To augment our manpower resources in the School, we are seeking for an experienced professional to join the Academic Team as Senior Assistant Manager. The incumbent shall support the end-to-end administration of the Graduate and CET programmes and ensure quality services for students and faculty in the school.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the delivery of student and academic services for the Graduate and CET programmes.
• Oversees the planning and monitors student admission progress to ensure timeliness of the admission process.
• Coordinate interviews and liaise with various stakeholders for the processing and monitoring of applications, admissions, and scholarships outcomes.
• Manage the administration of the Graduate programme including timetabling, course registration, examination matters, curriculum administration, new course proposal submission, budgeting and advisory on student academic matters.
• Support the Programme Directors in the submission of Academic proposals for graduate and CET programmes (e.g new courses/programme, change in assessment components, and curriculum changes).
• Involve in the implementation of approved curriculum and policies.
• Manage the Graduate programme’s operations including budget preparation and submission, programme funding, addressing queries from students and faculty, booking of teaching facilities, tuition fee billing and instructors’ payment, administration of student feedback on teaching, engagement of instructors, student awards shortlisting and administration, academic misconduct, maintaining of student records, and assist with audit queries.
• Manage academic-related events for graduate students, as well as programme outreach, publicity, orientation and ad hoc student events.
• Consolidation and preparation of data and statistics and drafting of reports or proposals.

Requirements:

• A good Bachelor degree in any discipline, preferably with at least 6-8 years’ of administrative/programme management.
• Good to have knowledge on academic matters, academic policies, project management, business / data analytics, cross-cultural communication and management.
• Prior experience working in institutions of higher learning preferable.
• Strong administrative skills, meticulous with analytic and problem-solving skills and a keen eye for details.
• Good interpersonal and people management skills.
• A strong collaborator – ability to work well in within the team and with key stakeholders.
• Positive attitude with customer-service orientation.
• Excellent organisational, time management and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks in an efficient, effective, and timely manner.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work well under pressure as well as tight deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and IT savvy.

Institute for Pedagogical Innovation, Research & Excellence (InsPIRE) is a collaborative entity within the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with a mission to unite various entities and foster a culture of excellence in teaching and learning.

InsPIRE is seeking a Research Associate to work with NTU faculty staff in the development of simulations, 3D visualization (such as AR / VR) and computer games for education purposes, particularly for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This is to augment to NTU’s efforts in advancing the use of education technology in teaching and learning. The incumbent will also work with faculty staff to promote the use of EdTech tools, to develop and conduct education research studies, publications and other administration related to academic matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct surveillance of education technology, identifying those that can be used for education purposes, particularly for courses pertaining to disciplines in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
• Work together with faculty and lead in the development of simulations / 3D visualization that can be incorporated pedagogically into STEM courses.
• Development of computer simulations (using Matlab, Solidworks, SIMPHY, COMSOL etc) for education. The focus will be on simulations that can be distributed for student use.
• Development of AR / VR / 360 video content for the purposes of teaching and learning
• Development of educational computer games for the purposes of teaching and learning
• Conduct simple studies on the effectiveness of technology on learning
• Inform and work with faculty staff to promote the use of education technology
• Develop prototype applications of simulations, AR/VR, gaming in courses that can be easily adapted for courses
• Develop the workflow for the incorporation of new education technology into courses
• Develop and conduct education research studies
• Provide support in communications, publications and administration related to academic matters, including working with other departments such as the cybersecurity team, legal office in this area

Job Requirements:

• Masters from a recognized university
• Knowledge of education technology, simulation (such as Matlab, Solidworks, SIMPHY, COMSOL), AR/VR and education gaming tools (such as Unity)
• Pedagogical knowledge of teaching and learning
• Teaching experience in a tertiary institution
• Strong planning and organization skills
• Excellent team player with demonstrated ability to work independently
• Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and creative problem-solving
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The newly setup Office of Data and Analytics (ODA) at the Nanyang Technological University is seeking to fill Assistant Manager (Data and Analytics) position.

Job Responsibilities

1. Generates insights from both external and internal data to facilitate evidence-based decision making at various levels of the University.

2. Develops and implements databases, data analytics and other strategies to optimize statistical efficiency.

3. Locates and defines new process or continual improvement to support decision-making at different level of the University.

4. Works in team which consists of stakeholders across different units.

Job Requirements

1. Has (or expecting) a PhD degree in the Social Sciences or the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), NOT necessarily in the data science or related fields,

2. Has empirical and quantitative skills,

3. Has good coding skills,

4. Has good communication skills,

5. Candidates who have visualization skills will have added advantage.