Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer - Teens and Youths (Care, Learn, Serve Office)

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university in Singapore is seeking a candidate for a teaching role focusing on social work and youth engagement. The position involves developing course materials, ensuring student participation, and managing course administration. Successful candidates will have a passion for youth development and experience in collaborative teaching methods. This role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive fringe benefit package

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Teaching and mentoring experience; team teaching experience is preferred.
• Interest in technology-enhanced learning.
• Experience working in Teens and Youth domain is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct teaching and facilitation lessons for students.
• Develop course outlines and instructional plans.
• Manage administrative tasks for courses.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Active listening

Creative learning experience design

Collaboration skills

Education

Masters or Bachelor in Social Work or related fields

Tools

Learning management systems

Video platforms

Collaboration tools

Job description

Overview

Young and research intensive, NTU Singapore (NTU) is ranked among the world’s top universities. NTU has launched the “Care, Serve, and Learn” (CSL) initiative as a compulsory, credit-bearing course series for all undergraduates admitted from Academic Year 2025 onwards. Integrated into the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) curriculum, CSL bridges academic learning with meaningful community service, aiming to cultivate socially responsible, empathetic, and civically engaged graduates. Through structured training, hands-on service with partner organizations, individual and team-based reflective learning, students develop vital skills such as active listening, advocacy, and project management. The initiative builds on NTU’s culture of volunteerism and reflects a broader educational vision that blends intellectual growth with real-world impact. The new initiative will be managed by the CSL office.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and Facilitation: Conduct teaching and facilitation lessons for students through both face-to-face and virtual delivery, ensuring effective engagement and learning.
• Course Planning and Development: Develop instructional plans (course outlines/syllabi) in the form of outcome-based teaching and learning (OBTL) that meet university standards and service partners’ program needs, while continuously designing, refining, and improving teaching plans, activities, assignments, and rubrics to enhance student learning.
• Student Engagement: Inspire students on societal impact by fostering and ensuring high levels of student participation and engagement during teaching and service delivery.
• Course Administration and Coordination: Manage administrative tasks, including course evaluation, maintaining and approving attendance records, updating online course materials, providing academic counselling, and liaising with service partner supervisors to support student progress.
• Lead Instructor responsibilities: When called upon to serve as a Lead Instructor, lead the course and oversee all course-level administrative and policy matters to ensure smooth operation. Lead Instructors are expected to work closely with other instructors, service partner agencies, and relevant stakeholders.
• Assessment and Feedback: Conduct assessments, grade student reflection journals and midterm reports, provide timely feedback, and perform mark entry. Address student queries on academic and non-academic matters.
• Resource Development: Create and maintain course materials and learning resources to support and enhance student learning experiences.
• Progress Monitoring and Reporting: Provide regular updates on course performance and check-ins with students and their service supervisors at service sites for monitoring, reporting and strategic planning purposes.
• Team Collaboration: Maintain a positive and supportive environment for all internal and external stakeholders.
• Professional Conduct: Uphold values of integrity, care, respect, impact, service and partnership in all NTU activities.
• Other Duties: Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Personal Attributes

• Model a passion for caring for others and adaptability to inspire students and contribute to society and be socially responsible.
• Ability to develop engaging and interactive learning experiences and relate experiences and impact.
• Strong communication skills to explain, convey and influence students, service partners, and relevant stakeholders.
• Skilled in active and empathetic listening to understand perspectives and concerns.
• Ability to encourage students to think critically about community issues and guide problem-solving and holistic understanding.
• Ability to work with students as partners in the learning process and encourage peer collaboration and sustained volunteerism.
• Skilled in guiding students’ thinking, questioning, discussion, and reflection on community issues, needs, and resolution.
• Ability to design and manage class schedules, pre-service preparation and training, midterm review, post-service reflection and sharing, and track student progress with timely feedback.
• Familiarity with learning management systems, video platforms, and collaboration tools.
• Committed to continuous improvement in teaching practices.

Requirements

• Masters or Bachelor in Social Work or related fields.
• Teaching and mentoring experience; team teaching experience is preferred.
• Interest and/or proficiency in technology-enhanced learning (e.g., online activities and assessments, streamed lectures).
• Experience working in Teens and Youth domain is an advantage.
• Passionate about youth development and well informed on Singapore societal issues, support systems, and agencies.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team with diverse skills.
• Experience teaching both STEM and non-STEM students is an advantage.
• Demonstrated potential for scholarship is an advantage.
• This position is best suited for those with prior relevant experience.

Emoluments

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package.

Application Procedure

The closing date for applications is 30 September 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Applicants are invited to submit their applications (cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, and Google Scholar citation report if available).

About NTU

Hiring Institution: NTU A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified buildings. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources. For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg