About the School of Business
The School of Business at UOWD is committed to delivering student-centred, research-informed and globally relevant business education. For this appointment, the School is seeking an academic who can strengthen its expertise at the intersection of Finance, technology, analytics and emerging financial services, while contributing to research impact, student development and engagement with industry.
The successful candidate will join an academic environment in which applied teaching is particularly valued, including case-led learning, projects, simulations, contemporary digital tools and the integration of industry practice into assessment and classroom activities.
About the Role
The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) invites applications for a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Financial Technology to join the School of Business.
This is a balanced teaching and research appointment created to strengthen UOWD's undergraduate and postgraduate capability in the rapidly evolving field of Financial Technology (FinTech). The successful candidate will contribute specialist expertise across areas including tokenised assets, decentralised finance, digital banking, financial analytics, FinTech regulation and technology-enabled financial services.
We are particularly interested in an academic who can bridge rigorous Finance scholarship with contemporary FinTech practice, bringing real-world digital tools, market applications, simulations and industry cases into the student learning experience.
The role combines undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, course coordination, Master's and PhD supervision, research and industry engagement. We are looking for an educator who can help students understand not only the technologies disrupting financial services, but also their commercial, ethical and regulatory implications.
Why Join UOWD?
This appointment provides an opportunity for a Financial Technology academic to contribute to an area that sits at the intersection of Finance, digital innovation, analytics and regulation.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
Key Responsibilites Teaching \& Student Learning
The successful candidate will teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, with specialist teaching expected to include:
The role will also contribute to:
Research \& Research Leadership
The successful candidate will maintain an active and impactful research program in Finance and Financial Technology appropriate to Senior Lecturer level.
The role specification seeks candidates with:
Research impact, ongoing scholarly engagement and the ability to contribute to UOWD's developing research profile will be important elements of the appointment.
Industry \& Practice Engagement
Industry engagement is an important dimension of this position.
Candidates with three or more years of relevant professional experience will be particularly attractive, especially where experience has been gained within the last five years.
Relevant expertise may include:
Evidence of consultancy, live industry projects, digital financial trading or similar practice engagement will strengthen an application.
About You
You are an academically accomplished Finance specialist who understands how technology is reshaping financial markets, institutions, products and regulation.
You combine research credibility with strong teaching capability and can translate technically sophisticated Finance and FinTech concepts into meaningful learning experiences for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
You bring intellectual curiosity, practical FinTech fluency and the ability to engage effectively with students, researchers and industry.
Essential Qualifications
Candidates must demonstrate:
What We Will Be Looking For
Applications will be assessed particularly against the following areas:
1. FinTech Expertise
A strong academic foundation in Finance and Financial Technology, with demonstrated expertise in areas such as portfolio and execution strategies using digital tools and financial-market data analytics and visualisation.
2. Applied Teaching Excellence
Evidence of successful undergraduate and postgraduate teaching using case-led, project-based and applied methods, including simulations and contemporary FinTech applications.
3. Research Quality \& Impact
A research record appropriate to Assistant Professor level, including high-ranking ABDC/Scopus publications, evidence of lead or co-authorship and success in research funding.
4. Industry \& Practice Credibility
Credible, evidence-based experience or engagement with contemporary financial services and FinTech practice.
5. Research Supervision \& Industry Engagement
Demonstrated capability to supervise Master's and PhD research, together with active engagement with industry.
The role specification also requires at least one completed PhD as principal or co-supervisor.
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