[What the role is]
This is a 2-year position as a Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering Continuing Education and Training (CET) and Pre-Employment Training (PET) programmes in the areas of environmental sustainability, water technology, and waste management.
[What you will be working on]
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design, develop and deliver in-person/online lectures, tutorials, practicals, assessments and marking for full-time and part-time courses in environmental science and sustainability, environmental engineering, water technology and carbon management
- Be available to teach at least 1 evening per week and/or on weekends for CET classes
- Conduct business development in the environmental industry to drive CET courses, Industry in Curriculum and projects.
- Supervise and facilitate student-industry collaboration projects
- Collaborate with industry on training, applied research and/or consultancy projects to stay relevant in your profession.
- Contribute to student-related events (such as leading student overseas trips) and outreach activities.
- Mentor students in character development and career readiness
- Provide pastoral care for students
- Carry out administrative duties to support academic and school operations
[What we are looking for]
- Relevant qualification(s) in the field(s) of civil engineering, environmental engineering, environmental science or chemical engineering.
- At least 3 years of relevant teaching or industry experience in civil engineering, environmental engineering, environmental science or related fields.
- Expertise in environmental monitoring technologies and data analytics, including experience with sensor systems, Internet of Things (IoT) applications, unmanned aircrafts, unmanned water drones, and environmental data collection and analysis.
- Proficiency in microcontroller programming such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi or related languages.
- Proficiency in Python programming and data analysis tools.
- Competent to plan, develop, teach and support modules related to environmental engineering, environmental science, Internet of Things (IoT), including but not limited to the following modules:
- Environmental Analytics & IoT
- Environmental Testing
- Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology
- Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
- Energy and Environmental Management Systems
- Engineering Mathematics
- Passionate about education and possess strong interest in nurturing, teaching, mentoring and interacting with students.
- A team player with strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
- Self-driven, independent and able to multi-task effectively.
Additional Qualifications And Experiences That Are Advantageous
- Qualifications and/or experiences relevant to digitalisation, Internet of Things (IoT), and carbon management
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Higher Education, Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA), Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP), and/or Diploma in Adult Continuing Education (DACE)
