Expression of Interest - Casual Academic Tutors, Business School

The University of Sydney Business School
Reference no. 972/0616

•  Opportunity to pursue your passion for higher education in a fast paced and mission-critical area of our school’s coursework activities
• Make a positive difference to our students’ learning experience and preparedness for career success
• Paid participation in Tutor Development Program (mid July)
• Commence Semester 25 July 2016
• Hours will vary according timetable and number of students. A commitment for the whole of the semester is required for most courses.

The University of Sydney is Australias first university, a member of the Group of Eight, and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. It employs over 7600 permanent staff, supporting over 60,000 students.

As well as having key professional body accreditations, the University of Sydney Business School is AASCB and EQUIS accredited and the Australian member of the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education. The School has over 9,000 students enrolled in coursework and research programs, from undergraduate Commerce to the Global Executive MBA and doctoral program. Under its new five year strategic plan, the school is introducing a range of exciting innovations in educational practice at all levels and is seeking additional experienced educator talent for teaching teams within its Business Education unit.

The Business School’s Business Education unit is responsible for the development, delivery and quality assurance of cross-disciplinary coursework core units of study in the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate commerce programs.

The school is now inviting Expressions of Interest for casual and casual sessional tutor educators for teaching teams responsible for delivering foundational and capstone units of study in the undergraduate and postgraduate Commerce programs.

As a member of one or more of the educator teams in Business Education, you will have the opportunity to pursue your passion for higher education in a fast paced and mission-critical area of our school’s coursework activities. Our teaching teams are led by senior academics in the field, and our students come from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.

We are seeking individuals who are committed to making a positive difference to our students’ learning experience and their preparedness for career success. Successful individuals will have a willingness to better the lives of others through innovative educational practice in business and management are especially encouraged to indicate their interest. We offer the opportunity to work with leaders in the field, flexible working hours, and opportunity for career progression.

Specifically, we are seeking Expressions of Interest from candidates wishing to tutor in the following fields:

• Fundamentals of business/management
• Management practices and processes
• Business strategy and decision-making
• Organisational leadership and change management
• Business innovation and entrepreneurship
• Business economics
• Business case simulations
• Business project management and team-working
• Business sustainability
• Business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Essential criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business/management or relevant cognate areas and/or substantial practical experience in business/management roles, For tutoring at postgraduate level, applicants must have either a coursework master’s degree or higher in business/management or cognate field and/or substantial practical experience in business/management roles.
• knowledge of contemporary developments in business/management research and/or practice
• skills in teaching and assessment practices relevant to business/management students
• capacity to work collegially, responsibly and effectively in a teaching team
• evidence of capacity to work effectively and respectfully with international students
• evidence of capacity to address the learning needs of particular student cohorts.

Desirable criteria:

•  familiarity with blended learning practices, including on-line content delivery and ‘flipped’ classroom methods
• a high level of intercultural competence.

Tutorial Rate: $141 paid for one hour of tutorial time (or equivalent delivery through other than face-to-face teaching mode) and up to two hours of associated working time, including activities such as preparation, contemporaneous marking and student consultation. For individuals holding a relevant PhD the Tutorial rate is $168.

To be considered for this position it is essential that you identify your three preferred fields (from list in advertisement), address the online selection criteria and submit a copy of your resume.

Go to sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number for more information and to apply.

 General enquiries can be directed to BusinessEducation.Tutors@econ.usyd.edu.au. Applications will not be accepted via email.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CLOSING DATE: 11:30pm 19 June 2016

The University is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups, including women and people with disabilities are encouraged. As the University of Sydney has established a scheme to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff employed across the institution, applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are also encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

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