Agricultural University - Plovdiv

Position Details  Continuing position | Full time Academic Level B | AU$115,871 - $137,122 pa | 17% Superannuation Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country View Position Description About the Position: Flinders University is seeking a Lecturer in Education (Early Childhood Education) to join a dynamic and collaborative academic community committed to excellence in teaching, research, and impact. The position offers the chance to work at the intersection of teaching, research, and real-world educational practice. You will contribute to meaningful partnerships with schools, education systems, and professional organisations, helping to strengthen the connection between research and practice and improve outcomes across the education sector. In this position, you will: Deliver engaging, high-quality teaching across Education programs using face-to-face, online, and blended delivery modes Design and develop innovative curriculum and learning experiences that enhance student engagement and learning outcomes Contributes to a collaborative research initiative focused on improving early childhood development outcomes through applied, co-designed research. About You You are an emerging or established academic with strengths in early childhood education and a strong commitment to high-quality teaching, impactful research, and meaningful academic engagement that advances practice and improves outcomes. You will demonstrate: Completion of a PhD, or equivalent qualification Demonstrated capability, or clear potential, to deliver high-quality tertiary teaching, including involvement in topic coordination and curriculum design Evidence of a strong research track record appropriate to career stage in early childhood education or a related area, including peer-reviewed publications and success in attracting external competitive grant funding This position is open to international and domestic candidates. Relocation and Visa Support is available. About Education at Flinders: Education at Flinders University prepares the next generation of teachers, educational leaders and researchers to make a lasting impact on learners and communities. As one of South Australia’s largest providers of teacher education, Flinders delivers evidence-based, practice-oriented programs across early childhood, primary, secondary and higher education. Our strong partnerships with schools and industry ensure graduates are classroom-ready and equipped to meet evolving educational priorities. Life at Flinders  We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.  Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?  17% Superannuation + salary packaging options  Wide range of professional development activities, funds and services, such as Flinders University’s Researcher Development and Leadership Programs. We are the first university in South Australia to receive the prestigious SAGE Cygnet Award, recognising our outstanding commitment to fostering an inclusive environment. Join a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, innovation, and provides strong mentorship to support both early career staff. Access to state-of-the-art advanced facilities, including an on-site gym, cafes and childcare centre. Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment  Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.  Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy  Prescribed Conditions for Employment Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance checks. A disclosable outcome will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role. In addition, it is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA). How to Apply and Information  You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the below Key Position Capabilities of the position description. For more information regarding this position, please contact Rachael Hedger. Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) on Monday, 3 August 2026. Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.  At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.  Certification Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm: 03 Aug 2026 At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Flinders. Fearless.

