Assistant Professor of Practice and Academic Coordinator - Employment Readiness, Career Skills & Industry Integration

Core Responsibilities

1. Academic Delivery of Career & Professional Skills

• Design and deliver credit-bearing or mandatory modules on:
• Professional communication and workplace behaviour
• Interview readiness, assessment centres, and case performance
• Industry expectations, ethics, and accountability
• Contextualise content for:
• Business domains (consulting, finance, marketing, analytics, entrepreneurship)
• Technology domains (software, AI, data, product, engineering roles)

2. Industry Alignment within Academic Programs

• Work with Program Chairs to align:
• Course outcomes with industry skill expectations
• Assessments with real-world performance standards
• Translate employer feedback into curriculum and pedagogy inputs.

3. Student Readiness & Coaching

• Conduct readiness diagnostics by cohort and program.
• Provide structured coaching on:
• Career pathways
• Professional conduct
• Skill gaps and improvement plans
• Identify high-potential students for advanced industry tracks.

4. Faculty Collaboration

• Support faculty in embedding applied industry perspectives into courses.
• Assist in integrating:
• Live projects
• Industry case studies
• Practitioners inputs into teaching

5. Industry Engagement (Academic Interface)

• Coordinate academic-industry interactions such as:
• Guest lectures
• Practitioner workshops
• Industry-led labs or simulations
• Support (not replace) the central placement office with academic readiness inputs.

6. Accreditation & Quality Assurance Support

• Contribute to AACSB / EFMD / NBA documentation related to:
• Assurance of Learning (AoL)
• Graduate employability
• Industry engagement
• Maintain academic evidence of skills delivery and outcomes.

Eligibility Criteria

Essential

• Masters degree in:
• Business / Management (for School of Business role) or
• Technology / Engineering / Computer Science / Data Science (for School of Technology role)
• 610 years of relevant experience in:
• Industry roles or
• Academicindustry interface roles
• Demonstrated ability to teach, mentor, and coach students.

Desirable

• Prior experience as Professor of Practice / Adjunct / Industry Trainer.
• Exposure to hiring, talent development, or early-career training.
• Familiarity with accreditation frameworks and outcome-based education.

Key Competencies

• Strong classroom presence and coaching ability
• Applied industry credibility
• Ability to bridge theory and practice
• Structured, outcome-focused mindset
• Comfort working with faculty and academic leadership