SUNY Purchase College

About us: Faculty of Arts and Humanities: King’s Arts & Humanities is distinctive in representing exceptional strength in both the longer established disciplines (such as Philosophy, Classics, Theology, English, History, Languages, and Music) and world-leading quality in more recently established fields (such as Digital Humanities, Film, Interdisciplinary Humanities, and Culture, Media and Creative Industries). The Faculty is organised into three Clusters, each of which has dedicated professional services teams. This role will be based in the Arts Cluster supporting the Culture, Media and Creative Industries department. Our students come from all over the world from many different backgrounds, attracted by our reputation for and dedication to excellent teaching, by the work we do to create a dynamic and inclusive community, and by the opportunity to study right in the heart of London, a global and multilingual city where we experience languages and cultures in action every day. About the role: We are looking for a Senior Programme Officer to join our Professional Services team, working within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at one of the most prestigious universities in the UK. This role offers an exciting opportunity to anyone who is interested in providing high quality comprehensive support for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You will act as the first point of contact for all students, academic staff and key external contacts, providing a professional, supportive, responsive and personable service. The role supports processes across the whole academic cycle, ensuring accurate and timely record management across multiple systems. This would be an ideal role for anyone with a passion for supporting the delivery of excellent education from the heart of London. Key responsibilities Work with relevant colleagues to plan programme cycles, considering the provision of processes throughout the academic year, identifying priorities and demonstrating flexibility throughout the cycle, recognising when priorities change, amending plans and adjusting work patterns accordingly Supervise programme administration and co-ordinate processes relevant to the area of work, including assessments and module registration, in line with university deadlines and regulations, and Faculty and external requirements Coordinate the management of day to day student enquiries with the Programme Officers to provide responses as appropriate within agreed timeframes, taking responsibility for responding directly to more complex enquiries and escalating with line manager when required Ensure that quality assurance requirements and, where required, accreditation requirements are met for all provision. To service committees as directed by your line manager. Develop and improve the service through eliciting and responding to service user feedback, identifying and suggesting service improvements and implementing new ways of working as directed. Work flexibly as part of a team, supporting others in times of high-volume activity. Participating in and coordinating new starter inductions. Covering staff absence and deputising for the line manager as and when required Work with the wider university community to ensure up-to-date and consistent practices are followed when utilising systems (e.g. student records systems and virtual learning environments, King’s Digital) to undertake both day-to-day functions and higher-level processes such as reporting and extracting data, ensuring accuracy of data and identifying and resolving issues Triage students’ pastoral care needs, resolving non-complex issues and where appropriate and escalating to further support within the Faculty and College. Informing and referring to key stakeholders as per university frameworks. Receive, investigate and resolve low-level complaints and address service setbacks, exercising judgement and escalating to line manager where required Take personal accountability for the data quality of student records, ensuring records are accurately maintained in accordance with the agreed retention schedules Ensure all work is carried out in a professional and timely manner, with appropriate confidentiality and sensitivity. To maintain an up to date knowledge of the data protection requirements and to support Freedom of Information and subject access requests  This is a full time post (35 hours per week) and you will be offered a maternity cover contract. About you: To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to draft documents and correspondence, with excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook Excellent organisational / time management skills and with a customer-oriented approach.   Ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders in a professional and assured manner. Comfortable with adapting to change, driving own professional development. Previous experience of working in a relevant role in HE. Ability to build positive working relationships with team members, collaborating effectively to get things done and a commitment to personal accountability and continuous improvement. Methodical, detail oriented and flexible in approach to work, maintaining a high level of accuracy. Desirable criteria Experience supporting online/distance learning courses Experience in the use of databases, student records systems (such as SITS) and website content management systems Prior experience of working in a customer facing environment Experience of using virtual learning environments Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. Further information: We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. Interviews are due to be held in mid February. Grade and Salary: £39,076 - £43,909 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance     Job ID: 136045 Close Date: 02-Feb-2026 Contact Person: Effie Gemi-Iordanou     Contact Details: effie.gemi-iordanou@kcl.ac.uk

