Senior Lecturer - Human Resource Management

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.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

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.

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Position Summary

Availability:
Fixed-Term until January 2025 | Full-time
Compensation:
Academic Teaching & Research (Balanced) Level C
Salary Range:
$121,795 - $140,102 p.a.
Reporting to:
Dean, People and Resources (or Delegate)
The Senior Lecturer will be a key member of the academic staff in the area of Human Resource Management in the College of Business, Government and Law. 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 incumbent 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 contribute to teaching and research in line with the College’s mission statement which is to embrace knowledge and practice to tackle the challenges of our time, with a strategic focus on technology, health, and social impact. Applicants with experience in or demonstrable capabilities in relation to new technology and industry 5.0 will have an advantage.

Key Position Responsibilities

The Senior Lecturer is accountable for:

• Undertaking a lead role in the planning, delivery and evaluation of lectures, tutorials, laboratory-based material, curriculum development or other teaching strategies, including placement education for topics, primarily within Human Resource Management.

• Undertaking topic coordination and course coordination.

• Making a significant contribution to ethical, high quality and innovative research through activities such as scholarship, quality publication, external grant acquisition, mentoring and developing early career researchers and presentation that aligns with the College areas of research strength and focus

• Undertaking a lead role in inspiring and innovative teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience, such as e-learning platforms

• Supporting students with academic and/or other challenges impeding their academic progress.

• In a leadership capacity assisting in College internal and external quality assurance and accreditation processes.

• Actively supervising and mentoring students undertaking complex WIL, Honours and/or Higher Degree Research students.

• Leading, supervising and participating in high performing multi-disciplinary teams with an education and/or research focus and contributing to the development of a respectful, trusting and collaborative working environment

• Building and maintaining strategic relationships and networks with a range of stakeholders including industry and professional associations and organisations, with an increasing national and/or international focus.

• Contributing at a leadership level to the integration and management of aspects of the academic and administrative life of the College.

• Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural SA, interstate and overseas travel, may be required.

• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

• 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 higher degree students to completion.

• Demonstrated evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area aligned with research strengths in Human Resource Management, including evidence of sustained proven high quality publications and attraction of external competitive grants.

• Demonstrated understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research and scholarship.

• Demonstrated experience providing leadership in the area of curriculum reviews and internal and external accreditation activities.

• 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.

• Consistent excellent evaluations by students of teaching with improvements shown.

• Demonstrated evidence in enhancing success for students including developing and implementing initiatives to enhance their retention and to facilitate their employability.

• Demonstrated effective cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to liaise with and/or teach international students.

For more information regarding the position, or to have a confidential discussion, please contact: Associate Professor Vipul Pare

Flinders University has introduced a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all new staff members to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to medical exemptions and limited exemptions. 

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

In addition, it is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Child Related Employment Screening which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).

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.

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

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.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications Close 11:59pm:

18 May 2022