Assistant Professor (Level B)

Position Description

Position Title: Assistant Professor (Level B)
Reports To: Professor / Rector
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Summary

The Assistant Professor at UNSW Bengaluru is an academic role responsible for coordinating and delivering one or more postgraduate courses. This position ensures high-quality teaching, curriculum implementation, assessment integrity, and student engagement. Assistant Professors work closely with teaching teams, professional staff, and academic leadership to maintain UNSW academic standards and compliance with University Grants Commission (UGC) requirements. The role is critical to providing a consistent and exceptional student experience and contributes to building UNSW Bengaluru’s academic reputation.

Accountabilities

• Coordinate course delivery across teaching teams, ensuring consistency and quality in content and pedagogy.
• Develop and maintain course materials, assessments, and learning activities aligned with approved learning outcomes.
• Ensure course content meets UNSW curriculum standards and UGC requirements through regular reviews and updates.
• Monitor student progress, provide timely feedback, and address academic challenges to support student success.
• Manage course administration, including timetabling, grading, and moderation of assessments.
• Uphold academic integrity and compliance with assessment policies, including plagiarism detection and fair assessment practices.
• Liaise with professional staff to coordinate course logistics and enhance the student experience.
• Contribute to program-level improvements through curriculum review and feedback based on course outcomes.
• Engage in scholarly activity relevant to the discipline and teaching practice to inform innovation in learning and assessment.
• Participate in academic governance, including committees, quality assurance processes, and reporting requirements.
• Promote inclusive teaching practices and equity, ensuring diverse student needs are met.
• Represent the course in academic forums and act on feedback from students and faculty to improve delivery.
• Ensure safe and compliant practices in all course-related activities, adhering to UNSW and local health and safety guidelines.

Skill & Experience

• Completed PhD in technical cyber security, computer science with a focus on technical cyber security, or closely related discipline and 2 years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience in teaching cyber security topics such as cyber offence, cyber defence, digital forensics, information assurance and security, software security, and data decision analytics for cyber security at undergraduate or postgraduate level
• Demonstrated experience in developing and using cyber security applications in Linux environments, including on cloud platforms
• Experience in engaging and inspiring students from diverse backgrounds, supporting student equity and inclusion, and fostering independent learning through meaningful assessment and helpful feedback
• Demonstrated ability to undertake high-quality academic research independently or as a team member.

Key relationships

• Rector – for strategic direction, performance oversight and reporting.
• Academic Staff – for advice and consults with on teaching delivery.
• UNSW Sydney and Canberra Faculty – curriculum equivalence, and research collaboration.
• Professional Staff – including student services, admissions, and learning support for student experience and academic administration.
• Industry and External Partners – for collaborative projects, guest lectures, and student engagement.
• Regulatory Bodies – including UGC and accreditation agencies for compliance and quality assurance.