About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:20.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About The Job</b></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Singapore University of Social Sciences is one of Singapore's six autonomous universities and its mission is to provide lifelong education that equips learners to serve society. Home to more than 15,000 students, SUSS provides an applied education that targets both fresh school leavers and adult learners, with a focus on the social sciences. It adopts a flexible and practice-focused learning approach and offers more than 70 degree programmes in various disciplines. Applications are invited for an open-rank faculty position in the area of <strong>Social Work </strong>at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.</span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The successful candidate will join the <strong>School of Social Work and Social Development </strong>and will be expected to contribute to a range of academic responsibilities, which include but not limited to curriculum enhancement, academic mentorhip and faculty development and conduct research in social work and closely related fields.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:20.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You Will Be Doing</b></H2> </div><div><p><span>T<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">he successful candidate will join the School of Social Work and Social Development and will be expected to contribute to a range of academic responsibilities, which include but not limited to:</span></span></p> <p> </p> <ol> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Curriculum enhancement</span></li> </ol> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensuring rigour and alignment with current international standards and practice</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> 2. Research and grantsmanship</span></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Contribute to the School’s practice research performance indicators</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Conduct research clinics for students and faculties who are keen on mental health and related research</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> 3. Academic mentorship and faculty development</span></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Provide mentorship to faculty members and conduct workshops/ seminars to strengthen research capability</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> 4. Internationalisation and collaboration</span></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strengthen partnerships with overseas institutions and facilitate joint research projects and publications</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:20.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Requirements</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ph.D. degree holder in a relevant discipline from a reputable university. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience of teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrate a strong research pipeline targeting recognizable and reputable academic journals. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Good communication and interpersonal skills, and a high level of integrity</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The ability to work independently and as part of a team, keep abreast of developments in their fields, think strategically, and be a role model to students</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The following qualities are desirable:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">At least 10 years of work experience (including consultancy, training and teaching) in private or public sector human resource management or related fields</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experiences in course design, collaborating with industry partners for teaching purpose, and adopting new technology in teaching</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Established extensive record in peer-reviewed journals and books</span></li> </ul></div></div></div>