At Mirqah School of Management, we are driven by a firm belief in the impact of research when addressing real world problems and appropriate solutions. We inform our practice through research, aim our work at various organizational problems, and aspire for a notable social contribution through our work. It is currently one of our priorities to build a cadre of outstanding practitioners of management, with a strong foundation in research, who will be working with businesses to educate, empower , and grow their managers. We are happy to announce the opening of four fellowship positions, with a sponsored PhD in Management program by distance learning at a UK university. Alongside their PhD studies, our fellows will conduct research, design learning solutions, create content, facilitate sessions, and engage in business development with corporate customers. The research streams we are seeking are: Strategy, Finance, Work Management (Operations, Process and Project Management, Agile Methodologies), and Marketing (and/or Product Development and Management).

Job Description

• Manage and conduct research in their relevant stream.
• Design various learning experiences for managers at large corporates and high-growth SMEs.
• Create and publish content relevant to their research interests.
• Engage in business development activities.
• Engage in co-creation-based consulting activities with existing clients.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a Social Science discipline or MBA.7+ years of experience.
• Preferably have published research and/or white papers.
• Motivated by working towards resolving organizational problems.
• Avid reader, comfortable consuming academic papers and scientific publications.
• Interested in the design of learning experiences.
• Excellent facilitator of learning for others.
• Independent and driven thinker with a desire to make original contributions to knowledge.