ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Due to continuing growth and ambition, Monash University Malaysia is actively recruiting senior academics to join the School of Information Technology at full professor and associate professor levels.
The School of Information Technology (IT) at Monash University Malaysia is one of seven schools under the purview of the Faculty of Information Technology, one of the most prestigious IT faculties in the world.
By integrating its computing and information technology disciplines, the Monash School of IT provides enormous breadth and depth of teaching and research to the campuses, strategic alliances, centres and partnerships that form the Monash global network.
The School of IT is committed to develop courses relevant to living and working, and is poised to meet an increased demand for top-notch IT graduates in the next few years. The School of IT allows students to pursue their interests while acquiring the knowledge and skills that employers are looking for, in parallel enhancing their learning initiative by applying knowledge in exciting, immersive and innovative ways.
The School offers five focus areas: Cybersecurity, Data science, Artificial Intelligence, Software and Systems and Digital Health. Other opportunities for collaboration take advantage of strengths in technology and in medicine. Researcher profiles in the Malaysia School of IT are available here
All researcher profiles, collaborations and top research areas in the Monash Faculty of IT are listed here.
For more about the School of IT at Monash Malaysia, see https://www.monash.edu.my/it
To support leading research, the facilities at Monash University Malaysia offer a broad range of world-class infrastructure and services including an Advanced Computing Platform (ACP ) and a virtualised Unified Research Computing. The ACP, overseen by the School of IT, is research-focused and applied in various fields including computer vision, image processing, optical network, machine learning, pattern recognition, combustion, turbulent flow, nanomaterial, genome analysis, and disease association studies.
From computer vision and image processing to natural language processing and predictive analytics, the Monash University Malaysia Advanced Computing team excels in applying AI methodologies across diverse domains. Instrumentation is designed to empower researches that require big data analytics and artificial intelligence.
More detail on the advanced computing expertise and key instrumentation is on the website here
ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
Monash University is Australia’s largest university and a member of the prestigious Group of Eight, a group of Australia’s eight leading research universities. The University is consistently ranked among the world’s top universities, at 42nd globally in the QS World University Rankings and 54th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2024, reflecting a strong commitment to academic and research excellence.
Monash University is a global university with four campuses in Australia and a campus in Malaysia and Indonesia. In India, Monash Research Academy is a postgraduate research and PhD training partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, whilst Monash-Suzhou is a partnership between Monash University and Southeast University.
Established in 1998, Monash University Malaysia is Monash’s third-largest campus and one of Malaysia’s most respected higher education institutions. More than 9,700 students representing approximately 77 nationalities are currently enrolled at Monash Malaysia.
In line with Monash University’s strategic plan, Impact 2030, research at Monash University Malaysia focuses on issues of national and global significance.
At Monash Malaysia, research aims to formulate and implement solutions that could mitigate the effects of climate change, promote geopolitical security in the ASEAN region and improve health and wellbeing to enable communities to thrive. research projects and researchers are making long-term and sustainable impact across health, economics, policy, technology, the environment and society at large. At Monash Malaysia a broad range of world-class infrastructure and services also support the needs of the research community and industry.
Located in Greater Kuala Lumpur, one of the region’s industrial hotspots, Monash Malaysia sits in the heart of the rapidly developing economic corridor linking Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and beyond. At Monash Malaysia, education and research are oriented towards deep engagement with this dynamic socio-economic and industrial landscape
For more about Monash Malaysia, visit www.monash.edu.my
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
To succeed in this high-performing global university environment, candidates must bring a doctoral qualification in computer science, Information Technology, computer engineering or data science, or as an alternative, a PhD in a relevant STEM field such as mathematics or engineering and 5+ years current or recent teaching in IT may also be considered. The right candidate will have an excellent research record with evidence of leading major research projects, publications in top-ranked journals, and PhD completions as the main supervisor. The ability to lead thematic areas of the discipline, to promote the discipline and develop collaborations with a broad range of partners will also be highly regarded.
TO LEARN MORE, AND TO APPLY
The University has engaged global academic search firm De Sailly Search to handle the recruitment process.
To learn more about the opportunity and to obtain the full position description, candidates are to send a confidential enquiry via email to Dr Rosalind De Sailly and Dr Santi Dharmaputra, at MUM_IT@desailly.com.au
Applications are to be sent via email to the address above, and must include:
- a cover letter indicating why you are interested in the position and an introduction to your research you would do as a member of the School of IT at Monash University Malaysia;
- a criteria statement of no more than four pages, systematically addressing the selection criteria listed in the position description;
- a full academic CV, providing details of publications, research income, research projects, PhD supervisions, and relevant industry and teaching experience;
- names and contact details of five referees. Nominated referees are to include at least two who have been at a peer level or above at your organisation within the past two years, and at least one past supervisor within the past two years.
Referees are not contacted without prior consultation with applicants.
Further information for prospective candidates
The virtual campus tour of Monash University Malaysia includes the campus neighbourhood and education and other facilities.
Monash University Malaysia is in Sunway City in the state of Selangor, about 20 kilometres south west of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and only minutes away from the city of Petaling. The town has gained a reputation as Selangor’s higher education hub.
Singapore is only 28 minutes away by plane and four hours by car, Thailand just one hour by plane and eight hours by car, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal, an easy 45-minute drive.
More about the campus location in Sunway City is available on the Monash University website here.
Living in Greater Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, commonly known as “KL”, is a modern, multicultural city that values its traditions. The rich living heritage of Malaysia’s European, Chinese, Malay and Indian populations and influences contributes to its famous street food.
Expatriates rate Kuala Lumpur in the world’s top ten cities for its local friendliness, affordable quality housing, quality of life, healthcare, culture and ease of settling in — helped, no doubt, by the fact that English is widely spoken and known as the city’s second language. InterNations, the largest global community for people who live and work abroad, found in its survey that international living in Malaysia valued its quality of life, citing environment and climate, safety and security, and finding friends as some of the country’s top-rating benefits and that working abroad in Malaysia ranked highly for its career prospects, salary, work life balance, personal finance, and for work culture and satisfaction (source: Expat Insider 2022, and 2023).
Malaysia is central member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and has close cultural and other ties to neighbouring ASEAN nations, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.
Living in KL puts all these countries within easy reach, with European cities just a few hours away. People in Malaysia love the leisure and travel options, from exploring ancient rainforests and many of the world’s top beaches, to cultural and art tourism.
