Job Overview
* 1 x Full time, ongoing position available to join the School of Computing Technologies, Discipline of Interaction, Technology and Information
* Salary Academic Level B ($115,303 - $136,925) or Level C ($141,247 - $162,872) + 17% Super
* Based at the City campus, but may be required to travel to other University campuses
About the Role
We are seeking an academic at either Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer) who can complement the School's world‐leading expertise in library and information management and data science. This role will focus on human‐oriented technical information retrieval or natural language processing (NLP) research.
Set within the Interaction, Technology and Information Discipline, and reflecting a strong human‐computer interaction orientation, the successful candidate will also collaborate closely with the Data Science and AI Discipline. Their work will contribute to one or more of the School's overarching themes, including responsible computing and digital health.
As the successful candidate you will have a track record of publishing in key outlets appropriate to their discipline—for example, SIGIR, TOIS and IPM for information retrieval, or ACL, EMNLP and FAccT for NLP.
At both levels, the successful candidate will contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School. Furthermore, part of this role will include:
Responsibilities
* Delivering high‐quality teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programs
* Maintaining and advancing scholarly and professional capabilities, and contributing to curriculum development
* Active engagement with academic, industry and professional communities, and collaboration with colleagues across teaching and research activities
For appointment at Level B (Lecturer), the focus will be on developing a strong research profile, contributing to teaching programmes, and participating in collaborative research and engagement activities. The Lecturer may also undertake course coordination responsibilities.
For appointment at Level C (Senior Lecturer), the role includes a significant contribution to program delivery and a strong emphasis on research leadership. You will be expected to lead high‐quality research projects, build successful funding pipelines, and produce impactful research outputs. You will play a key role in embedding research within the School, developing strategic collaborations across the University and with external partners, and may also contribute to programme management and leadership.
About You
To be successful for this position, you will have:
* Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver programmes at undergraduate and post‐graduate levels in core areas of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, and/or Data Science, including online delivery, and the ability to produce high‐quality curriculum or programme materials. (Level C: including coordination of large courses and implementation of innovative approaches to student‐centred learning and quality improvement.)
* Research track record in human‐centric information retrieval or human‐centric NLP evidenced by publications, development of new research initiatives, competitive research funding, and industry links. (Level B: emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs. Level C: emerging nationally recognised track record including substantial record of research outputs in high quality outlets.) Alignment with one of the key priorities of the school (responsible computing or digital health) is an advantage.
* Demonstrated ability to supervise higher degree by research candidates. (Level C: extensive experience supervising to maximise research performance.)
* Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in teaching, supervision and research.
* Demonstrated high level of collegiality, including supporting development of junior team members, ability to problem‐solve as part of a team and ability to work well with diverse personalities and perspectives.
* Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including ability to present research findings to a variety of academic and non‐academic audiences in both written and verbal form, and to communicate persuasively with a variety of stakeholders.
* (Level C only) Extensive experience in research leadership with the ability to build and develop collaborative research teams, mentor academic staff to deliver high‐quality outcomes, attract and secure external research funding to sustain research effort and manage funded research projects including complex budgets and reporting requirements.
* (Level C only) Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to financial, governance and quality management systems within a university.
Qualifications
Mandatory: PhD or equivalent in relevant field.
Notes
Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check and other checks as required by the specific role. Maintaining a valid Working With Children Check is a condition of employment at RMIT.
Application Deadline
Applications close on Wednesday, 1st of July.
Contact
For further information please contact Senior Talent Advisor, Justin Bolton at justin.bolton@rmit.edu.au.
Application Instructions
Please submit your CV and cover letter, separately addressing the Key Selection Criteria for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child‐safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.
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