MCAST is recruiting dissertation supervisors that hold expertise in one or a range of the topics listed below, and would like to take on Master’s student dissertation supervision duties over the forthcoming 12 months. Each supervision task equates to 20 hours of mentoring, at a rate of €35 per hour.  Identified supervisors will be provided guidance by the respective Master’s Programme Coordinator. Candidates may only take up to a maximum of 5 students at any point in time.  MCAST Master’s dissertations are set at EQF Level 7, and at 30 ECTS.  More information on each masters programme can be obtained from https://www.mcast.edu.mt/new-masters-programmes/ .

In general, these supervision duties can take place remotely, MCAST utilizes Microsoft Teams to carry out interactions of this nature.

MSc in High Performance Buildings

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- Circular economy, governance and urban planning

- Intelligent & smart building infrastructures

- Building design for health and wellbeing

- Energy performance for buildings

- Artificial intelligence for the built environment

MSc in Information Technology and Systems

- Entrepreneurship and innovation management

- Financial computing and cryptocurrencies

MSc in Mechatronics

- Control and electronics engineering

- Automation and control

- Programmable logic controllers

MBA for the Small Business

- Entrepreneurship

- Finance

- Marketing

- Strategy

- Organisational behaviour

MA in Product Design

- Product design

- Manufacturing and material technology

- Arts – Visual/Theoretical/Conceptual

- Critical design thinking

- Anthropology

- Psychology

MSc in Exercise & Sports Science

- Psycho-social concepts

- Coaching

- Nutrition

- Biomechanics

- Anthropometry

- Physiology

MSc in Environmental Engineering

- Climate change

- Air pollution and air quality

- Microplastics

- Sustainability

- Marine pollution and litter

- Environmental impact and analysis

- Renewable energy

- Soil analysis

- Aquaculture and fisheries

- Habitat restoration

- Ecosystem analysis and management  

MSc in Lean Enterprise

- Culture, leadership and sustainability in lean operations

- Kaikaku or Kaizen model in small medium enterprises and public sector

- Six Sigma in the manufacturing sector

- Lean production.  Implementation and design

- Lean in the service industry and customer management

- Industry 4.0 based technologies and lean methodologies

MSc in Water Resource Management

- Stormwater management & modelling

- Green Infrastructure

- Agricultural water management

- Lifecycle analysis and lifecycle costing

Candidates must be in possession of:

- A relevant Doctoral qualification;

- A number of years of academic and/or professional experience in the area chosen.

MCAST does consider candidates who are presently in an advanced stage of doctoral studies.

Vacancies will be filled if and when openings become available. Successful candidates will be called to fill existing vacancies in accordance with the order of merit.

​Applicants may apply in strictest confidence by the closing date indicated on this advert. Please ensure that you have uploaded copies of your certificates, transcripts and NCFHE statements (for overseas qualifications). A covering letter is also to be included. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered.