"Teaching Focused Academic, IT - 13860"

Job Info

• Job Identification
• 13860
• Job Category
• Academic (teaching focused)
• Posting Date
• 07/29/2024, 07:46 AM
• Locations
•  Footscray Park
• Apply Before
• 08/26/2024, 09:59 PM
• Degree Level
• Doctorate Degree
• Job Schedule
• Full time

Job Description

• Showcase your IT skills
• Work with a dynamic and professional team
• Located at our Footscray Park Campus or City Tower Campus

About Us: 

At Victoria University (VU), our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

About the Role:

IT Program is in the College of Arts, Business, Law, Education and Information Technology. We build sustainable competency in intelligent technologies and their applications in different sectors and smart environments, for example, smart cities, medical decision support, and intelligent cyber security. You would be expected to make significant contributions to this strategic development and further growth of the student numbers in the IT Program, particularly in the context of AI breakthroughs with large language models.

The new role requires expertise in contemporary intelligent technologies of data science, natural language processing and their applications in ICT management, networking, cyber security, app development, cloud computing and computer vision. You will exhibit strong ability to acquire new knowledge, adapt to align with the discipline strategic areas, work with discipline colleagues to build the Program's strength and reputation in the related research, create sustainable demand for related courses.

The position is eligible for a 15% allocation to research and scholarship and can apply for up to a 40% workload in research fellowship.

This is a Teaching Focused Academic B classification, salary range $103,662 (per annum) - $125,473 (per annum) plus 17% employer superannuation contribution. This is a Full Time (36.75 hours per week) over Two Year Fixed Term contract.

Duties:

Some of the duties you may perform are:

• Coordinate and deliver multiple subjects at local and offshore campuses, with focus on Transnational Education programs.
• Work collaboratively to develop high quality courses and units with modern technologies to enable strong and sustainable demand, re-develop at least one unit per year to support the courses strong graduates competency of employability.
• Develop at least one demonstrable system from research, display it on IT lab screens (e.g. D633 external screens) and online demo sites, to encourage industry engagement, inspire existing students and attract potential students.

For a detailed list of all duties please see position description.

About You:

You will be expected to work collaboratively and independently as a member of the University and participate in or undertake activities that enhance student learning and engagement and offer world class research excellence and innovation. 

You will be expected to have a strong capacity to conduct world class research in the area of natural language processing, plus cyber security or data science, in context of newly available large language models, with a proven track record of quality publications: three or more first or corresponding authored Q1 publications in the past three years, or two or more first authored A* publications in the past two years.

You will exhibit a strong ability to conduct innovative research in the context of large language models, and develop sample theses for coursework Master students, and sample capstone projects for Bachelor students, at HD grade, particularly applying new AI technologies.

Preferably you have exceptional teaching, organisational and communication skills, as well as experience within the tertiary sector, with an ability to play an important role in redevelopment of courses in software development, network management, data science and cybersecurity courses with the new AI driven by large language models and be able to teach in areas of staff shortage, including mobile app development, cloud app development, security operations and vulnerability analysis, network management, enterprise security management, digital forensics, cyber law, data privacy and cyber-physical systems, data visualisation, data analytics for cybersecurity, small IT business system development, and ICT management.

You will be expected to have a capacity to develop collaborative linkages with industry, strong programming skills and technical ability, particularly in modern AI technologies, to develop demonstrable systems with emerging technologies for real world problem solving, to showcase to students and industry, inspire potential students and expand our reach in the industry, high level communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with a commitment to the development of a collegial and supportive working environment and the ability to interact with students and staff with cross cultural sensitivity. You will also need a commitment to the application of relevant and applicable policies, procedures and legislation in the day-to-day performance of the functions of the position and a willingness to commit to Victoria University’s values which are: Values – Access, Excellence, Respect Behaviours – Engagement, Collegiality, Courage

What We Offer:

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance, gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff.

How to Apply?

For a position description click here: Teaching Focused Academic, IT.

Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising;

• A cover letter.
• Curriculum Vitae.
• Response to the Selection Criteria.
• List of units (subjects) in the existing IT courses from the Program/Discipline (see on the VU course site) in three categories: 1) subjects you are able to teach, 2) subjects you have taught with special expertise, 3) subjects you have the ability to develop.
• Three best research publications, if any
• A sample program (modern AI technologies) with a link to the demonstration of the system (or YouTube videos).
• Recent teaching feedback.

Existing IT Courses

Bachelor of IT:  https://www.vu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-information-technology-nbit

Bachelor of Data Science:  https://www.vu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-data-science-nbds

Bachelor of Cyber Security: https://www.vu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-cyber-security-nbcs

Bachelor of IT Professional:  https://www.vu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-information-technology-professional-nbip

Master of Applied IT: https://www.vu.edu.au/courses/master-of-applied-information-technology-nmit 

Note: Applications which do not address the selection criteria will NOT be considered.

Applications close on Monday the 26th August 2024 at 11.59pm (AEST) 

Who to Contact? 

For further information relating to the position, please contact Yuan Miao, Head of IT Program on Yuan.Miao@vu.edu.au for any questions about the role. 

Our Commitment to Protecting Country: 

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share. 

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.

About Us

Victoria University (VU) is the  University of the West.

For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond.

We are one of Australia’s few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.

Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.

The VU Values are that we are always:

• welcoming

• ethical

• shaping the future 

• together.

This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.

At VU we believe diversity is a strength – the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.

With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.