Associate Lecturer (Business and Commerce)

We are seeking dedicated academic with a proven track record of excellence in teaching and experience in the fields of Business and Commerce. This position will be teaching-intensive. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Teaching: Demonstrate the ability to teach across a range of modules and subjects in Business and Commerce, including but not limited to:

• International Business Strategy - international Location Decisions: government policies towards multinational enterprises (MNEs), differences in political economy, ethics, culture and risk-assessment; resource and capability-based models of building competencies in international business; forms of International Market Involvement: market entry, intermediate arrangements and wholly owned market entry strategies; strategic alliances and networks: motivations, cooperation, learning and conflict within alliances; competition, cooperation and industry attractiveness: organisational structure and control in MNEs, HQ and subsidiary relationships, international management functions and knowledge management in MNEs.
  
• International Trade Logistics - international logistics management; supply chain management; international transport management and inter-modal transport; export management: processes, documentation, tariffs, and customs; procurement processes; international services management; contemporary challenges in international trade logistics.
  
• International Human Resource Management - international workplaces &cultural differences; IHRM & corporate strategy; cross cultural training& development; recruitment & selection of international employees; performance management of international assignees; compensation &repatriation of expatriates; issues in international industrial relations; national business system; cross-border alliances; future trends and challenges in IHRM.
  
• International Marketing - rationale for International Marketing; appreciating the international economic and financial environment; catering for the cultural and social environment of international marketing; avoiding the pitfalls of the international political and legal environment; the technology environment and contemporary environmental variables; researching international markets; international market selection and entry; planning for international marketing; modifying products for international markets.
  
• Services Marketing - what is distinctive & the same about services; the customer experience; segmentation, targeting and positioning (STP) analysis; strategic issues: managing demand; creating & delivering services: adding value; service quality and service productivity; communications across borders; managing customer services; implications for HRM; services and globalisation.
  
• Advanced Innovation Management – advanced innovation management and enterprise growth; role of innovation for clusters, regions and nations; processes behind sustaining innovation outcomes including development, application, commercialisation and diffusion; managing product and process innovation within firms; the growth of service innovation; strategic innovation, leadership and ambidextrous organisations; market adoption and technology diffusion.
  
• Leading Organisational Change - the demise of the rational organisation; drivers and types of change; theoretical approaches to change management; change models and the process of change; leadership decision making in change management; power and politics of change; communication and conflict in change; culture and change; ethics of change; contemporary issues in change management; strategy and change.

Research:

• Promote and develop research capacity and performance achieving sustained effort in publishing every year in conference proceedings and/or book chapters.
• Actively participate in collaborative research in priority areas mentioned above, funded by competitive grants.
• Effective co-supervision of Honours and PhD students (if applicable).

Administration:

• Contribute to the development and quality assurance of the discipline programs, participate in decision-making processes, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support academic and strategic objectives.

Selection Criteria

• Completion of a doctoral qualification in Business and Commerce (or related disciplines) or close to completion of the doctoral qualification.
• Evidence of lecturing and/or tutoring skills and a commitment to the delivery of high-quality teaching and innovation in undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching and course development, including course co-ordination and curriculum design.
• Demonstrated ability in the use of technology to support and enhance student learning and an understanding of contemporary higher education pedagogy.
• Demonstrated experience intaking ownership and driving innovation, process improvement and contributing to overall corporate operations.
• Evidence of high-level interpersonal skills, including advocacy, multidisciplinary teamwork, leadership, negotiation, mediation and the ability to participate in a team environment, demonstrating clear communication and mutual respect.
• Ability to make sound decisions within your sphere of responsibility and take responsibility for delivering to plan and on time.
• Ability to build and develop relationships and networks in a consultative and collaborative manner, forming mutually beneficial partnerships resulting in positive outcomes.
• Ability to embrace change in response to new initiatives, strategic direction or external requirements.
• Knowledge of, and experience in adhering to workplace policies and procedures in the areas of work health safety, equity, diversity and promoting a respectful workplace culture.