel. : +971-6-5441155 Fax. : +971-6-5441166/5441661 Website : www.skylineuniversity.com e-mail: resume@skylineuniversity.com