Senior Lecturer

Business Unit Job Family Not Applicable Department School of Business Contract Type Permanent Full Time Location Dubai 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: Teach contemporary FinTech subjects across undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Bring real-world digital tools, financial-market applications and simulations into the classroom. Supervise emerging researchers at Master's and doctoral level.

Develop an impactful research portfolio in Finance and FinTech. Pursue competitive research funding and interdisciplinary collaboration. Strengthen relationships between academic scholarship and contemporary financial-services practice.

Key Responsibilites Teaching & Student Learning The successful candidate will teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, with specialist teaching expected to include: FIN945 – Tokenized Assets and Decentralized Finance FIN946 – Ethics and Regulation in FinTech FIN947 – FinTech Applications in Banking and Insurance The role will also contribute to: Course and subject coordination. Master's dissertation supervision. PhD supervision. Applied and case-led teaching using real-world FinTech tools and financial trading applications.

The use of projects and simulations to connect theoretical concepts with financial-market practice. Integration of relevant digital, analytics and learning technologies into teaching. Development of assessments incorporating industry and applied cases. 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: A minimum of 10 peer-reviewed journal articles within the last five years.

Publications indexed in Scopus and/or ranked through ABDC. Evidence of lead or senior authorship. Publications in high-ranking, well-regarded journals in Finance and FinTech. A demonstrated track record of generating research funding and participating in funded projects. Evidence of securing research grants. Engagement in interdisciplinary research collaboration. 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.

Digital banking and neobanks Portfolio and execution strategies using digital tools Data analytics and visualisation for financial markets Regulatory and compliance environments AML/KYC and anti-fraud practices FinTech consulting and advisory Digital financial trading and portfolio applications Evidence of consultanc