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Why RMIT University Vietnam? 

RMIT Vietnam is committed to excellence, innovation, and social responsibility. We welcome applications from qualified and passionate individuals who share our values and vision. RMIT University has a global reputation and ranks 123rd globally and 10th in Australia in QS World University Rankings 2024. To learn more about our rankings, please check out our latest facts and figures here Reputation and rankings - RMIT University 

Rewards and Benefits: 

• Highly competitive VND salary (plus allowances) for local candidates or attractive USD salary package (plus benefits) for expatriate candidates depending on proven track record in meeting all the key selection criteria.

• Expatriate candidates: Relocation allowance and flights for dependents.  School tuition support of up to US$20,000 per child annually, up to 2 children per family; private health insurance coverage for staff and family; annual health check-up; Work Permit for staff, Visa and temporary resident cards for family members

• Local candidates: 13th month Tet bonus + private medical insurance (for you and your dependents) + annual health check

• Generous annual leave, career leave and public holidays (Christmas and Tet Holidays) 

• Private health insurance and wellness programs 

• Professional development and career advancement 

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources 

• A vibrant and diverse campus life and more! 

RMIT Vietnam has been honoured with the respectable HR Asia Award as Top Employer To Work For in Asia. To find out more about RMIT Vietnam and our current vacancies, please visit our website: https://www.rmit.edu.vn/careers 

The Business School

The Business School is the largest School in RMIT Vietnam with approximately eight thousand students on two campuses (Ho Chi Minh Saigon South and Hanoi). The school has three departments, more than 130 academic staff, four research fellows and 25 Professional staff. In terms of programs there are four bachelor programs, two PGCert programs, two Master programs and two PhD programs. Each department has one program and the fourth program has nine majors supported across the departments. The school is one of five schools of the RMIT College of Business and Law, Melbourne.

There are six research clusters in the school, three hubs and a forward plan will seek to conflate this structure to a Digital technologies centre and sustainability cluster, with Tourism and Hospitality spanning both domains. The expertise and research foci of the school are blockchain, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, smart cities, sustainability, and these contribute to the four RMIT pillars for research.

Recent growth areas have been in research and corporate education (AACSB accreditation is expected in 2024). Staff are currently transitioning into semester teaching whilst the school maintains three intakes and delivery. A new workload allocation framework is now applied to accommodate these developments. 

Position summary

The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer contributes to Teaching and Research, and Engagement in the Management Program within the Department of Management. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the program to meet the needs of students and other stakeholders, ensure a consistent level of research is undertaken to support relevant research clusters in the Business School. He/She may deliver courses across related programs as directed.

The incumbent also contributes to the strategic direction setting of the program, department, and School by working collaboratively with other relevant members of the department to plan and develop courses, programs, and engagement activities. The successful candidate assists the Senior Program Manager on occasion with administrative decisions and tasks.

The scope of responsibilities includes supporting the formulation of strategic planning for the program, course management, where needed, quality assurance, student relationship management, human resource management, program budgeting and resource management and research planning.

The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer will act in accordance with the Academic Expectations framework of RMIT University Vietnam.

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Our requirements

• Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver programs at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including online delivery, and the ability to produce high quality curriculum or program materials.

• Ability to undertake course coordination role.

• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with and to negotiate sensitively with students especially on issues related to effective learning.

• Emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs which will contribute to existing Discipline and School research areas evidenced by publications, development of new research initiatives, competitive research funding, and industry links.

• Demonstrated ability to supervise higher degree by research candidates.

• Ability to build effective networks with colleagues and generate alternative funding projects through effective liaison with industry and government.

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills appropriate for interacting with higher degree by research candidates, staff and industry, together with a strong commitment to teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration.

• Recent and sustained performance regarding student outcomes, student experience and feedback; combined with experience and skill in a range of teaching settings.

• Ability to operate within own discipline and cross-disciplinary/multidisciplinary teams to achieve department and University strategic outcomes.

• Ability to work with external partners, industries, organisations and communities and can operate effectively to address complex issues or seek opportunities

• Ability to motivate, develop and inspire others through discipline leadership in the University environment

• Ability to display appropriate behaviours in line with the position as per the RMIT Values (Inclusion, Imagination, Agility, Courage, Passion and Impact).

Expected Research profile

To be considered for a position at RMIT Vietnam in The Business School, you will need to be able to meet the following research criteria.

• For candidates with a PhD awarded more than 5 years ago: you will be expected to demonstrate a minimum of 2 peer reviewed journal articles, of which must be ranked in Scimago or ABDC and preferably both in Q1/A ranking or equivalent.

• For candidates with a PhD awarded within the last 3- 5 years although there are no requirements of peer reviewed journal articles for publication,  you need to be research active in relevant research areas. 

• For candidates with a PhD awarded within the last 3 years, although there are no requirements you are expected to be research active.

Further information 

The role located is Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam, is open for both local and expatriate candidates.

Work Permit: All foreign employees must adhere to the requirements for obtaining a valid visa and work permit in Vietnam. These requirements are mandated by the Government and may be over and above the mandatory requirements and key selection criteria. Work permit requirements are subject to change.  RMIT Vietnam accepts zero tolerance to non-adherence of the immigration laws of Vietnam.

English Proficiency: English is the language of teaching and communication at RMIT Vietnam. For this role, the minimum requirement is IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 7.0 with no band less than 6.5.  

How to apply

Please click on the 'Apply Now' button. When submitting your application, please include the following documents:

• Cover letter

• Curriculum Vitae/Resume

• Qualifications

• Passport