Lecturer: Cybersecurity (level B)

About the Role

The Lecturer in Cybersecurity is responsible for the development, delivery and coordination of courses within STEM’s undergraduate, honours and postgraduate programs and for contributing to STEM’s research agenda. The position will contribute independently and as part of a team to support STEM’s teaching and research outcomes in the Information Technology discipline, with a particular focus on Cybersecurity, and will carry out activities to maintain and develop scholarly research and/or professional activities.

About UniSA

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

UniSA STEM links engineering, mathematics, science, defence and cybersecurity, environmental science, aviation, information technology, construction and project management, harnessing the connections across disciplines to bring big ideas to fruition. Our researchers are solution focused and collaborative to deliver technical expertise and advice to industry, government and community groups to make commercially viable and sustainable impacts. We integrate research into our teaching, with students working alongside researchers in first-class facilities, what’s discovered one day is taught the next. Our graduates are entrepreneurs and trailblazers, who design and build the world they want to live in. UniSA STEM also incorporates leading edge research organisations; the Future Industries Institute, the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments and the Centre for Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Core Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning 

Lead and contribute to the design and development of engaging, relevant and technology-enhanced curricula for identified programs and courses

Deliver high-quality teaching that is informed by relevant research, scholarship and industry practice and use the necessary digital techniques required for effective curriculum delivery, as demonstrated via a range of University approved data sources (e.g. student outcomes, student feedback, peer review)

Maintain the quality of courses through course review, development and evaluation (i.e., course materials and teaching methods) to meet practitioner, professional, community and educational needs, accreditation requirements and quality standards

Research and Scholarship 

Contribute to research and scholarly activity, independently and/or as a member of a team that results in publications in academic journals and the presentation of conference papers, where appropriate

Contribute to research activity through success in national competitive grants and/or obtaining government and/or industry funding for research activity

Essential Skills and Experience

A doctoral qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a relevant discipline. Candidates who are nearing completion of their doctoral qualification are encouraged to apply

Demonstrated ability to undertake research that contribute to UniSA’s research strengths and strategic directions in Cybersecurity 

An established early record of research publications in conference and journal publications relevant to the discipline of Cybersecurity

Demonstrated record of the development and delivery of high-quality teaching and learning experiences in the areas of Cybersecurity or Information Technology in a range of settings and student experience levels

Understanding and experience in using a range of contemporary teaching methodologies for excellent curriculum delivery

Benefits

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

Access to great personal development opportunities 

Generous superannuation contributions of 17% 

A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees 

Corporate health insurance 

A variety of leave arrangements

Culture

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant, engaging environment. Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results.