Casual Sessional: Computing Technologies
Location: Melbourne
Time Type: Part time
Posted On: Posted Today
Time Left to Apply: End Date: October 26, 2024 (20 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: JR34367
Overview:
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CASUAL SESSIONALS – SCHOOL OF COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES
Expression of Interest for sessional teaching and marking across cyber security, software engineering and/or cloud computing courses in the School of Computing Technologies of the STEM College, RMIT.
Based at the Melbourne CBD campus but may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University or online.
Casual hours commencing in 2025.
Contribute to a culture of quality learning and teaching of the School of Computing Technologies.
About RMIT
RMIT offers life-changing experiences for our students, and helps shape the world with research, innovation, teaching and industry engagement. With strong industry connections forged over 130 years, collaboration with industry remains integral to RMIT’s leadership in education, applied and innovative research, and to the development of highly skilled, globally focused graduates.
About the Role and Your Responsibilities
The Casual Academic Sessional is expected to contribute to the teaching efforts of the School, within the Cyber Security & Software Systems (CSSS) Discipline. You are responsible for carrying out various teaching and assessment activities within the Cyber Security and Software Engineering programs. You will work collaboratively and collegially with fellow academics within the teaching team to achieve desired student outcomes.
To help to support this aim we require passionate casual staff that will prepare and deliver teaching and / or marking. We welcome expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced candidates to register their interest to teach and/or mark on a casual basis within the Discipline.
The School is led by the Dean, School of Computing Technologies, and has three disciplines:
- Cyber Security & Software Systems (CSSS)
- Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DSAI)
- Interaction, Technology & Information (ITI)
Our PhD students and faculty conduct world leading research in many areas of Computing and Computing applications, including in:
- Search and Recommendation
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing
- Data Science, Machine Learning, and Big Data Analysis
- Cybersecurity
- Distributed Computing
- Software Engineering
- Digital Health
We have recently redesigned our undergraduate programs to provide a common foundation in programming for all SCT undergraduates. Our approach is centred on an innovative Bootcamp2Studio model that makes use of immersive and challenge-based pedagogy to drive higher-level learning.
SCT will further fast-track digital innovation across all College teaching programs and elevate our external position as a leader in technology and digital innovation. The School's leadership is tasked with the significant responsibility of building the architecture and capability to position RMIT with research computing capacity and a world class digital learning lab which will support interdisciplinary activities, including integration of augmented reality and other advanced technologies into teaching.
The strong focus on technology led by the School of Computing Technologies will drive the development of new capability platforms and enable the ability for RMIT to be embedded within industry and leading local and international research organisations.
Key Selection Criteria
- Minimum Bachelor Honours degree or above. Note: Bachelor’s degree candidates who have extensive teaching and/or industry experience may be eligible for appointment. These candidates must undergo Qualifications Equivalency assessment at RMIT to be eligible for this position.
- Previous experience with cyber security, software engineering and/or cloud computing.
- Evidence of teaching ability and the capacity to engage students in an enthusiastic, concise, engaging, and informative manner.
- Demonstrable knowledge of requisite content for course/s taught within Cyber Security & Software Systems (CSSS) programs.
- Demonstrable ability to grade student assessment and provide appropriate feedback.
- Effective interpersonal skills, including both written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrable ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children check.
Classes are delivered in person at our Melbourne CBD Monday to Friday.
The volume, nature and availability of sessional teaching will vary based on the needs of the school including course offerings, timetabling and student demand.
To Apply
Please submit your CV and covering letter for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.
For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Thuong Mai via email thuong.mai@rmit.edu.au
Further information regarding RMIT’s Computing Technologies programs please explore our programs here.
Applications Close:
25 Oct 2024 11.59 pm
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