Lecturer in Finance

Flinders University; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

17% Superannuation

Staff wellbeing program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Flinders University invites applications for a Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) in Finance based at Bedford Park. This full-time continuing academic role focuses on delivering student-centred teaching, developing career-ready graduates, and contributing to Curriculum design across Business and Finance.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD or EdD in Business, Finance or related field, with substantial tertiary teaching experience and openness to offshore teaching as required by the College.

Qualifications

• Significant teaching experience and excellence at a tertiary level.
• A PhD or EdD in Business, Finance or a related discipline is required.

Responsibilities

• Create, coordinate and conduct teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience.
• Contribute to planning and evaluation of topics; undertake the role of Topic Coordinator as required.
• Contribute to review, renewal, development and design of curricula and courses that attract new and existing cohorts, fostering creativity and critical thinking.
• Offshore teaching may also be required as per College needs.

Skills

Teaching experience (tertiary)

Student-centred teaching

E-learning/online delivery

Education

PhD or EdD in Business/Finance

Tools

E-learning technologies

Job description

Position Details

Full-Time | Continuing position

Academic Level B | $115,871 - $137,122 pa

Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) with a student-centred ethos to develop creative, enterprising and career-ready graduates.

The Lecturer in Finance will contribute to excellence in teaching and learning across the suite of Business and Finance topics. The position will be predominantly concerned with teaching and teaching-related duties involving the creation, delivery and continuous quality improvement of the topics and programs offered by the University.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, coordinate and conduct inspiring teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience
• Contribute to the planning and evaluation of these topics, undertaking the role of Topic Coordinator as required.
• Make an independent contribution to the review, renewal, development and design of curricula and courses that are attractive to existing and new cohorts of students and that nurture creativity and critical-thinking skills
• Offshore teaching may also be required, as per the College needs.

About You

The successful candidate will demonstrate significant teaching experience and excellence at a tertiary level, and should have successfully completed a PhD or EdD in Business, Finance or a related discipline.

Key Position Capabilities

• Evidence of use of learning and teaching approaches which enhance student success.
• Evidence of teaching and assessing practical legal skills.
• Evidence of student-centred approach.
• Evidence of successful and independent innovation in learning and teaching delivery or design, including use of e-learning technologies.

About the College/Portfolio

Through our world-class teaching and research, we equip students with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and advance human development. The College is dedicated to cultivating bright minds and inspiring innovative, passionate, and highly skilled graduates for future ready careers, and delivering connections for life.

Life at Flinders

They say know your place. We say you've found it right here.

Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.

Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we've navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we've continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.

Why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance chec