The School of Business at UOWD is committed to delivering student-centred, research-informed and globally relevant business education. For this appointment, the School is seeking an academic who can strengthen its expertise at the intersection of Finance, technology, analytics and emerging financial services, while contributing to research impact, student development and engagement with industry.

The successful candidate will join an academic environment in which applied teaching is particularly valued, including case-led learning, projects, simulations, contemporary digital tools and the integration of industry practice into assessment and classroom activities.

The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) invites applications for a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Financial Technology to join the School of Business.

This is a balanced teaching and research appointment created to strengthen UOWD's undergraduate and postgraduate capability in the rapidly evolving field of Financial Technology (FinTech). The successful candidate will contribute specialist expertise across areas including tokenised assets, decentralised finance, digital banking, financial analytics, FinTech regulation and technology-enabled financial services.

We are particularly interested in an academic who can bridge rigorous Finance scholarship with contemporary FinTech practice, bringing real-world digital tools, market applications, simulations and industry cases into the student learning experience.

The role combines undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, course coordination, Master's and PhD supervision, research and industry engagement. We are looking for an educator who can help students understand not only the technologies disrupting financial services, but also their commercial, ethical and regulatory implications.

Why Join UOWD?

This appointment provides an opportunity for a Financial Technology academic to contribute to an area that sits at the intersection of Finance, digital innovation, analytics and regulation.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Teach contemporary FinTech subjects across undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

• Bring real-world digital tools, financial-market applications and simulations into the classroom.

• Supervise emerging researchers at Master's and doctoral level.

• Develop an impactful research portfolio in Finance and FinTech.

• Pursue competitive research funding and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Strengthen relationships between academic scholarship and contemporary financial-services practice.

Teaching & Student Learning

The successful candidate will teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, with specialist teaching expected to include:

• FIN945 – Tokenized Assets and Decentralized Finance

• FIN946 – Ethics and Regulation in FinTech

• FIN947 – FinTech Applications in Banking and Insurance

The role will also contribute to:

• Course and subject coordination.

• Master's dissertation supervision.

• PhD supervision.

• Applied and case-led teaching using real-world FinTech tools and financial trading applications.

• The use of projects and simulations to connect theoretical concepts with financial-market practice.

• Integration of relevant digital, analytics and learning technologies into teaching.

• Development of assessments incorporating industry and applied cases.

Research & Research Leadership

The successful candidate will maintain an active and impactful research program in Finance and Financial Technology appropriate to Senior Lecturer level.

The role specification seeks candidates with:

• A minimum of 10 peer-reviewed journal articles within the last five years.

• Publications indexed in Scopus and/or ranked through ABDC.

• Evidence of lead or senior authorship.

• Publications in high-ranking, well-regarded journals in Finance and FinTech.

• A demonstrated track record of generating research funding and participating in funded projects.

• Evidence of securing research grants.

• Engagement in interdisciplinary research collaboration.

Research impact, ongoing scholarly engagement and the ability to contribute to UOWD's developing research profile will be important elements of the appointment.

Industry & Practice Engagement

Industry engagement is an important dimension of this position.

Candidates with three or more years of relevant professional experience will be particularly attractive, especially where experience has been gained within the last five years.

Relevant expertise may include:

• Digital banking and neobanks

• Portfolio and execution strategies using digital tools

• Data analytics and visualisation for financial markets

• Digital risk management

• Regulatory and compliance environments

• AML/KYC and anti-fraud practices

• FinTech consulting and advisory

• Digital financial trading and portfolio applications

Evidence of consultancy, live industry projects, digital financial trading or similar practice engagement will strengthen an application.

You are an academically accomplished Finance specialist who understands how technology is reshaping financial markets, institutions, products and regulation.

You combine research credibility with strong teaching capability and can translate technically sophisticated Finance and FinTech concepts into meaningful learning experiences for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

You bring intellectual curiosity, practical FinTech fluency and the ability to engage effectively with students, researchers and industry.

Essential Qualifications

Candidates must demonstrate:

• Bachelor's, Master's and PhD qualifications in Finance, with specialisation in Financial Technology, from an accredited university ranked within the top 200 according to QS rankings

• A PhD completed prior to commencement.

• At least 3 years' higher education teaching experience.

• At least 3 years' post-PhD research experience.

• Demonstrated competence with contemporary financial technologies.

• Experience teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Experience supervising Master's and PhD research students.

What We Will Be Looking For

Applications will be assessed particularly against the following areas:

1. FinTech Expertise

A strong academic foundation in Finance and Financial Technology, with demonstrated expertise in areas such as portfolio and execution strategies using digital tools and financial-market data analytics and visualisation.

2. Applied Teaching Excellence

Evidence of successful undergraduate and postgraduate teaching using case-led, project-based and applied methods, including simulations and contemporary FinTech applications.

3. Research Quality & Impact

A research record appropriate to Assistant Professor level, including high-ranking ABDC/Scopus publications, evidence of lead or co-authorship and success in research funding.

4. Industry & Practice Credibility

Credible, evidence-based experience or engagement with contemporary financial services and FinTech practice.

5. Research Supervision & Industry Engagement

Demonstrated capability to supervise Master's and PhD research, together with active engagement with industry.

The role specification also requires at least one completed PhD as principal or co-supervisor.

The successful candidate will enjoy interaction with a professional and dynamic team of highly respected educators from over 50 different countries and exposure to students from over 100 nationalities.

The University offers an expatriate package, which is an attractive tax-free salary. The expatriate package includes six weeks of paid leave per year, private medical insurance for employee and eligible dependents, life and disability insurance and education allowance for dependents. The University is located in Knowledge Park, Dubai and has excellent teaching, learning and research facilities as well as access to Library resources that meets international standards.

UOWD is an equal opportunity employer that attracts, develops, motivates, empowers, and retains a diverse workforce.