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• Flexible location and working arrangements
• Full-time continuing position
• Salary range $159,181 - $175,088 + 17% Superannuation

The Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment (SEBE) works towards excellence in teaching, learning and research by harnessing emerging technologies and drawing from industry connections and research outcomes to inform our teaching programs.

The Associate Professor, Data Analytics and Machine Learning will be responsible for providing outstanding leadership in research, teaching and engagement in the area of Data Analytics and Machine Learning. The appointee will promote the discipline and the School, providing leadership within the academic and professional communities in Australia and internationally.

At Deakin we value diversity, embrace difference and nurture an inclusive, safe and respectful community. Deakin is an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and a SAGE Athena SWAN Bronze Award holder,. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sexualities and genders.

For further information on all our employment benefits please visit https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/careers-at-deakin/why-work-at-deakin 

Your key responsibilities in Education and Employability will include:

Leading teaching teams to develop courses and materials which influence teaching for the discipline in peer institutions or nationally, or across multiple disciplines.

Developing new innovations in curriculum design which is adopted in peer institutions or nationally.

Integrate industry and research practices to inform unit / course design across discipline in peer institutions or nationally.

Working collaboratively with teaching teams across other universities to develop new practices and frameworks to improve student learning outcomes.

Leading university mentoring programs, including contributing to development of strategy, policy and framework.

Designing new strategy, policy and/or frameworks which support more accessible and inclusive learning environments influencing peer institutions or nationally.

Your key responsibilities in Research and Innovation will include:

Leading large scale, highly productive, high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities

Developing and leading major industry partnerships and collaboration to enable major breakthroughs, innovative solutions for future translation into real world impact

Leading teams and succeed in funding opportunities for large-scale / strategic research and creative activities, demonstrating sustained successes

Demonstrate sustained and substantial national and international reputation as world leader, based on extensive body of work, recognized for quality, excellence and impact

For a copy of the position description, please visit Deakin Careers

Applications for this position close on 10th April 2024.

Please submit your short cover letter, academic CV and information outlining your skills and experience relating to the selection criteria for this role (see below). The position description can be downloaded from this page.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact it-hr@deakin.edu.au 

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

Deakin offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

• A PhD in a relevant discipline

• Evidence of original, innovative and distinguished contribution to scholarship and teaching, research and research supervision

• Demonstrated success as an eminent authority at the national and international level in research and scholarship through high quality publications and exhibitions, as appropriate to the discipline

• Sustained success in obtaining competitive external research grants

• Excellence in engagement with research, community, industry and government to enhance the national and international standing of the discipline

• Evidence of successful leadership of teaching, research and/or administration

Please tap the APPLY NOW button in this page and upload the following documents (PDF files)

• A Cover Letter addressing your suitability for the position
• Your current CV/Resume
• Your responses to the Selection Criteria (found above and in the Position Description)
• VISA requirement: In your Cover Letter or CV, please note your VISA status and eligibility to work in this country (Australia)