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July 5, 2021 2023-03-16 9:44Jobs
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Cambodia University of Technology and Science (CamTech) is a newly established private not-for-profit university established in 2021 with the vision to be a leading university in the fields of technology and science to guarantee Cambodia’s future prosperity. Currently, we are urgently looking for key talents to fill the following vacancies:
- Talent Acquisition and Management Officer – 01 position
- Internal Quality Assurance Officer – 01 position
- Vice President of Academic Affair – 01 position
- Research Associate – 01 position
- Lecturer (Software Engineering) – 01 position
Vice President of Academic Affair
Main Responsibilities:
- Strategy
In general, provide leadership in matters of academic strategy, exploring, developing, launching, and sustaining educational initiatives consistent with the university mission.
- Regularly advise the President on academic matters.
- Understand the university’s special mission and history, appreciate all disciplines and interdisciplinarity, be cognizant of current future trends in the higher education environment, and comprehend the educational ecosystem and labor market in which the university is located.
- Participate in university-level strategic planning and lead academic planning which feeds into the broader planning process.
- Ensure the implementation of the university vision, mission, and pillars of the strategic plan throughout Academic Affairs.
- Build relevant, viable, innovative, and high-quality academic programs for lifelong learning.
- Provide leadership for quality teaching and engaged learning using learning science to inform and optimize pedagogies and modalities.
- Advocate for project-based learning flipped classroom and blended learning as well as other innovative approaches to enhance teaching and learning.
- Contribute to the development, honing, and execution of university plans for e.g., diversity, inclusion, and equity, data analytics, technology, and communications/public relations as they apply to Academic Affairs.
- Help create a culture in which Academic Affairs employees work toward the university’s goals, but feel satisfied, are developing their competencies, and have positive supervisory and peer relationships.
- Oversee the assessment and enhancement of the content and delivery of academic programs to promote relevance, viability, and quality through e.g., systematic program review, accreditation, and consistency with vitality guidelines.
2. Academic Affairs:
- Review existing, and develop new, academic policies and procedures as needed
- Promote diversity, inclusion and equity throughout Academic Affairs such that students experience culturally-responsive teaching and a respectful learning environment and the success gaps between majority and minority groups are reduced.
- Lead the Internal and External Quality Assurance and ensure compliance with national and regional QA systems.
- Lead the accreditation of the Foundation Year Program and the full accreditation of CamTech.
- Lead the development of career paths and faculty professional advancement plans.
3. Financial Affairs
- Work with direct reports to the President to plan, develop and implement the annual budget for the academic division of the University approve expenditures and stay within budget.
- Analyze resource allocation decisions with a return-on-investment lens, being prepared to reallocate human and financial resources to other uses that better support the mission.
- Assess the efficiency (costs and productivity of inputs) and effectiveness (outcome achievement) of Academic Affairs and Research on an ongoing basis.
4. Faculty and Staff Human Resources
- Review hiring requests and recommend new and replacement positions to the President.
- Ensure the continual professional development of employees from orientation through the phases of their careers.
- Encourage and support not only teaching, but also research, grant-writing, publishing, and other scholarly activities of the faculty.
- Engage in the regular evaluation of faculty and appropriate staff as directed by the Annual Evaluation of Employees Policy.
- Ensure more diverse faculty and staff are hired, feel included, are retained, and are treated equitably in terms and conditions of employment.
Minimum Qualifications
- The candidate must have a PhD’s degree and a minimum 20 years of progressively responsible, full-time leadership experience at a dean’s or Director’s level or above within a highly progressive educational environment.
- The candidate should have an in-depth understanding of the S&T university mission and the role of an academic affairs program within higher education.
- Experience overseeing a budget, developing and achieving faculty and departmental goals, and supervising full-time employees is required.
- Experience and commitment in developing faculty development and mentorship programs for junior faculty members.
- Should have knowledge of accreditation requirements and state regulations and be familiar with the pathways model, national qualification framework, and the ASEAN qualification framework.
