Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Geoscience)

JOB PURPOSE

Enrich students learning experience towards becoming global graduates by planning and executing student learning and development, supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students, research grants, publications as well as contribution and services to ensure sustainable superior academic programmes.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Student Learning & Development

Plan and execute student learning and development by undertaking teaching assignments with monitoring of T&L quality (e.g. Course Outcome Survey, Student Self Reflection Tools Survey (SSRT), Lecturer's Reflection), teaching delivery method (e.g. Active Learning (AL), utilisation of ULearn) and assessment design and quality to provide effective educational delivery and achieve superior learning environment.

Supervision

Supervise and provide guidance to (i) undergraduate students by overseeing and advising the final year projects, ETP/ STP/ TTP/ Capstone projects and internship/ research attachment programs as well as to (ii) postgraduate students for on time postgraduate completion to attain higher quality education.

Research Grants

Contribute to research activities by submitting and securing internal and external research grants endorsed by the Research Institutes to attain impactful and meaningful research, innovation, commercialisation and consultancy projects that benefit the industry, society and university.

Publications

Contribute to university's publication works by publishing articles in Q1/Q2 journals with impact factor and other types of publications like indexed journals, conference proceedings, publications with international co-authorship, book chapters and book manuscripts to attain impactful and meaningful publications that benefit the industry, society and university.

Contributions & Services

Contribute and provide services by networking and collaborating with internal parties (e.g. internal reviewer, taskforce members, student societies, clubs, etc) as well as securing membership in relevant national and international level professional bodies to attain higher quality education that benefit the industry, society and university.

REQUIREMENTS

• PhD in Geoscience or any related discipline
• Affiliation with professional body e.g., Geological Society of London (GSL), Board of Geologists Malaysia (BoG) is an added advantage
• Priority will be given to candidates who possess knowledge, experience and expertise in the following areas:
• Structural and Regional Geology of South-East Asia, including but not limited to; Structural deformation and tectonics with strong knowledge in field-based structural analysis, stereographic projection techniques, and the integration of structural data in geoscience workflows.
• Strategic Minerals, including but not limited to: Exploration and assessment of critical mineral resources, sustainability and policy in the strategic mineral supply chain, etc.
• Strong interdisciplinary research capability across geoscience domains (geophysics / engineering geology etc.).
• Strong industry networks that will enhance Department of Geoscience@UTP's collaboration with oil & gas, mining, energy and geoscience-related sectors.
• Publication in Q1 and Q2 journals is an additional advantage
• Preferably under 40 years old
• Open for Lecturer to Associate Professor appointments

Note:

Applicant is required to submit the application with the following documents:

• Detailed CV with updated list of journal & publications, field of specialisation, citation data from Scopus and Google Scholar with links, Academic Qualifications (Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, PhD), Membership of Professional Bodies, Summary of Courses Taught, Students Supervised, and Complete List of Publications.

We welcome applications from both Malaysian and international applicants.

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