STEM Educator (Maths and Statistics)

• $90,406 to $98,895
• Fixed-term, part-time
• Kelvin Grove

Who are we looking for?

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

The primary purpose of the STEM Educator (Maths and Statistics) 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 (Maths and Statistics) 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 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 Academic Division
The Academic Division is responsible for supporting and delivering learning, teaching, research and research services to students and staff. This is realised via the Education and Research portfolios and through the work of our Faculties.

The Head of the Academic Division is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic), Professor Robina Xavier. Professor Xavier provides strategic oversight and financial management of the Division and provides leadership to the Education portfolio. 

The Division’s Research portfolio and academic faculties, are led by the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik.

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

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:

Education, training and/or experience equivalent to completion of a degree in a discipline with a strong relevance to maths and statistics in the health sciences academic and learning practice, and pedagogy, with at least four years subsequent relevant work experience.

Expertise in teaching or supporting maths and statistics with an emphasis on numeracy and fundamental maths skills required in areas such as health and education at a university-level.

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.

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.

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.

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: 221026

Term: Fixed-term, part-time basis (36.25 hours per fortnight) for two (2) years

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

Location: Kelvin Grove

Job opens: 15-Nov-2022

Applications Close: 28-Nov-2022 at 11.30pm

Open to: Applicants who have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of the fixed-term appointment. In support of our strategic priority of Indigenous Australian success, Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Please note that current staff wishing to be considered for secondment to this position must seek prior approval from their supervisor before submitting an application.

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.

View the job details at: https://qut.nga.net.au/?jati=DE4F2D71-1CFD-AAC4-CF44-C91A62394D35

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