Summary
Australian University is seeking an instructor to teach and coordinate student learning in aviation and airport operations. Duties include developing and delivering unit syllabi, preparing assessments and teaching materials, advising students, supervising projects, and maintaining student records. Applicants need a relevant master’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in university teaching, research, or the professional industry, with relevant teaching experience in airport operations, airline management, logistics management, or aviation business administration. Strong communication, classroom management, and MS Office skills are also required.
The posting
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Job Summary
Responsible to the Head of Department for preparation, teaching, assessment and coordination of the student teaching and learning process.
Candidate Profile
Responsibilities
1. Prepare and develop descriptions and summaries of units included in the curriculum.
2. Prepare assessments for the purpose of evaluation and improving student performance.
3. Prepare learning sources that needs to be in the library as a reference for students.
4. Determination of needed IT resources to facilitate the academic plans.
5. Maintain accurate records of student data such as grades and attendance.
6. Supervision of student projects.
7. Substitute for other instructors within field or discipline in case of absence.
8. Actively contribute in serving the society.
9. Participate in graduation ceremonies.
10. Participate in the design, coordination, evaluation and refinement of the unit syllabus for learning outcomes in accordance with accreditation requirements.
11. Teaching and execution of unit syllabus to enable students to achieve success.
12. Act as an academic advisor across multiple units to the students with regular follow-up on their progress.
13. Contribute to the selection and development of teaching materials in accordance with unit objectives.
14. Serve on university, department and program committees as needed.
15. Comply with AU policies and procedures.
16. Other duties as assigned by the Head of Department.
Qualification
Master’s degree in relevant field.
Level of Responsibility
To ensure that teaching and learning and associated duties are carried out to a satisfactory standard.
Required Experiences
5 years experience in university teaching, research or serving the professional industry.
Minimum Requirements
• Master’s degree in relevant field plus 5 years experience in university teaching, research or serving the professional industry.
• Teaching experience relevant to Airport Operations and Management, Airline management, logistic management or Aviation Business Administration.
• Have excellent teaching skills with a commitment to teaching diploma/degree and undergraduate students through a variety of delivery media.
• Have well developed communication, interpersonal, organizational and classroom management skills.
• Be dedicated to student engagement and success.
• Have an interest in scholarly activity, applied research and innovation.
• Have a passion for the profession and be networked to a Community of Professional Practice
• Be dedicated to life-long learning and integrity.
• Be a team player.
• Have an excellent knowledge of MS Office and products and be willing to learn other software and learning management skills.