Lecturer / Senior Lecturer

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) invites applications for Lecturers for a course titled "Navigating the Digital World".

Young and research intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. 

The Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Office at NTU Singapore oversees new curricula focusing on key transferable skills and global challenges using interdisciplinary approaches to learning. The rapidly changing nature of work, compounded by the relentless speed of innovation, necessitates that our graduates constantly acquire new knowledge and competencies, and adapt to several career changes over their lifetimes. As forward-looking educators, we are in continual pursuit of providing a holistic education grounded in future-ready skills which will prepare our graduates for lifelong learning and global citizenship. 

Such an education needs to transcend the traditional boundaries of disciplines to address the nexus between theoretical and practical learning; “hard skills” and “soft skills”; and core curriculum and co-curriculum. Hence, NTU launched a new curriculum structure in 2021 to address these needs, featuring a range of Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Courses.  

The Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Office invites applications for a Lecturer position for a course titled ‘Navigating the Digital World’ at Nanyang Technological University. 

This course aims to provide multi-disciplinary competence in a cross-disciplinary, collaborative learning environment, with student interaction and collaboration across schools as a key learning foundation. With digitalization now becoming the new normal in our daily life, the main objective of this compulsory undergraduate course is to equip students from different disciplines with problem‐solving techniques with the aid of computers and to enable them to acquire common but essential digital skills that are crucial in today’s workforce. The course trains students in using computational thinking and quantitative reasoning to solve problems and analyse data; learn how to identify online threats and understand the principles of ethics and intellectual property rights in the digital world; exposure to current issues in the digital world such as cybersecurity and the rise of fake news. In addition, the course equips students with some of the latest online tools for effective presentation, communication, and collaborative teamwork.

Responsibilities
This role is critical as part of the ICC Office's strategy to implement NTU's Education 2025 to focus on interdisciplinary and collaborative learning and develop students into future-ready graduates. Here are the responsibilities:

• Facilitates and conducts all teaching assignments, both face-to-face and virtual delivery

• Supports the course lead coordinator(s) in overseeing and completing core course administrative tasks or duties such as course evaluation, online course materials, attendance records, academic counselling on student progress

• Conducts assessments, marking and grade entries, feedback to students, student consultations, non-academic matters (eg. invigilation) etc.

• Develops and updates course materials and learning resources for course delivery and support students' learning

• Provides regular course and student progress statistics for reporting, improvement of students’ learning and strategic decision making

• Takes on the role of course lead coordinator when necessary

• Demonstrates values and principles of professional conduct in all endeavours

• Manages and coordinates the course module whenever required

• Any other assigned duties

One of the significant challenges of the role would be coping with a high teaching workload, supervising students of different disciplines and their interdisciplinary group projects and providing guidance and feedback on their progress. This role demands (a) good supervising and facilitating skills for handling large classes of up to 50 participants per class and student group projects, (b) good project management skills, (c) strong administrative and organisational skills, and (d) sound business knowledge to identify and craft relevant group projects for students to work on.

Personal Attributes

1. Student Focus

a) Demonstrates an apparent empathy with students and understands their needs, and is an active listener

b) Motivated and enthused to maximise individual student potential

c) Proactive with the ability to react positively to unexpected circumstances

d) Passionate in educating and mentoring students to guide them in their learning and growth

2. Teamwork

a) Maintains the confidence and mutual respect of colleagues at all levels

b) Understands and works towards team objectives

c) Shares useful ideas and practices to improve the team’s overall morale and performance

d) Initiates and implements improvements to work processes and practices within their responsibility

3. Credibility and Communication

a) Speaks and writes clearly and persuasively when interacting with internal and external stakeholders

b) Displays excellent listening and questioning skills

c) Projects an appropriate professional image

4. Organisation

a) Able to plan workload but remain flexible

b) Meets deadlines and displays strong administrative and organisational skills

c) Demonstrates a capability to balance competing demands

d) Meticulous with strong organisational and academic, administrative skills

e) Strong initiative, self-motivated, and focused on achieving quality outputs

Requirements
Candidates with the following qualifications are encouraged to apply:

• Applicants should have industry and/or academic experience, a passion for teaching and preferably possess a Master's degree or PhD in information systems, computer science, or related STEM discipline, with the relevant professional qualifications

• Knowledge in one or more digital world related topics: Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Robotics Process Automation (RPA)

• Additional knowledge in Digital Asset Management (DAM), Artificial Intelligence or Blockchain would be advantageous

• Candidates should demonstrate teaching/mentoring excellence and be able to engage in curriculum development and work closely with students for undergraduate courses

• Candidates with industry experience are preferred

Application

Applicants are invited to submit their applications (cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, and citation report, where applicable).

Review of applications and shortlisting decision will be on an on-going basis until the position is filled.

Hiring Institution: NTU