Lecturer

Flinders University

• Job Details:
  $98,062-$116,046 AUD
  Adelaide, SA, Full time
• Key Dates:
  12 January 2021
  Last -10 days to apply
• Industry:
  Education and Training
• Insights:
  1 Applicants
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About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia's most enterprising graduates.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we're seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Position Summary

Continuing, full-time



Compensation Grade:

Academic Level B or Academic Level C



Salary Range:

Level B: $98,062 - $116,046 pa or Level C: $119,641 - $137,625 pa



Reporting to:

Dean, People and Resources



Appointment will made either at Academic Level B or Academic Level C. Please indicate in your application which level you wish to be considered for, or alternatively whether you would like the selection panel to consider your application at both levels.

About the Position



The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Computer Science will be a key member of the academic staff in the area of computing sciences in the College. In addition to contributing to quality research endeavours, the incumbent will, under general supervision, provide leadership and contribute to the planning and delivery of topics, including development of teaching materials, delivery of lectures/tutorials or other innovative teaching and learning strategies, examinations and may be involved in placement education.



The position may also be involved in teaching across other courses in the College or other Colleges, where appropriate.



The incumbent will be involved in strengthening existing partnerships or exploring new partnerships with external stakeholders that have potential for providing improved teaching, learning and/or research outcomes for the University. The incumbent will prioritise, coordinate, monitor workflow and provide informal day‐to-day feedback to research support staff and casual academic teaching staff according to the University's policies, practices and standards.

Key Position Capabilities

Lecturer in Computer Science (Academic Level B)

• Completion of a PhD, or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrated evidence of, or capacity to, undertake high quality teaching in a tertiary environment, including involvement in topic coordination and curriculum design.
• Demonstrated evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area that augments and/or complements the existing research strengths of the University in computing sciences including evidence of quality publications and attraction of external competitive grants.
• Demonstrated understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research and scholarship.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the demonstrated ability to establish effective relationships with staff, students and industry.
• Demonstrated experience in one of the following (Desirable)
• Networking including IoT, cybersecurity, mobile technologies, intelligent infrastructure.
• Multimedia including serious games, 2D/3D simulation, embodied agents.
• Human factors and Human Computer Interface (HCI) including affective computing, brain computer interfaces, natural language processing, ethics and privacy.
• Demonstrated experience and successful track record in supervision of honours and higher degree students (Desirable).
• Demonstrated capacity to contribute to leadership in the area of curriculum reviews and internal and external accreditation activities. (Desirable)

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science (Academic Level C)

• Completion of a PhD, or equivalent qualification.
• Significant track record and demonstrated evidence of successful relevant teaching experience at tertiary level, including responsibility for topic coordination, course coordination and curriculum design.
• Demonstrated experience and successful track record in supervision of honours and higher degree students to successful completion.
• Demonstrated evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area that augments and/or complements the existing research strengths of the University in computing sciences, including evidence of sustained high quality publications and attraction of external competitive grants.
• Demonstrated understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research and scholarship.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the demonstrated ability to establish effective relationships with staff, students and industry nationally and/or internationally.
• Demonstrated experience and innovation using e-learning platforms for teaching purposes.
• Demonstrated experience in one of the following (Desirable)
• Networking including IoT, cybersecurity, mobile technologies, intelligent infrastructure.
• Multimedia including serious games, 2D/3D simulation, embodied agents.
• Human factors and Human Computer Interface (HCI) including affective computing, brain computer interfaces, natural language processing, ethics and privacy.
• Ability to teach broadly across computer science and information technology including fundamentals of networking, operating systems, and theory of computation with awareness of ethical , privacy and security factors.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Information for Applicants:

You are required to provide a suitability statement of no more than three pages, addressing the key capabilities of the position as outlined above. In addition, you are required to upload your CV.

Please note: Pursuant to Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA) this position has been deemed prescribed. It is an inherent requirement of the position that the successful candidate maintains a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University.

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply

Full details including how to apply on-line can be found at our Jobs@Flinders website: https://flinders.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flinders_employment/job/Bedford-Park/Lecturer-Senior-Lecturer-in-Computer-Science_JR0000000604

Applications Close 11:59pm:

24 Jan 2021

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