POSITION DESCRIPTION

Western Sydney University is looking for potential full-time lecturers for different subjects who are passionate about education and has a strong academic background. The full-time lecturers will be expected to make a substantial contribution to teaching, curriculum development and research quality as well as engaging in administrative and other activities associated with the School.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Teaching and Learning
• Participate actively in teaching and enhance the interactions between teaching and research to facilitate the transition of students to postgraduate study.
• Coordinate, prepare, deliver, and evaluate relevant teaching subjects, including feedback from students.
• Ensure the design, development, delivery, and assessment of subjects offered, and the learning resources associated with these.
• Respond promptly to student enquiries and provide feedback on assessments as required.
• Support preparation of programs for external accreditation where relevant.
• Develop and maintain appropriate online environments for teaching and assessment materials for the subject.
• Initiate and implement subject improvements to enhance learning and teaching quality, with advice from the Director, Program Manager, Discipline and Subject Coordinators.
• Communicate with students on subject development and changes to subject resulting from student feedback.
• Moderate the application of standards and quality of marking within a subject.
• Apply the School policy to deal with academic matters including academic dishonesty cases, applications for extension to due date for assessment and formal/informal review of grades.

2. Curriculum Development
• Contribute to curriculum development for the program and discipline.
• Prepare the Subject Guide and other related subject information in accordance with the directions of the Director and Academic Manager.

3. Research
• Actively participate in research relevant to the School’s profile.
• Produce high-quality research outputs and disseminate them in highly regarded research outlets.
• Apply for grants as appropriate.
• Collaborate on high impact research projects across the University and with external research organisations, industry, community organisations and government.
• Identify, attract, and develop quality research students to enhance the outcomes of business studies.

4. Administration
• Participate in School and University student engagement and outreach activities.
• Participate in meetings as required in the School and the University.
• Contribute to the School and University community through regular participation in activities.
• Maintain appropriate records regarding student assessment and results.
• Subject coordination duties where required, including supporting casual staff where relevant.
• Assist in resolving other operational and administrative matters associated with the subject, such as timetabling matters, in cooperation with the Academic Manager, Subject Coordinator, and operation team.

5. General
• Actively pursue professional development to ensure and maintain contemporary discipline knowledge.
• Facilitate and maintain good communication with Academic and Professional staff and students.

6. Undertake other duties as directed
• Other duties relevant to the classification level.

TEACHING SUBJECTS

1. Business Academic Skills
2. Principles of Economics
3. Principles of Accounting
4. Principles of Management
5. Principles of Marketing
6. Statistics for Business
7. Business Law
8. Marketing Research
9. Consumer Behavior
10. International Business
11. Corporate Finance
12. Human Resource Management
13. Communication subjects
14. Applied Data Science subjects