Advanced Finance- Online Facilitation

This is a remote position.

BAO7001- Advanced Finance

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 Masters-level programs  studying at premier Australian and Asian universities. Candidate must possess strong knowledge of corporate finance, including investment evaluation, financing decisions, risk management, and financial planning. Proficiency in real options, mergers, international finance, and the use of research and analytical tools is essential.

Key Skills Required

• Present value and its relevance in financial decision-making
  

• Research methodologies and data sets in corporate finance
  

• Debt and equity financing
  

• Financial options and option valuation
  

• Real options and valuation under uncertainty
  

• Financial analysis and planning
  

• Working capital management
  

• Mergers and acquisitions: motives, costs, gains, and mechanisms
  

• Leveraged buyouts and the private equity market
  

• Diversification and portfolio risk
  

• Risk and cost of capital
  

• Corporate governance
  

• Foreign exchange risk and hedging
  

• International investment decisions
  

Desired Candidate Profile 

• PG/Doctoral degree with distinction or first-class from a top university in India;
  

• At least 5 years of corporate experience and/or teaching experience in the relevant fields at a leading university or college (Note: Candidates with formal teaching experience at a university or college are preferred);
  

• 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 needs to be available between 12 pm to 6 pm every day.

Roles & Responsibilities 

LINC Fellows will be responsible for providing: 

1. Subject matter guidance to a group of 25-30 undergraduate online students;  
   

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

3. 1:1 and small group tutoring sessions; 
   

4. Guidance on relevant reference material; 
   

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.).