Lecturer / Senior Lecturer - School of Risk & Actuarial Studies

University of Recent South Wales – Sydney NSW

- Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
- Remuneration: Level B from $133,065 and Level C from $161,619 plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
- Location: UNSW Kensington Campus, NSW

About Us:

UNSW Business School is a leader in business education and research in the Asian region and one of the largest Business Schools in Australia with more than 15,000 students, 500 academic and professional staff and more than 80,000 alumni and partners. The Business School offers a full suite of business degree programs at undergraduate, postgraduate, coursework and research levels, including the AGSM MBA programs and a range of Executive Programs. Its direction is guided by a business advisory council of leading CEOs, chairpersons and other business leaders.

The School of Risk & Actuarial Studies has an established international reputation for excellence in its innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Actuarial Studies, its courses in risk management, data analytics, and superannuation and pensions, as well as its supervision of Honours and PhD students. The school also houses the GARP-affiliated risk management program in the Master of Commerce. The School’s reputation is built on our outstanding staff, students and alumni, a strong international research profile and well developed local and international linkages with academics, industry, and government. The school hosts one of the largest actuarial programs globally (currently >2000 actuarial students enrolled in either single or dual degrees in actuarial studies)



and is the globally #1 ranked business school in risk & insurance and actuarial science research. Academic staff in the school are also founding chief investigators of large multidisciplinary research groups such as the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, the UNSW Climate Risk and Response Institute, the Innovations in Risk, Insurance, and Superannuation (IRIS) Knowledge Hub, and the Business AI Lab.

Why This Role Matters:

The School of Risk & Actuarial is seeking to appoint a Level B/ Level C (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) to carry out activities to maintain and develop his/her scholarly research and professional activities, including publishing in strong relevant academic journals, to make contributions to teaching in the School, and to and an appropriate level of engagement in university, industry, government, and/or community roles.

The role will report to the Head of School and has no direct reports.

This position is being offered as either a Lecturer (Level B) or a Senior Lecturer (Level C), theappointment levelwill be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

This position is based in Sydney, Australia, with visa sponsorship, relocation assistance and a competitive salary supplement potentially available to suitably qualified candidates.

Responsibilities:

As a Lecturer (Level B) you will:





- Engage in individual and/or collaborative research in a manner consistent with disciplinary practice.
- Create scholarly impact which is recognised by peers in the advancement of disciplinary knowledge.
- Conduct research/scholarly activities under limited supervision, either independently or as a member of a team (as per the norms of the discipline) and design research projects.
- Contribute to the development of applications for competitive funding under the guidance of senior colleagues, including participating as co-investigator or chief investigator in competitive grant applications.
- Mentor and guide students and colleagues and develop the next generation of academics through involvement in supervision of HDRs (as per the norms of the discipline).
- Demonstrate and continuously develop a well-defined teaching philosophy that inspires student learning.

In addition to the above, as a Senior Lecturer (Level C) you will:

- Make independent contributions to research that have a significant impact in their field of expertise and create a nationally recognised research track record.
- Undertake independent research in discipline or related area (as per the norms of the discipline), making an independent contribution through professional practice and expertise.
- Develop research groups in area of specialist expertise and research methods that are appropriate to the discipline.
- Attract peer recognition and establish research network/s (based on the norms of the discipline) at national level.
- Obtain research income from nationally competitive research grants (and/or research fellowships) and research end-users as a member or leader, at or above the level that is relevant to the disci

📌 Lecturer / Senior Lecturer - School of Risk & Actuarial Studies (Sydney)
🏢 University Of New South Wales
📍 Sydney