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Work type:Full-time
Location:Geelong - Waurn Ponds, Melbourne - Burwood, Melbourne - Other
Categories:Education, Educational Design
This opportunity is tailored for an individual with a strong passion for transnational education and a keen interest in teaching Cyber Security at the master's level. We are seeking an Early Career Academic to join Deakin University, contributing their dedication to the field of education.
- Based in Waurn Ponds or Burwood
- Full-time and continuing
- Travel Opportunities and an attractive remuneration package to be offered.
Why work with us?
At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; you will have the option of working from home and have flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.
Who are we?
Deakin is a cutting-edge Australian public university in Victoria, with 61,000 students across six campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, GIFT City and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, revolutionizing education and delivering one of the highest levels of student satisfaction in Australia. We are consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.
As a Cyber Security Lecturer, you will:
- Lead unit teaching teams and work collaboratively with other unit teaching teams in the course to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources (including through unit leadership roles). Contribute to the review of units and courses and implement refinements.
- Assist in applying industry, clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.
- Adopt new innovation in curriculum design at the unit level and deliver learner-centric, research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery. Maintain deep discipline knowledge which is applied to inform unit design.
- Design collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level. Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit material and practices.
- Develop effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit level. Provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes. Monitor and adapt assessment practices to improve learning outcomes.
- Provide academic support to students within units and guide students to appropriate support services where appropriate.
- Contribute effectively to a culture of educational excellence and engage collaboratively with peers. Build teaching and learning capability related to discipline or pedagogy and effective unit teaching teams and support the professional development of junior colleagues.
- Assist in integrating new pedagogical research across all aspects of education. Advance knowledge within their specific fields/areas of teaching, scholarship and pedagogical research activity.
Selection Criteria
To be successful for a Lecturer position you’ll have:
- Must have a PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
- Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design
- Emerging reputation in research and scholarship through publications and/or exhibitions and/or success in obtaining external research funding.
- Ability to contribute to communities through research.
- Capacity to contribute to leadership of research and administration.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues from varied backgrounds.
- Passion for transational education and ability to deliver teaching programs in Australia India and Indonesia
Special Requirements
- Frequent international travel will be required to India (GIFT City) and potentially other Asia Pacific countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, etc to deliver and support delivery of transnational education programs
- Drivers Licence
- Working with Children Check
Here's how to apply:
Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.
For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact the School of Information Technology on
For a copy of the position description, please see below:
Lecturer Cyber Security TNE PD.pdf
Applications for this position close on 17th February 2024
Are You Ready?
Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.
We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.
We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.
Advertised:17 Jan 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:17 Feb 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time