Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, Human-oriented Information Retrieval/NLP

Overview:

1 x Full time, ongoing position available to join the School of Computing Technologies, Discipline of Interaction, Technology and Information

Salary Academic Level B ($115,303 - $136,925) or Level C ($141,247 - $162,872 ) + 17% Super

Based at the City campus, but may be required to travel to other University campuses

About the Role

We are seeking an academic at either Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer) who can complement the School’s world-leading expertise in library and information management and data science. This role will focus on human-oriented technical information retrieval or natural language processing (NLP) research.

Set within the Interaction, Technology and Information Discipline, and reflecting a strong human–computer interaction orientation, the successful candidate will also collaborate closely with the Data Science and AI Discipline. Their work will contribute to one or more of the School’s overarching themes, including responsible computing and digital health.

As the successful candidate you will have a track record of publishing in key outlets appropriate to their discipline—for example, SIGIR, TOIS and IP&M for information retrieval, or ACL, EMNLP and FAccT for NLP.

At both levels, the successful candidate will contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School. Furthermore, part of this role will include:

delivering high-quality teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programs

maintaining and advancing scholarly and professional capabilities, and contributing to curriculum development

active engagement with academic, industry and professional communities, and collaboration with colleagues across teaching and research activities.

For appointment at Level B (Lecturer), the focus will be on developing a strong research profile, contributing to teaching programs, and participating in collaborative research and engagement activities. The Lecturer may also undertake course coordination responsibilities.

For appointment at Level C (Senior Lecturer), the role includes a significant contribution to program delivery and a strong emphasis on research leadership. You will be expected to lead high-quality research projects, build successful funding pipelines, and produce impactful research outputs. You will play a key role in embedding research within the School, developing strategic collaborations across the University and with external partners, and may also contribute to program management and leadership.

About You

To be successful for this position, you will have:

Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver programs at undergraduate and post-graduate levels in core areas of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and/or Data Science, including online delivery, and the ability to produce high quality curriculum or program materials. (Level C: including coordination of large courses and implementation of innovative approaches to student-centred learning and quality improvement.)

Research track record in human centric information retrieval or human centric NLP evidenced by publications, development of new research initiatives, competitive research funding, and industry links. (Level B: emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs. Level C: emerging nationally recognised track record including substantial record of research outputs in high quality outlets.) Alignment with one of the key priorities of the school (responsible computing or digital health) is an advantage.

Demonstrated ability to supervise higher degree by research candidates. (Level C: extensive experience supervising to maximise research performance.)

Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in teaching, supervision and research.

Demonstrated high level of collegiality, including supporting development of junior team members, ability to problem solve as part of a team and ability to work well with diverse personalities and perspectives.

Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including ability to present research findings to a variety of academic and non-academic audiences in both written and verbal form, and to communicate persuasively with a variety of stakeholders.

(Level C only) Extensive experience in research leadership with the ability to build and develop collaborative research teams, mentor academic staff to deliver high quality outcomes, attract and secure external research funding to sustain research effort and manage funded research projects including complex budgets and reporting requirements.

(Level C only) Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to financial, governance and quality management systems within a university.

Qualifications

Mandatory: PhD or equivalent in relevant field.

Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check and other checks as required by the specific role. Maintaining a valid Working With Children Check is a condition of employment at RMIT.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter and separately address the Key Selection Criteria for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page. For further information, please contact Senior Talent Advisor, Justin Bolton at justin.bolton@rmit.edu.au

Please note that applications must address the Key Selection Criteria in order to be considered.

Position description - Lecturer. Level B

Position Description - Senior Lecturer, Level C

Applications Close:

30 June 2026 11.59 pm

In line with RMIT University’s commitment to a safe, respectful and inclusive environment, from 1 January 2026, the University will also consider gender-based violence (GBV) risk factors as part of our recruitment processes. All applicants will be required to complete a gender‑based violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant pre‑employment background checks, including Working With Children Checks. Information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for its relevance to the role and RMIT’s safety obligations.

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