Academic Skills for Success- Online Facilitation

This is a remote position.

BBUS1000- Academic Skills for Success

As an experienced online educator (LINC Fellow), the candidate will work as an independent contractor of LINC and serve a diverse international student body for Undergraduate-level programs studying at premier Australian and Asian universities. Candidate must demonstrate skills in time management, academic integrity, research, and critical thinking, with the ability to write academically, reference correctly, collaborate in diverse teams, and deliver effective presentations.

Key Skills Required

• Time management
  

• Ethics and academic integrity
  

• Research skills
  

• Paraphrasing
  

• Referencing
  

• Critical thinking
  

• Group think
  

• Diversity
  

• Speeches and presentations
  

• Academic writing
  

Desired Candidate Profile 

• Masters or Doctoral Qualifications in Business Administration, Management, Communication and/or related field with distinction or first-class from a top university in India;
  

• At least 2+ years of corporate and 2+ years of teaching experience in the relevant fields is a MUST;
  

• Proficient in business communication skills, including current academic/business communication practices, referencing styles, AI use and academic integrity policies.
  

• Empathetic, ambitious, warm and outgoing personality willing to work closely with people from diverse cultures; 
  

• Proficient in English language; excellent oral and written communication
  

• Must possess  a working laptop and have access to high-speed  (>10 MBPS) stable internet connection; 
  

• Ability to quickly learn and use technology platforms for interacting with students, including the host university’s LMS and LINCtrac (training on these platforms will be provided).
  

The candidate must be available Monday/Tuesday for online sessions between 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM, and they are required to be available to answer student queries via email within 6 hours after lectures throughout the week.

Roles & Responsibilities 

LINC Fellows will be responsible for providing: 

1. Subject matter guidance to a group of 30-35 undergraduate online students;  
   

2. Support in learning skills like academic writing, research and time management; 
   

3. Guidance on relevant reference material; 
   

4. Conducting a 2-hour session on Monday/Tuesday
   

5. Assessment marking with long-form feedback 
   

6. Management of discussion forums; and
   

7. Proactive, prompt and personalised support to student queries and issues.
   

LINC Fellows will be expected to promptly interact with students over email, or calls / online sessions from locations of their convenience (e.g. home, office, etc.).