TAFE Queensland SkillsTech – Eagle Farm Campus

Position: Senior Lecturer / Course Coordinator in Advanced Manufacturing & Cyber Security

Your Opportunity:

As a TAFE Senior Lecturer / Course Coordinator, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of higher education undergraduate degree courses in Advanced Manufacturing and Cyber Security.

You will oversee the curriculum design, instruction, and assessment processes while fostering innovation in teaching and learning.

The role offers the opportunity to shape the future of education in these critical fields, integrating cutting-edge research, industry practise, and technology to prepare students for the evolving manufacturing and technologies industries.

The Role:

We have an exciting permanent full-time position available to join our Advanced Manufacturing & Cyber Security delivery team at TAFE Queensland’s Eagle Farm campus.

This position reports to the Business Manager, SkillsTech.

Benefits:

• Paid overtime arrangements may be available, according to operational requirements, with generous compensation

• 12.75% Superannuation and Salary packaging options available

• Financial assistance towards relocation expenses may be available

• Professional development, study assistance and support to return to industry for currency and competency purposes

• Wellbeing initiatives and social responsibility programs

• Access to Employee Assistance Program

• Access to private health corporate plans and corporate discounts (e.g. Fitness Passport, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products)

• Comprehensive Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) support options

• Work at Home Software (e.g. Adobe and Microsoft software)

• Employee discounts or deals related to work-at-home software, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products, fitness passports, and private health insurance.

• Annual staff recognition awards and years of service recognition

• Pride Network for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies

• White Ribbon Australia Accredited Workplace

• Free car parking

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement curriculum for Advanced Manufacturing, Cyber Security, and Automation courses at undergraduate degree levels.

• Lead the teaching team, ensuring consistency in teaching practices and quality delivery.

• Monitor and analyse student progress, providing feedback and support as needed.

• Conduct and supervise impactful research in the relevant field, including publishing high-quality research papers.

• Foster connections and collaborations with industry stakeholders to enhance teaching and research outcomes.

• Leverage technology to enrich learning environments and encourage collaboration among students, staff, and industry partners.

• Contribute to high-level research and the academic development of students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Contribute to the success of transformation and cultural change through promoting and modelling the established values of Safety First, Working Together, Focussing on Our Customer, Showing Initiative and Taking Responsibility.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Mandatory requirements:

a. Possession of a doctoral qualification in Electrical Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, Cyber Security, Automation, or a closely related field.

b. Recognised equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise; and

c. Knowledge of contemporary developments in a discipline or field, which is informed by continuing scholarship or research or advances in practice; and

d. Skills in contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles relevant to a discipline, the role, and modes of delivery and the needs of student cohorts.

Highly Desirable Requirements:

• Experience leading academic teams in a discipline/course or other organisational area or to an interdisciplinary area, including the programming of courses and preparation of delivery timetables.

• Knowledge of contemporary developments in a discipline or field, which is informed by continuing scholarship or research or advances in practice; and

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment;

• Higher-level qualification in adult education (approved by TAFE Queensland).

• Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs the training and assessment provided;

• Current evidence of undertaking professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency-based training and assessment.

Note: Proof of qualifications and industry currency/experience to be provided at interview.

How you will be assessed

Within the context of the key responsibilities listed above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

1. Demonstrated capacity to provide leadership at a course/program level and lead a high performing team of academics;

2. Proven ability to develop innovative approaches to learning and teaching within an applied learning environment and encouraging students to apply that learning in industry settings;

3. The ability to lead high quality course delivery within an applied learning environment, in accordance with Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) standards, with a demonstrated commitment to providing outstanding client service;

4. Demonstrated record of achievement as a leading practitioner with a reputation for skills, knowledge and expertise at a national level;

5. Superior written and oral communication skills, as well as superior negotiation, influencing and listening skills; and

6. Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and sustain productive internal and external stakeholder relationships with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

How to apply

If you are interested in this role, please use the ‘Apply’ button to progress to the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal. When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

• A detailed resume including the contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor); and

• A cover letter which outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in vocational education and training, why you are interested in the role and what you will bring to the role within the context of the “How you will be assessed” criteria detailed in the role description (a maximum of 2 pages).

Closing date: 9:00am, Monday 31 March 2025.

Job Reference Number: TQ2025-232

Contact:
Mr Ben Fenby
Business Manager
Mobile: 0478 276 365
Email: [email protected]

About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. TAFE Queensland been named the Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious 2023 Australian Training Awards. Our training is delivered to students and apprentices on-site, online, in the workplace, or on-campus to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies.

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

In TAFE Queensland, SkillsTech region, we have a strong focus on workplace culture and we value employee collaboration, strong leadership and high performing teams. We believe that every employee has a role to play in “making great happen” through the embodiment of the following agreed behaviours in all the at we do:

• Show gratitude
• Collaborate proactively
• We do what we say
• Solutions focussed