Job Lecturer, Business Education

Sessional Academic Lecturer in Business (Multiple positions)

Education Centre of Australia (ECA) is a progressive and diverse education group that operates at the forefront of Australia’s higher education sector with campuses in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and with overseas campuses in the UK and India. Over the past two decades we have provided quality teaching to thousands of students through English language courses, bachelor’s degrees, postgraduate degrees and targeted internships. ECA has global presence across several regions – Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Philippines & Nepal.

Aligned closely with our organisational values of integrity, efficiency and equity, ECA is a large and successful Australian-based education organisation providing both face-to-face and online courses for international and domestic students within Australia, India, Southeast Asia, and more recently for international students in the UK.

We also work in partnership with quality higher education providers such as Victoria University, Swinburne University, Charles Sturt University, University of Canberra and London Metropolitan University to provide a world-class educational experience.

VU Brisbane is a new campus, designed to cater for international undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to study Business, IT and Early Childhood programs. Students at VU Brisbane experience a smarter, more engaging way to study with the award-winning VU Block Model, completing one subject at a time. Students learn in interactive, workshop-style classes where they get to know their teacher and classmates, put theory into practice, apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios, and receive fast feedback on their assessments.

We are seeking suitably qualified and experienced individuals for several sessional Academic Lecturer roles to teach units (face-to-face and hybrid delivery) within our Bachelor of Business, Master of Business Administration (Global), Master of Business Analytics, and Master of Enterprise Resource Planning courses. If you have appropriate academic qualifications and teaching and/or industry experience and have what it takes to be a part of dynamic teaching team of VU Brisbane, we would like to hear from you.

You will be required to have subject expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Areas of Subject Expertise

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Business
• Mobile Computing Application Programming
• International Supply Chain Structure
• Computerised Accounting in an ERP System
• Enterprise Resources Planning Systems (excellent skills using SAP – both front and back end)
• Predictive Analytics

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality lecturing/tutoring to students in accordance with VU curricula.
• Manage VU Collaborate (VU's online learning system) for your unit/s.
• Create and maintain an innovative learning environment for students to meet learning outcomes and satisfactorily complete their assessment tasks.
• Identify students who are ‘at risk’ of failing a unit and assist them via the appropriate referral to Course Coordinator (Business) / Learning Support Advisor.
• Participate in staff meetings and professional development sessions.
• Provide on-going student support both face to face and online through email/VU collaborate online learning system.
• Assure the quality of the assessment and examination processes as directed by the Associate Director (Academic) / Course Coordinator (Business).
• Support the Associate Director (Academic) / Course Coordinator (Business) when required through administrative requirements and completion of reports.
• Adhere to VU policies and procedures as instructed by the relevant Associate Director (Academic).
• Ensure Victoria University courses are offered in compliance with all legislative and quality requirements, particularly those prescribed by the ESOS Act.

As the successful candidate you will ideally have:

• Postgraduate level qualification (PhD is essential for any postgraduate teaching) in a relevant discipline
• Experience in teaching university level courses
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience with international students
• Relevant ERP/SAP certification
• Relevant professional and/or industry experience
• Graduate certificate in tertiary teaching (desirable)
• Cisco CCNA and/or CCNP certification (desirable)
• Membership with relevant professional bodies (desirable)

In return we will offer you:

• A supportive team environment
• Energetic culture that inspires and supports excellence
• Work/life balance
• Professional development
• Expanding network of contacts

EEO Statement

At ECA, our organisational values include ‘Equal opportunity and Social inclusion’, and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, people living with a disability, women, people who identify as LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid full working rights visa for a reasonable period.

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. Due to the expected high volume of responses only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For further information on this role, to gain an insight into our team or if you need assistance/accommodation due to a disability, please contact Andrew Dostine, Associate Director (Academic), VU Brisbane, Write to the company

Thank you for your interest in the position with the ECA Group!