- Must be able to demonstrate competency and experience in designing an academic program for the 21st century, focusing on skills, characters, and entrepreneurship.
- Experience developing a research or academic consortium involving local and regional universities is an advantage.
- Must demonstrate knowledge and/or experience of diversity, inclusion, and equity within an educational setting.
- Passionate about higher education innovation and immersive technology.
- Understand and respect local and regional culture, customs, and laws.
- Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of Khmer is an advantage. In case of a foreign national, the incumbent is expected to be able to have some basic proficiency in local language after one year of service.
Talent Acquisition and Management Officer
Job Description:
Administer HR related documents, such as contracts of employment for all staff and faculty.
- Drafting the pay scale by conducting pay surveys
- Conduct job evaluations, monitor and schedule individual pay conditions, recommend, plan, and implement pay structure revisions.
- Ensure the relevant HR database is up to date, accurate, and complies with HR policy.
- Ensure planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training the vice president and Colleges to coach and discipline employees.
- Establish a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program, counseling recruitment committee on candidate selecting, conducting, and analyzing exit interviews and recommending changes.
- Handle the recruitment process.
- Keep historical human resource records by designing a filing system that keeps both past and current records.
- Update and maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional activities.
- Liaise with recruitment agencies.
- Maintain good staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
- Maintain the work structure by updating job RESPONSIBILITIES: and job descriptions for all positions.
- Prepare staff handbooks.
- Prepare employees for their assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
- Set up interviews.
- Contribute to the development of HRM software.
- Other work as assigned by the Head of HR and Admin.
Job Requirements:
- Knowledge of Labor Law
- Organizational Planning and Development
- Employee Relations
- Knowledge on Hiring, Human Resources Management, Benefits Administration, Performance Review and Management, Communication Processes,
- Ability to supervise staff and train staff.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality concerning files and other confidential documents and information.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Dedication to the mission of the university
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop Human Resources staff members.
- High level of confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal, customer-centric, and coaching skills
- Flexibility and willingness to learn.
- Excellent command of English and computer literacy
- Strong personal and organizational skills with little instruction
- Spirit of teamwork
- Strong administration skills. Experience in the administration of benefits and compensation programs and other HR programs
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Tact and diplomacy in any circumstance
- Experiences in HRM software in plus
- The ability of work accurately with attention to detail
Personal Attributes:
- Highly Responsible and confidential
- High level of negotiation skills
- Honest and trustworthy
- Respectful
- Flexible, highly motivated
- Demonstrate sound work ethics.
Internal Quality Assurance Officer
Job Description:
Responsible for developing and implementing quality assurance policies, and management procedures and systems for the office of IQA.
- Ensuring the implementation of quality assurance standards and internal academic programs, teaching, learning, and other academic-related issues complied with the existing laws, rules and regulations, and requirements as prescribed by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, ASEAN University Network.
- Collecting internal assessment documents and other quality assurance activities concerning the standards of academic implementation required by ACC and MoEYS.
- In collaboration with Faculties, Departments, and Offices, evaluating, reporting, recommending, and assisting in helping with the implementation of improvements to IQA policies, procedures, and processes of the university academic implementation in response to standards of higher education institutions required by ACC and MoEYS.
- Undertaking internal quality assessment audits against the planned arrangements to ensure minimum standards of internal quality assurance to comply with the requirements of external standards.
- Organizing and overseeing external reviews/audits of internal processes by an external team and report on the outcomes of review/audit to the vice president for academic affairs and stakeholders.
- Liaising with ACC to ensure timely notification of all qualifications to be claimed together with relevant documentation to prove authenticity of claims.
- Liaising with all faculties, departments, and offices to ensure the university curriculum to comply with External Quality Assurance standards and coordinating the ACC campus visits.
- Identify the training need and organizing training interventions to meet quality assurance standards implementation and other academic related issues for the university staff.
