Assistant Professor Position in Faculty of Computing and IT

Job description

Role and Responsibilities

An assistant professor is expected to demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence in the planning and delivery of teaching, learning, and assessment in the area of specialisation as well as developing and promoting research and other forms of knowledge transfer at national and regional levels with the potential to reach international level achievement in due course.

Implement provided health, safety, and environmental (HSE) controls and follow instructions.

Look after and keep the provided HSE equipment and facilities healthy and report any damage of equipment and facilities identified to the HSE team.

Report any HSE incidents and missed behavioural observations.

The key role and responsibilities of an assistant professor should include, but are not exclusive to, teaching and learning support, research, administration, and faculty support activities in the following areas:

Teaching and Learning Support

• Design, develop, and deliver various courses at various academic levels.

• Collaborate with other faculty members to implement teaching and learning strategy.

• Ensure content, delivery methods, and materials align with defined learning outcomes.

• Create and enhance teaching materials, methods, and approaches to improve subject area delivery.

• Contribute to the development of good academic practices within the faculty.

• Utilize appropriate teaching, learning support, and assessment methods for effective knowledge transfer.

• Play an active role in academic advising of assigned students.

• Develop student skills by identifying learning needs and defining appropriate objectives.

• Supervise laboratory teams in related courses as needed.