An opportunity now exists to join RMIT's School of Science and contribute to the teaching and research growth within the Mathematical Sciences Discipline, in the School of Science and specifically within the fields of statistics and analytics.
* 1 x Full time, ongoing appointment based in the City campus
* Remuneration at Academic Level B ($100,465- $119,304) or Level C (123,070 – $141,912) + 17% Super
About the College
The STEM College holds a leading position and expertise in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health (STEM) fields. We are uniquely positioned to influence and partner with industry, as never before.
STEM College is a community of exceptional STEM researchers, teachers, inventors, designers and game-changers, supported by talented professional staff. We offer higher education programs across all STEM disciplines at the Bachelor, Master and PhD levels, and ensure our students experience an education that is work-aligned and life-changing.
Further information on STEM College in this link.
About the Role
As a Statistics and Analytics Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, you will contribute to the School's research efforts by producing high quality research publications, submitting competitive grant applications, and supervising research students in postgraduate research programs. In this role, you will maintain and advance your scholarly research and professional capabilities relevant to this discipline and actively promote the discipline by establishing and sustaining links with academic, industry, and professional communities.
The expected roles the applicant could engage in are broad in scope, but we encourage applicants to apply if they have an interested further developing andor have research experience within the areas of machine learning andor data mining.
Furthermore, this role will see you:
* Being responsible for carrying out teaching activities within undergraduate, Masters and Graduate Diploma programs
* Improving and providing best-of-class student experience by teaching team to enhance the teaching and course offerings within the Statistics and Analytics programs; including participating and taking initiative in the development of online courses
* May also be responsible for course coordination.
About You
To be successful for level B appointment, you will have:
* Emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs evidenced by publications, development of new research initiatives, competitive research funding, and industry links
* Ability to supervise higher degree by research candidates in, at least, an associate capacity
* Ability to build effective networks and generate alternative funding projects through effective liaison with industry and government
* Ability to prepare and deliver large statistics and analytics courses, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including online delivery
* Previous experience in industry leading statistical computing packages such as R, SAS and Python, in the delivery of the above courses
* Ability to produce high quality curriculum or course materials and the ability to undertake a course coordination role
* Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with and to negotiate sensitively with students especially on issues related to effective learning
In addition to the above, to be successful for level C appointment you will also have:
* Ability to manage a large program or a number of small programs
* Ability to implement innovative approaches to student-centered learning and quality improvement
* Experience in research leadership with the ability to build collaborative research teams, mentor academic staff and manage funded research projects including complex budgets and reporting requirements
* Understanding of and commitment to financial, governance and quality management systems within a university
Qualifications
Mandatory:
* PhD in Statistics or in the relevant discipline
* Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children check.
To Apply
Please submit your CV, cover letter and separately address the Key Selection Criteria for this position by clicking on the 'Apply' link below.
Candidates are asked to specify level of the appointment they are applying for in the cover letter.
PD – Lecturer – Level B.pdf
PD – Senior Lecturer – Level C.pdf
For further information about this position, please see Position Description above or contact Professor Andrew Eberhard, Assistant AD – Mathematical Science at andy.eberhard@rmit.edu.au or Professor Asha Rao, Associate Dean – Mathematical Science at asha.rao@rmit.edu.au.
Applications close on Wednesday, 16th of February 2022.
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