Associate Professor in IT and Systems - Adelaide

Associate Professor in IT and Systems – Adelaide

About VIT: The Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT) is a dual sector education provider dedicated to offering students optimal educational opportunities and outcomes tailored to their individual requirements. VIT delivers programs in Business, English, Hospitality, and Information Technology to both domestic and international students. These include Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems, Master of Information Technology and Systems, Bachelor of Business, Master of Business Administration, ELICOS, and Certificate III to Advanced Diploma of Hospitality qualifications. VIT aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to become creative, self-motivated professionals possessing both specialist knowledge and high skill levels within their chosen fields. VIT provides a competitive salary package, extensive growth opportunities, and career satisfaction for motivated and organisationally adept employees.

About the Role: An Associate Professor position is available in 2026 at our Adelaide campus. These roles report directly to the Executive Dean / Dean ITS. Applicants must possess a PhD or equivalent, an outstanding record of teaching relevant to the advertised positions, enthusiasm for educating international students in Higher Education, a record of scholarly engagement in a relevant discipline, and experience collaborating with partner organisations, industry, and community groups.

Employment Type: Full Time – 12 months Term Campus: Adelaide Work Type: Onsite

Candidates should be capable of teaching multiple units across Bachelor and Master’s Degrees. Applications will only be considered from those with the ability to teach in the following specific areas:

• Data Analytics
• Enterprise & Solutions Architecture
• Application and Solutions Integration
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cyber Security
• Cloud Computing
• Advanced Software Engineering & Software Development
• Advanced & Practice Oriented IT Networking
• IT Project Management
• ICT Capstone Projects
• DevOps
• Mobile Computing
• Agile Methodology
• Networking

Your application cover letter should detail the VIT course units you are qualified to teach. Please refer to BITS and MITS course details at https://www.vit.edu.au/ and provide the unit codes/names you would be able to teach.

Person Specifications:

• PhD in Information and Communications Technology or a closely related discipline.
• For Associate Professor – Must have at least five years of Higher Education ICT teaching experience in Australia.
• Must have experience in digital delivery of units in Higher Education.
• Strong courseware development skills are essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in student-facing situations.
• Australian FULL work rights are essential.
• Professional IT certification and/or hands-on industry experience is advantageous.
• Course administration experience is desirable.
• Good knowledge of academic-related administration in a university setting is advantageous.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain on-campus hours as rostered.
• Teach ICT Bachelor / Master course units (face-to-face and/or online) as assigned by the Dean of ITS or their delegates.
• Conduct tutorials and labs, and support student learning through active consulting (face-to-face and/or online).
• Carry out assessment, examination, and project marking.
• Prepare/develop quality learning materials that can support a multi-modal learning environment.
• Undertake course management and administration tasks related to student progress, examinations, and academic records management.
• Provide pastoral care and support to students.
• Willing to teach at times, locations, and modalities to meet student needs.
• Willingness to participate in the institution’s continuous improvement process.
• Willingness to work with peers to support the mission of the Institution.
• Participation in designated committee activities as required.
• Participation in professional development activities as required.
• Other professional duties as assigned by the Executive Dean and/or Dean of ITS.

Travel:

• Inter-campus travel at short notice as required.

Eligibility: The successful applicant will be an Australian Citizen or permanent resident.

Application Instructions: All applications must state the position applied for – Associate Professor and be addressed to Professor Sebastian Ng (Dean of IT & Systems).

Note: Only successful applicants will be contacted.