Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor – Cyber Security

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor – Cyber Security (Management & Humanities)

UNSW Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Overview

Senior Lecturers/Associate Professors in Cyber Security (Management & Humanities), UNSW Canberra. Employment type: Full-time, 35 hours per week. Duration: Continuing, to commence 2025 or 2026. Remuneration: Level C from $155,403 / Level D from $185,917 plus 17% super. Location: UNSW Canberra, City Campus.

Why Your Role Matters

These positions will increase the school's teaching, research, and industry engagement capacity. The successful candidates are expected to be leaders in their field, and to demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, industry engagement, and academic administration including program and course development, management and delivery, students' wellbeing, quality assurance, high impact research output, competitive research or project grant successes and community engagement. The position reports to the Head of Canberra School of Professional Studies. Appointments will bring relevant scholarly and/or industry expertise from disciplines such as Business, Social Sciences, Law, Governance, Public Policy, Ethics, and other human-centred domains of Cyber Security. We are looking for academics who operate at the intersections of Management, Governance, Policy, Ethics, Risk, Crisis Leadership, Business Continuity and/or Leadership and Cyber Security.

What You Will Be Doing (Responsibilities)

• Lead teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical approaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Lead and contribute to curriculum development, improvement, and program management.
• Manage online delivery and educational technologies.
• Foster industry or work-integrated learning practices and partnerships.
• Contribute to research, teaching, and service at the school, faculty, and university levels.
• Promote an inclusive culture of excellence in research and teaching and support students' wellbeing.
• Engage in academic administration tasks such as course development, quality assurance, and governance activities.

Qualifications

Senior Lecturer (Level C)

• A PhD in a related discipline with relevant teaching and course development experience.
• Evidence of currency within the discipline through research output, professional development and/or industry experience.
• Evidence of research output through high impact publications in the field.
• Experience attracting external competitive research funding.
• Experience leading teaching and learning design using varied pedagogical approaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Experience with educational technologies including online delivery platforms.
• Experience with industry or work-integrated learning practices.
• Ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in research, learning and teaching.
• Proven success in initiating curriculum development and improvement.

Associate Professor (Level D)

• In addition to Level C skills and experience: leadership in building collegiality and engagement; strong community engagement through partnerships with industries, government, or other organisations.
• Contribution to the profession and discipline through academic society roles, governance, editing, refereeing, or evaluation of research.
• National and international competitive grant success and leadership.
• Academic administration and staff management or mentoring.
• High impact research output through high ranked publications relative to opportunity.
• HDR supervision; educational leadership through program management and success.

Benefits And Culture

UNSW is committed to helping staff balance work-life responsibilities with flexible work arrangements and access to supportive services and facilities.

• Flexible working options (work from home, flexible hours, etc.)
• Additional three days leave during December festive period
• Career development opportunities
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% superannuation contributions, leave-loading payments, and salary sacrifice
• Free gym access

How To Apply

Submit your application online before Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:30pm, including your CV and a 1–2-page cover letter addressing the required skills and experience outlined in the position description.

Get In Touch

For role-related queries please contact the School of Professional Studies:

For recruitment process related queries please contact: Holly Whale – Talent Acquisition Consultant,

Applications cannot be accepted if sent directly to the listed contacts. For more information about UNSW Canberra and living in Canberra, visit UNSW Canberra and Living in Canberra.

UNSW is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. Workplace adjustments and flexible work options are available for eligible staff.

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