Description:
The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer reports to the Head of Department and has no direct reports.
Specific Responsibilities For This Role Include:
LEVEL B – Lecturer:
- Actively carry out research in the areas of statistics, data science or financial mathematics that aligns with the research strengths in the School, with a view to publication in influential and high-impact scholarly journals.
- Demonstrate and continuously develop a well-defined teaching philosophy that inspires student learning.
- Teach statistics, data science, financial mathematics, and mathematics courses to a range of audiences at the University, including specialist Honours and Masters level courses in line with UNSW policy.
- Design and develop learning activities and resources and provide assessment and feedback using a range of suitable approaches and learning environments.
- Initiate the development of experimental approaches to teaching and learning with the support of more senior academics.
- Support learning progression with students as individuals (through such activities as one-to-one consultation) and as a cohort (through general course related advice) to achieve positive learning and employability outcomes for students.
- Actively disseminate research findings at seminars and conferences within the School, the UNSW environment, nationally and internationally.
- Manage course administration as Course Authority, including academic quality assurance.
- Maintain professional development in pedagogy, disciplinary knowledge and minimum professional accreditation requirements (where relevant).
- Make a positive contribution to School meetings and seminars and be a member of School/Faculty committees as required.
- Engage in individual and/or collaborative research in a manner consistent with disciplinary practice.
- Create scholarly impact which is recognised by peers in the advancement of disciplinary knowledge.
- Conduct research/scholarly activities under limited supervision, either independently or as a member of a team (as per the norms of the discipline) and design research projects.
- Contribute to the development of applications for competitive funding under the guidance of senior colleagues, including participating as co-investigator or chief investigator in competitive grant applications.
- Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values
- Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.
LEVEL C – Senior Lecturer:
(in addition to the above)
- Significant role in research projects including, where appropriate, leadership of a research team.
- Perform senior administrative duties as specified by the Head of Department or Head of School.
- Assume a major role in planning or committee work.