Lecturer in Business

RMIT University

Overview

RMIT Vietnam is seeking a Lecturer in Business & Technology to join our academic community and deliver high-quality teaching, research, and student engagement. This is an exciting opportunity for an educator-scholar who is passionate about shaping future-ready graduates and contributing to impactful research.

Applicants with teaching and research expertise in Business Analytics; Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, or related Digital Business disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHY JOIN RMIT VIETNAM?

At RMIT Vietnam, international exposure meets real-world impact through strong industry and government collaboration. Working at RMIT means building a meaningful career while creating impact in a high-performing environment.

Further insight into our mission, impact and global connections is available in the RMIT Vietnam Profile.

WHAT WE OFFER

Expatriates

• Competitive remuneration package USD for expatriate candidates
• Relocation allowance package from US$6,000
• Relocation flights from home location to Vietnam for candidate and direct dependents (if applicable)
• International repatriation flights for the staff and direct dependents at the end of their contract
• School tuition fees for children to attend the K-12 program in Vietnam, up to US$20,000 per child or US$40,000 for two children per year
• Premium private medical insurance for employee and immediate family, plus Personal Accident Insurance
• Dedicated support from Global Mobility Team to support with immigration and relocation to Vietnam

Vietnamese candidates

• Competitive remuneration VND package for Vietnamese candidates
• 13th month Tet bonus
• Private Health insurance for you and your family, plus Personal Accident Insurance

Other benefits

• Generous annual leave, career leave, volunteer leave and public holidays (Christmas and Tet Holidays)
• Professional development and career advancement
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources
• A vibrant and diverse campus life and more!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lecturer contributes to Teaching and Research, and Engagement in the Business and Technology Program within the Business Innovation Department, The Business School. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the program to meet the needs of students and other stakeholders, ensure a consistent level of research is undertaken to support relevant research clusters in the Business School. He/She may deliver courses across related programs as directed.

The incumbent also contributes to the strategic direction setting of the program, department, and School by working collaboratively with other relevant members of the department to plan and develop courses, programs, and engagement activities. The successful candidate assists the Senior Program Manager on occasion with administrative decisions and tasks.

Key Accountabilities summary

• Undertake independent teaching at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate level including: designing, conducting and moderating assessment; implementing improvements informed by course evaluation activities and student feedback.
• Undertake independent professional activities, scholarship and/or conduct high quality research activities appropriate to the profession or discipline including: managing individual projects within timelines and budgets and ensuring compliance with quality and reporting requirements; publishing research results in high quality outlets as lead or co-author; preparing and submitting external research funding applications; and supervising higher degree by research candidates.
• Undertake administration duties, which may include course coordination role or management of a small award program.
• Adhere to the requirements of the Academic Expectations and Development Framework of RMIT Vietnam.

Key Selection Criteria

• PhD or equivalent relevant Doctoral qualification
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver programs at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including online delivery, and the ability to produce high quality curriculum or program materials
• Ability to undertake course coordination role
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with and to negotiate sensitively with students especially on issues related to effective learning
• Emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs which will contribute to existing Discipline and School research areas evidenced by publications, development of new research initiatives, competitive research funding, and industry links
• Demonstrated ability to supervise higher degree by research candidates
• Ability to build effective networks with colleagues and generate alternative funding projects through effective liaison with industry and government
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills appropriate for interacting with higher degree by research candidates, staff and industry, together with a strong commitment to teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Recent and sustained performance regarding student outcomes, student experience and feedback; combined with experience and skill in a range of teaching settings
• Ability to operate within own discipline and cross-disciplinary/multidisciplinary teams to achieve department and University strategic outcomes
• Ability to work with external partners, industries, organisations and communities and can operate effectively to address complex issues or seek opportunities
• Ability to motivate, develop and inspire others through discipline leadership in the University environment
• Ability to display appropriate behaviours in line with the position as per the RMIT Behavioural Capability Framework (Connectedness, Commitment to Excellence – Improve and Simplify; Imagination and Innovation; Impact; Inclusion; Agility)

Expected Research profile

To be considered for a lecturer position at RMIT Vietnam in The Business School, you will need to be able to meet the following research criteria.

• For candidates with a PhD awarded within the last 3 years (Early Career Academic), although there are no requirements you are expected to be research active
• For candidates with a PhD awarded within the last 3- 5 years there are requirements of peer reviewed journal articles published within the previous five-year window, you need to be active in relevant research areas
• For candidates with a PhD awarded more than 5 years ago: you will be expected to demonstrate a minimum of 2 peer reviewed journal articles, of which must be ranked in Scimago or ABDC and preferably both in Q1/A ranking or equivalent, within the previous five-year window

To be considered for a Senior Lecturer position and above, The Business School operates a research active points system. Points are earned across a spectrum of research within a prior three-year window. Candidates for higher level positions will be considered against these criteria for shortlisting.

More information is available in the Job description.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this role, it is mandatory to submit both a resume and a cover letter. Please click on the 'Apply' link provided in this Job Ads to initiate the application process.

Please note that we will be running a rolling recruitment process, so please apply as soon as possible.

COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

All academic appointments at RMIT Vietnam must meet University and local regulatory requirements, including English proficiency, background checks, and (for international candidates) eligibility for a work permit.

English is the language of teaching and communication at RMIT Vietnam. For this role, the minimum requirement is IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 7.0 with no competency less than 6.5 (or equivalent, as outlined in the Recruitment, Selection and Onboarding Guidelines).

Further guidance will be provided during the recruitment process.

RMIT UNIVERSITY COMMITMENT

RMIT is committed to the rights of students and staff to be safe, respected, valued, and treated as an equal in their place of study and work. All staff are expected to share this commitment and contribute to a safer community. While carrying out their role, staff are in a position of trust with students. Staff have a duty of care to report wellbeing concerns about students through the designated channels and uphold the code of conduct. RMIT Vietnam expects all staff members to comply with its Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, which relate to legal and regulatory requirements and our ways of working.