School of Hospitality - Lecturer/Snr Lecturer (Tourism, Events, Hotel & F&B)

[What the role is]

We are seeking a dynamic and passionate individual to join RP as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the School of Hospitality. In this dual-function role, you will inspire the next generation of professionals through academic teaching and spearhead the strategic planning, execution, and management of our student internship programme. You will be the pivotal bridge between the institution and industry, managing high-quality local and overseas internship placements to ensure our students gain robust, real-world industry experience and global perspectives.

[What you will be working on]

Job Responsibilities:

• Foster a nurturing environment for students through comprehensive pastoral care and offer guidance and support in their educational and career journeys.
• Develop and review module curriculum with engaging learning activities that align with the prescribed programme and module outcomes for both pre-employment training (PET) and continuing education and training (CET).
• Deliver lessons effectively through good class management and with efficacious outcomes.
• Supervise students in projects and other curricular activities.
• Set, invigilate, and grade assessments.
• Undertake administrative duties and academic affairs related to a programme.
• Oversee the end-to-end administration of the student internship programme for the school.
• Establish clear assessment rubrics, compliance guidelines, and evaluation frameworks for both local and overseas internships.
• Conduct internship briefings, pre-departure orientations (for overseas stints), and post-internship debriefs for students.
• Manage student safety, welfare, and crisis protocols, particularly for students stationed abroad.

[What we are looking for]

• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, management, and writing skills.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness as a team player while exhibiting trustworthiness, independence, and a proactive work ethic.
• Strong conceptual thinking skills with an ability to problem solve and recommend solutions.
• Able to facilitate classroom discussions, adeptly mediate different opinions and evaluate reasoning.
• Able to introduce effective interventions by analysing students' results and performance.
• Digital literacy (using information ethically and effectively), and the ability to collaborate and communicate using digital tools.
• AI literacy that includes AI fundamentals, data science, AI tools and automation, Natural Language Processing (NLP), AI ethics, and prompt engineering.
• Teaching experience in any of the following domains is preferred:

> Hospitality and Tourism Management

> Events and Project Management

> Hotel and Leisure Management

> Restaurant and Culinary Management