Job title: Associate Professor, Management and Leadership
Company: RMIT University
Job description: Overview:
- Full-time, Continuing position
- Salary Academic Level D ($163,538 – $180,166) + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
- Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working
About YouAre you looking for an exciting opportunity to lead research, teaching, and engagement initiatives, while mentoring and developing the next generation of scholars and industry professionals?We are seeking an Associate Professor (Level D) to join our Department of Management & Organisation within the School of Management.As an Associate Professor, you will play a pivotal role in driving research excellence, fostering innovation in teaching, and providing academic leadership. Specifically, you will provide:
- Research Excellence – Make significant and distinguished contributions at a national and international level through their research and research-related activities relevant to Management and Leadership discipline.
- Innovation in Teaching – Provide strategic inputs in the design and delivery of programs through various modes and offerings, coordinate and teach postgraduate and/or undergraduate programs in Melbourne or in other locations.
- Academic Leadership – Support the Head of Department in setting strategic priorities, managing academic staff, and driving operational excellence through academic leadership roles within the School, College and University and external to the University, as appropriate.
- External engagement – Strengthen partnerships with industry, government, and professional bodies to achieve successful research translation and impact beyond academia.
To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:
- A nationally recognised research track record, with an emerging international profile in Management and Leadership
- Extensive experience in research leadership, building and mentoring high-performing research teams.
- A proven ability to secure external research funding and manage complex research projects.
- A strong track record in supervising higher degree by research students and fostering academic development.
- Expertise in program leadership, including curriculum design, quality assurance, and student engagement.
- Superior expertise in effectively managing academic teams in a large organizational unit or University-wide initiative.
- A deep understanding of governance, financial, and quality systems within a university.
- Demonstrated ability to direct an award program/s and implement program improvements and innovative approaches to student-centred learning and quality improvement programs.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to financial, governance and quality management systems within a University.
- Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and negotation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives, academic and professional colleagues, and external university partners.
- A demonstrated ability to contribute to and lead large-scale academic initiatives, working effectively within a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment.
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.About the CollegeRMIT’s College of Business and Law takes an industry and student-centred approach to its courses and programs, ensuring graduates are work ready and able to tackle business challenges, balance stakeholder needs, act as socially responsible global citizens and create fair and positive futures for all. The College delivers impactful research informed by industry, which supports its strong position as a College at the intersection of business and technology with social impact. Its important work is underpinned by the principles of quality, collaboration, big ideas and putting people first.As one of the largest Business Schools in the Asia Pacific region, the College is comprised of five schools – four in Melbourne and one in Vietnam – and delivers a broad range of programs in Business and Law, ranging from undergraduate degree to PhD programs. The College’s Business and Law programs are delivered in Melbourne as well as through RMIT Online, with its Business programs also available in Vietnam and through partner institutions in Singapore and Shanghai. The College employs over 1000 staff and delivers programs to over 26,000 students. The College’s centraloperations are located at RMIT University’s City Campus in Melbourne.The School of Management is part of the College of Business and Law, and comprised of four Departments: The Department of Management and Organisations (M&O), the Department of International Business and Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IBIE) and the Department of Human Resource Management (HRM), and the Department of Business Administration.We are a diverse community of scholars who recognise and embrace multiple perspectives on organisations, management, and work. We are proud of our strengths in translating the knowledge we produce for real world application. We aim to improve public policy, organisational practice, and working life. We do this by advancing leadership, management, employment, innovation and entrepreneurial practices that are inclusive, responsible, and enable people and organisations to thrive.The School currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs known for their practicality, industry relevance and flexible delivery in the following areas:
- Leadership and Strategy
- Management and Change
- Social Impact
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Human Resource Management/People Analytics
- International Business/Global Business
- Innovation and Strategy
The Department of Management and Organisations is an interdisciplinary department bringing together approximately 15 scholars in the fields of management, leadership, organisations, and strategy, and leadership. Our teaching and research interests focus on people, work and organisations, and how these operate in and with broader society. We search for new forms of organisation, collaboration, and co-creation, and think critically about the status quo. We support organisations to understand what meaningful social responsibility looks like and develop practical pathways for organisations to fulfil these responsibilities. Members of the Department aim to promote research excellence and develop higher level academic credential and unique identity in the focal field through high quality publications and to advance research capability and skills, forge and promote internal and external research collaborationsTo ApplyPlease submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Professor Sen Sendjaya via email .Please note, if you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click ‘apply’ and you will be redirected to RMIT’s Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page. Due to recent upgrades, position description links may not work on LinkedIn advertisements.#LI-HybridApplications Close: 20 Mar 2025 11.59 pmRMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani, via or visit our Careers page for more contact information –We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
Expected salary: $163538 – 180166 per year
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Job date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:53:01 GMT
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