STEM Educator (Engineering and Maths)

• $90,406 to $98,895
• Ongoing, full-time
• Gardens Point

Who are we looking for?

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking a STEM Educator (Engineering and Maths)
to join Learning and Teaching Unit, Education Portfolio, Academic Division.

The primary purpose of the STEM Educator (Engineering and Maths) is to provide timely and targeted services and initiatives to support the STEM academic learning needs of QUT students.

In addition to the work related to the STEM academic support for student learning, the STEM Educator (Engineering and Maths) will work in partnership with the SSG Strategic Leads, Career Educators, and Language and Learning Educators from across the faculties to contribute to the work of the Student Success Group strategic priorities.

Real world impact

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a
‘real world’ focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution
that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they
will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

About the Education Portfolio
At QUT we are transforming learning and teaching practices in line with our Real World Learning Vision, so that our graduates are highly skilled, enterprising, and well suited to 21st century employment and careers. We are committed to increasing the flexibility of our course offerings to enable our students and graduates to thrive in changing and complex working environments throughout their lives. Our focus is on student success, partnering with students to enhance the end-to-end learner journey, and designing and delivering high quality, flexible educational experiences that enable this.

The Education Portfolio encompasses:

•    Curriculum Quality and Standards
•    Learning and Teaching Unit
•    Library
•    QUT College
•    QUT Entrepreneurship
•    Student Ombudsman

QUT’s distinctive positioning as “the university for the real world” means a commitment to and investment in real-world work integrated learning, authentic assessment, a curriculum design studio approach for innovative curriculum and an increased focus on the optimisation of digital technologies to enhance on campus and online learning.

About the Learning and Teaching Unit
The Learning and Teaching Unit (LTU) is committed to a culture of collaboration, working in partnership with students, industry representatives, and staff across QUT to meet the evolving needs of our learners. 

Guided by our Real World Learning Vision, LTU leads and coordinates learning and teaching across QUT, leveraging existing initiatives and enabling new ways of thinking and working that are learner-centric and future-focused.
The Student Success Group (SSG) works in partnership with Faculties, HiQ, Equity and Student Counselling, and other learning and personal support providers across the University (International Student Services, Student Engagement, Widening Participation, Student Business Services). The SSG aims to provide access to the highest quality of support for learning and careers and engagement services and strategies to empower students with the tools, connections, and mindsets to achieve their full academic potential and to design their real world futures.

What you need to succeed

This role will suit those who have exceptional relationship management and highly developed interpersonal skills to build and foster connections within QUT and with the wider community.

You will demonstrate:

1.    Education, training and/or experience equivalent to completion of a degree in a discipline with a strong relevance to engineering and maths academic and learning practice, and pedagogy, with at least four years subsequent relevant work experience.
2.    Expertise in engineering and engineering maths at a university-level.
3.    Proven experience in promoting and teaching others to develop the strategies needed to engage effectively in mathematics and/or science support for learning in physical (face-to-face) and virtual environments.
4.    Demonstrated understanding of the issues which affect STEM learning, retention and success in higher education as well as a commitment to working from a social justice framework.
5.    Demonstrated ability to work in partnership with a diverse range of student and staff stakeholders at all levels of an organisation and from culturally diverse backgrounds to design and deliver learner centred services and strategies.
6.    Highly effective written, verbal, and digital communication skills.

Careers at QUT

Our culture is vibrant, inspiring and challenging. It’s a world where
like-minds come together with a commitment to making a real world
difference, no matter what the area of expertise.

Beyond personal and professional fulfilment, a career at QUT brings a
broad range of tangible benefits. QUT is a high quality and flexible
organisation that is proud of its excellent employment conditions
which include but are not limited to:

• Parental leave provisions
• Study support encompassing leave and financial assistance
• Comprehensive professional development
• Salary Packaging

Explore Life at QUT

Reference number: 221020

Term: Ongoing, full-time basis

Remuneration: $106,988 to $117,034 pa (HEW7) (inclusive of $90,406 to $98,895 pa salary, 17% superannuation and 17.5% recreation leave loading)

Location: Gardens Point

Job opens: 30-Sep-2022

Applications Close: 16-Oct-2022 at 11.30pm

Open to: Applicants who have ongoing full-time work rights in Australia. In support of our strategic priority of Indigenous Australian success, Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

At QUT, our values reflect what we believe in, and what is important
to us as an organisation. They capture our strengths, our
distinctiveness and sit alongside the priorities outlined in our
Blueprint 6, and guide our decisions and actions.

QUT aims to inspire and shape the future with talented students and
staff from diverse communities , united by our core values
of Ambition, Curiosity, Integrity, Inclusiveness, and Innovation.

If you’re curious, innovative, and ready to experience what
a career at QUT can offer, we’re ready to meet you. You can find
out more about this role and how to apply by clicking ‘Apply’ or
the link below.

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