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES - TE PUNA PĀPORI SOCIOLOGY, GENDER STUDIES AND CRIMINOLOGY - TE TAURA TAKATA A unique opportunity to help shape the future of Criminology education in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Based in the beautiful and culturally rich city of Dunedin, with a vibrant student and academic community. Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka The University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has been a renowned place of learning and discovery for more than 150 years. We strive to become an even more successful, globally influential university, committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as we advance outstanding research and research-informed teaching to enable transformative learning and student experiences. Our Vision - Ko te Aronga is for our people and knowledge to transform lives, connect communities and nurture the environment in Ōtākou, Te Waipounamu, Aotearoa, the Pacific, and the world. The Sociology, Gender Studies, and Criminology programme is a vibrant, multidisciplinary unit, forming the largest academic group in the School of Social Sciences, Division of Humanities at the University of Otago. Our Criminology programme has a critical criminology focus that we are looking to expand. To build on our success, we are seeking to appoint a Lecturer to join our team in mid 2026. This is a full-time, permanent position. For further information about Criminology at Otago, please see the Information for Candidates and our website below. The role - Te mahi We welcome applications from candidates with a demonstrated focus in criminology and/or criminal justice. The successful candidate will teach within the Criminology curriculum and contribute to the wider programme. On commencement, the candidate will be expected to contribute to introductory and core criminological theory papers. In time, the successful candidate will be encouraged to develop new undergraduate and postgraduate courses aligned with their area of expertise. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an active programme of research and publication. To support the strong postgraduate research culture within the Programme, they will supervise postgraduate dissertations and theses. In addition, the candidate will contribute service to the Programme, School, University, and wider communities. Your skills and experience - Kā pūkeka me kā wheako The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate a strong disciplinary grounding in Criminology, with the capacity for high-quality teaching, research, and service. They will have: A doctoral degree in Criminology or a related discipline. Demonstrated strong record of research publications in criminology. Demonstrated experience and ability in delivering high-quality teaching. Ability to contribute to the development and growth of the Criminology major. Demonstrated experience with postgraduate supervision and/or mentorship. Willingness to support the other disciplines in the programme, Sociology and Gender Studies, through occasional teaching and supervision. Demonstrated ability to work with students and staff from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the institution. Commitment to upholding the University's core values related to support and success of Māori and Pacific students, aligned with the University's Māori Strategic Framework and Pacific Strategic Framework. Further details - Pūroko This is a full-time (1 FTE) permanent position, based in Ōtepoti, Dunedin. The appointment range for this role is $97,377 to $114,943 per annum. Equal Employment Opportunities - The Division is strongly committed to diversity in staffing and encourages applications from women and other under-represented groups. Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, Head of Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology, using the contact information below. Application - Tono Candidates are required to provide: A CV, including employment history. A letter of application that highlights how your skills and experience address the role requirements. Please include evidence of your teaching quality in your letter. Three to four referee contact details, including telephone number and email address. To submit your application, please click the apply button below. Applications quoting reference number 2600145 will close on Sunday, 1 March 2026 (New Zealand Standard Time). APPLICATION INFORMATION To view all current vacancies and to apply online go to: www.otago.ac.nz/job Equal opportunity in employment is University policy. E tautoko ana Otakou Whakaihu Waka i te kaupapa whakaorite whiwhinga mahi.

As a University of Applied Learning, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) works closely with industry in its research pursuits. This position is situated within the Centre for Immersification, dedicated to applied research in immersive technologies and bridging the gap between academia and industry. Research staff at the Centre have the opportunity to be equipped with applied research skill sets relevant to industry demands while working on innovative projects within the university. The primary responsibility of this role is to contribute to the design, development, and deployment of an advanced content moderation framework for immersive 3D virtual environments, such as Roblox and Minecraft. The engineer will play a key role in building a parallelized, agent-driven exploration system and integrating a multimodal detection pipeline, ensuring real-time performance, scalability, and deployment readiness in alignment with the project’s research objectives. The successful candidate will work with a diverse team of faculty members, engineers, and industry partners, including renowned researchers at the College of Computing and Data Science (CCDS) at NTU. Technical skills, natural curiosity, versatility, and enthusiasm are highly desired traits that will enable success in this fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities Manage the research project together with Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI and the research team members to ensure all project deliverables are met. Collaborate with the PI, Co-PIs and NTU team to design and develop a robust and scalable software system for autonomous agents navigating immersive 3D virtual environments (e.g., Roblox, Minecraft). Implement a parallelized agent-driven framework where multiple LLM-powered agents operate concurrently to explore user-generated worlds and trigger diverse contextual scenarios. Develop a unified multimodal detection pipeline that integrates video, audio, and text leveraging fine-tuned Vision-Language Models (VLMs) from WP3, supporting zero-shot reasoning and scene-graph inference. Ensure the system is deployment-ready by supporting benchmarking of inference speed, compute efficiency, and scalability with concurrent agents. Enable real-time adaptive learning via human-in-the-loop feedback and reinforcement learning mechanisms in collaboration with other work packages. Maintain high software engineering standards through rigorous testing, version control, clear documentation, and continuous improvement of development infrastructure (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, cloud-based services). Carry out Risk Assessment, and ensure compliance with Work, Safety and Health Regulations. Coordinate procurement and liaison with vendors/suppliers. Work independently, as well as within a team, to ensure proper operation and maintenance of equipment. Job Responsibilities Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or a related field. Hands-on experience in designing and implementing software systems involving multi-agent frameworks. Familiarity with immersive platform development (e.g., Roblox, Minecraft), including scripting (Lua/Java), agent behavior modeling, event handling, and API-based integration with external AI systems. Experience with distributed systems, reinforcement learning, or simulation environments (e.g., Unity3D, OpenAI Gym, WebGL) is advantageous. Experience in developing and deploying cloud-based applications (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure), including containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), serverless computing, and REST API development. Proficient in Python, with basic experience in machine learning or computer vision libraries; familiarity with Vision-Language Models (e.g., CLIP, BLIP) or scene-graph inference is a plus. Key Competencies Strong software development and debugging skills. Able to design modular, scalable systems and benchmark their performance. Proficient in technical writing and system documentation. Self-directed learner with strong problem-solving and research capability.