- Analyzing data to identify areas for improvement in the university quality assurance.
- Planning, conducting and monitoring the testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure the university quality standards; and coordinating site-evaluation conducted by external assessment (ACC).
- Undertaking other duties consistent with the purpose assigned by the management.
Job Requirements:
- At least master’s degree in education or related fields
- Minimum 3 years of experiences working at higher education institutions.
- Good knowledge of Internal Quality Assurance or experience as a Quality Assurance Assessor
- Good knowledge of Cambodian higher education and ASEAN Higher Education Qualification Framework
- Having creative and innovative ideas and can work independently.
- Good knowledge of public relations and international collaboration
- Good character and interpersonal skill
- Good knowledge of technology skills
- Good command of English proficiency
Personal Attributes:
- Highly Responsible and confidential
- High level of negotiation skills
- Honest and trustworthy
- Respectful
- Flexible, highly motivated
- Demonstrate sound work ethics.
Research Associate
Major Responsibilities:
To take part in the implementation of research projects, including methodology, conceptualization, fieldwork management, data analysis, writing reports, publications, and dissemination activities.
- To contribute to CamTech’s research strategy development and implementation of work plan and budget.
- To mentor junior researchers, research assistants, and team members.
- To build and sustain relations with government counterparts, international organizations, private industries, academia, and other stakeholders to foster collaboration and attract new potential funding.
- To perform other duties as assigned by the director.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A master’s or advanced degree in economics, development studies, social science, or other related fields.
- At least one year of working experience in research or research-related fields.
- Proven track record of socio-economic research and publications.
- Expertise in qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies.
- Knowledge of statistics, familiarity with STATA or R language
- Comprehensive understanding of socioeconomic and political development in Cambodia and the region.
- Commitment to excellence in research and research capacity development in Cambodia.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Khmer, both oral and written.
Personal Attributes:
- Highly Responsible and confidential
- High level of negotiation skills
- Honest and trustworthy
- Respectful
- Flexible, highly motivated
- Demonstrate sound work ethics.
Lecturer (Software Engineering)
Key duties:
Have the ability to design and deliver high-quality course to students and demonstrated the abilities to identify and area of revision and improvement.
- Working closely with other faculty members on course development, research projects, and other departmental initiatives including attending and participating in meetings, conferences, and other events in the university.
- Mentoring students to engage and guide them for coursework and innovative projects.
- Conducting research in AI and Data Science or related fields.
- Publishing research findings in scholarly journals and presenting at conferences.
- Keeping up to date with latest trends and technologies in the field of software engineering by attending conferences, workshops, and training sessions.
Requirements:
- At least master’s degree in software engineering, or other related fields
- 3 years of teaching experience in the field or related field at higher education institutions
- Have strong working experience in software engineering industry!
- Have knowledge and experience in project management and project development lifecycle!
- Fluent in English plus experience in using English as a medium of instruction.
- Ability and willingness to provide excellent service and to work in a collegial manner with students, faculty and staff, and other constituencies are essential.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Published paper or journal is a plus.
- Patience, resilience, and cultural sensitivity.
Personal Attributes:
- Highly Responsible and confidential
- High level of negotiation skills
- Honest and trustworthy
- Respectful
- Flexible, highly motivated
- Demonstrate sound work ethics.
Interested candidates are requested to submit an online application via this link: https://forms.gle/oNnA8LWeXe2t3D7g9 and upload their most updated a cover letter with a recent photo, CV in PDF file, and other related files will be attached after passing the interview.
Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview.
Closing Date: 10 April, 2023.
Contacts:
- Address: CamTech Street, Chroy Chongvar Satellite City, Sangkat Prektasek, Khan Chroy Chongvar, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Mrs. Khan Kuntheary, Head of Finance, HR and Admin, Tel: +855 12 504 310 (Telegram)
E-mail: kuntheary.khan@camtech.edu.kh