Navitas

Program Convenor Computing and Security (Kandy Branch)

Navitas  •  Kandy, LK (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Company Description

ECU Sri Lanka campus is a modern Australian University with a reputation for excellence in student experience. Teaching both pre-university and university programs as a lecturer you will be joining an academic team that has received a five star rating for teaching quality for the last 19 years from the Good Universities Guide.

Reporting to the Dean, Academic Programs, this role provides academic leadership and oversight of ECU’s degrees in Computer Science and Cyber Security. Key responsibilities for the Convenor include the development of industry relationships, monitoring and improving the quality of learning and teaching processes as well as the strategic growth of the programs.

The role includes responsibility for planning semesters, assisting to efficiently and effectively manage the delivery of teaching and learning, managing teaching staff and engaging with Edith Cowan University academic staff on quality assurance and benchmarking. It also includes some teaching, provision of student academic advice and ongoing discipline scholarship.

Job Description

Key working relationships

  • Dean Academic Programs
  • Academic team in Australia and Sri Lanka
  • Student and Academic Services team
  • Quality and Compliance Manager
  • Marketing and Admissions team
  • Key industry bodies

Job Analysis

  • Maintain discipline knowledge through scholarship, industry liaison and professional development;
  • Foster innovative teaching and learning strategies that align with those of Edith Cowan University
  • Manage teaching staff and the ongoing professional development in their discipline, as wellas contemporary teaching, learning and assessment
  • Teach units in Computer Science and Cyber Security, which may include conducting lectures, tutorials and practical classes
  • Nominate appropriately qualified staff to deliver teaching, for approval of the Dean Academic Programs and ECU
  • Oversee / undertake the implementation of agreed quality assurance processes with the ECU home campus, including engagement of all teaching staff in ECU induction processes
  • Oversee the timely production, quality control and publication of approved teaching and learning materials and ensure appropriate record keeping of approvals and version
  • Plan unit offerings for each teaching session with ECU and ensure appropriate record keeping of University approvals and versions
  • Contribute to cross-campus benchmarking processes around ECU SL academic outcomes, including the delivery of ECU student evaluations
  • Work with the Dean, Academic Programs ECU SL to implement processes for the evaluation, assessment and continuous improvement of delivery
  • Contribute to ECU SL academic committee reports
  • Provide advice to students relating to courses, academic policies and procedures, program progression and other student academic matters
  • Maintain strong and effective partner relationships with relevant ECU home campus staff, engaging with relevant University academics as appropriate
  • Promote a team mindset that upholds academic integrity and actively pursues and reports any breaches
  • Assist in the growth of industry partners and in work opportunities for students
  • Other related duties as requested by the Dean

Qualifications

Essential:

  • A PhD in Software Engineering, Cyber Security or Data Science. Masters may be considered.
  • Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in (successfully) managing programs in the tertiary, or vocational, education sector
  • Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in teaching at tertiary level in a related discipline
  • Prior experience in the use, development or management of Learning Management Systems
  • Proven effective high-level communication, interpersonal, computer and organisational skills in training and education
  • Demonstrated evidence of leadership in teaching in tertiary education

Desirable:

  • Demonstrated experience in contributing to the development of scholarly and innovative approaches to teaching and learning
  • Demonstrated ability to engage students in learning activities
  • Demonstrated involvement in professional computing and security industry organizations (Eg. CSSL)

Additional Information

Our main campus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is conveniently situated between the CBD and the Parliament area, close to restaurants, shopping, and other amenities. Located within a multifunctional building, the campus features purpose-built biomedical, engineering, and computer laboratories, a digital hub, a large modern library, contemporary classrooms, student collaboration spaces, and a coffee lounge.

Our Kandy College is located on Peradeniya Road.

How to Apply

Applications will be assessed upon receipt, and interested candidates are encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.

All applicants must have full working rights in Sri Lanka to be considered.

Edith Cowan University Sri Lanka staff are employed by Australian College of Business and Technology Pvt Ltd, part of the Navitas Group. Navitas is a leading global provider of educational services and learning solutions.

To view other opportunities, please visit navitas.com/careers.

Navitas

About Navitas

Navitas is one of the world’s largest education providers and has helped generations of learners transform their lives through education. As a leader in the global education sector, we create life-changing opportunities to learn by delivering an extensive range of educational services to over 60,000 aspirational learners at more than 100+ colleges and campuses across our global network in 18 countries each year, powered by a diverse and talented group of 5,000+ employees.

Over the last three decades, hundreds of thousands of learners from around the world have graduated from Navitas colleges, having experienced a teaching and learning environment that supports them to harness their talents and achieve their dreams.

 

As pioneers in the university pathway sector, our success is underpinned by our unparalleled international network, a peerless commitment to student experiences and outcomes, a track record of working in partnership with universities and industry, and a passion for discovering new technologies and models of teaching and learning that will improve education now and into the future.

From pre-university and pathway programs to university, to English language, vocational training and undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, we have developed a reputation for integrity and reliability and the relationships we have developed with partners, governments and industries speak for themselves.

We are passionate about learner outcomes, creating employment opportunities through lifelong learning and being a global leader in delivering better learning solutions.

Industry
Education & Training
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Perth, AU
Year Founded
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