University of Nottingham Ningbo China is seeking to recruit a Participation Manager in Sport Department The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-Foreign university in China and is focused on offering a globally leading sport and wellbeing experience to all our customers. In September 2027, the University will open its new ‘Clubhouse’ which has been designed to offer sport, health and fitness in a completely new and innovative way in global Higher Education. The Participation Manager is crucial to the success of this new service offer and delivering exceptional sport participation programmes to all of our customers. As a member of the Sport Senior Leadership Team, the Participation Manager will have responsibility for developing and managing our sport participation programmes, ensuring we are offering the best experience to everyone and providing opportunities for people to try something new, develop in a sport and compete amongst friends. The Participation Manager will be creative and understand our student demographic so that our participation programmes consistently evolve. The Participation Manager will be responsible for the following programmes: Just Play, Compete, Sports Clubs, Staff Sport, Kid’s Programme and supporting annual health and wellbeing campaigns and initiatives. The Participation Manager will ensure all programmes are planned in detail, using the sport framework and development pathway the university has developed to encourage engagement and maintain retention. The programmes will all be fully aligned and optimised digitally to ensure we are accurately recording data and putting it at the core of our decision-making process. They will meet the highest standards of industry best practice and meet all statutory health and safety requirements. The Participation Manager will lead and motivate a team of full time and part time staff and a number of student interns. Your Responsibility Have strategic and operational leadership responsibility for the Participation Programmes, including Just Play, Compete, Sports Clubs, Staff Sport, Kid’s Programme and campus events and initiatives. Lead the design, planning, delivery, review and evaluation process across different programmes to ensure outcomes and KPIs are achieved. Create and deliver annual plans with full timetabling for the Participation Programme, with ongoing review, performance tracking and evaluations. Ensure a balanced and progressive programme is offered according to the University’s Development Pathway, from Level 1 (Beginner/Entry) to Level 4 (Advanced). Manage participation budgets and income generation, identifying annual resource needs, allocation of funds, sponsorship and new income opportunities to achieve financial targets. Recruit, lead and develop a highly motivated participation team, ensuring minimum staffing levels, integration of KPI’s into individual workplans, and delivery of aligned CPD opportunities. Develop and deliver high‑quality participation programmes and events, engaging the UNNC community, supporting national and local campaigns, and enhancing the profile and reputation of the University. Provide leadership and support to student and staff sports clubs, including training, guidance, interpretation of policy and delivery of sports leadership development. Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including university departments, students, staff, international partners and external organisations, to enhance participation and wellbeing. Lead performance analysis and reporting, ensuring digitalised systems, up‑to‑date dashboards, regular management reports, customer feedback monitoring and completion of the annual Participation Report. About You Essential A good bachlor’s degree in a Sport/Sport Development or Sport Management. Strategic H&F leader able to align plans across a multi‑dimensional environment and contribute at Sport SLT (Senior Leadership Team) level. Proven experience managing sport development programmes, preferably within a higher education or national and regional organisations. Positive, inclusive and collegiate leader to motivate teams to achieve and exceed targets and managing complex workloads through effective delegation. Commercially minded, with a track record in income generation, budget management and sport development. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, able to engage members, present information clearly and influence stakeholders. Innovative and self‑motivated, with strong project management skills and a positive approach to change. Confident using digital sport systems and analysing data to manage performance, targets and reporting. Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, with a clear understanding of barriers to access and inclusive active recreation. Desirable A master’s degree in sports or management-related field. Sports coaching or leadership-based qualifications. Ability to communicate in mandarin. Good IT skills. Basic website editing. Ability to produce basic marketing material. Knowledge and experience of higher education sport in the UK or internationally. Knowledge of Health & Wellbeing Services/Spa Services. About Us Join a unique British University in China. The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. This award winning campus offering a UK style education has grown to establish a student body of over 10,000 in 22 years. Your Remuneration, Benefits and Support The post will be offered on a fixed term contract for 3 years and a probation of 6 months with University of Nottingham Ningbo China. We are committed to providing competitive employment packages while supporting the wellbeing of our staff to help them reach their full potential. How to Apply  Applicants wishing to apply for a vacancy should submit the following documents by email to: job@nottingham.edu.cn before 4 August 2026 at 23:59 (Beijing Time). Please include: Vacancy reference number & title English Resume Application Form Cover Letter Equality and Diversity University of Nottingham Ningbo China is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff. It is our intention to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, regardless of gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age*, socio-economic background, disability, religious or political beliefs, trade union membership, family circumstances, sexual orientation or other irrelevant distinction.

Schemes of Service: Research Division: Engineering Employment Type: Fixed Term 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 SIT x NVIDIA AI Centre (SNAIC). This role is part of an industry innovation project with a large consumer goods company, where you will develop an evaluation framework for vision-language model (VLM) with applications in the personal care sector. The research focuses on fine-grained VLM capabilities such as spatial reasoning, temporal grounding, event tracking, and domain knowledge using a curated multimodal dataset. Key Responsibilities Manage the research project together with the Principal Investigator (PI) and industry partner to ensure all project deliverables are met Design and implement evaluation frameworks and metrics for vision-language models Develop annotated video datasets and capability-tagged evaluation tasks Build end-to-end evaluation pipelines and failure mode analysis tools to analyze VLM performance across reasoning dimensions Prepare technical reports, publications, and industry-facing deliverables Mentor student assistants Candidates are to communicate with any internal or external parties to ensure project deliverables are met. Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned by Supervisor. Requirements PhD in Computer Science or related field Expertise in computer vision and vision-language models Experience with ML evaluation metrics and benchmarking Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) Interest in applied, industry-collaborative research