Associate Professor Economics, Accounting & Finance- UNSW, Bengaluru Campus

Location: Bengaluru

Associate Professor in Economics, Accounting and Finance

Position Title:

Associate Professor

Reports To:

Professor / Rector

Employment Type:

Full-time

Position Summary:

The Associate Professor contributes to UNSW Bengaluru's teaching, research and service leadership in Economics, Accounting and Finance, and related disciplines. The role focuses on developing applied, discipline-specific knowledge, expertise and skills for future professionals through high quality curriculum design and delivery across undergraduate programs.
The Associate Professor designs, develops and delivers teaching in a range of higher education courses, including Introduction to Accounting, Financial Management, Business Economics, Business Law, Management and Governance in Developing Countries, and Business Ethics. The role includes engagement in scholarly activity, development of research linkages within the UNSW academic community and broader scholarly networks (e.g. AOM, AIB, AFAANZ, INDAM), and contribution to curriculum innovation and academic governance consistent with UNSW and University Grants Commission (UGC) frameworks.
The position involves teaching quantitative and qualitative research methods, data analysis, and supervision of applied research projects for the business capstone course. The Associate Professor also contributes to the development of student capabilities in response to emerging organisational and economic challenges, including the impact of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain on business and the future of work, while fostering an inclusive, supportive learning environment and upholding academic quality, equity, and student success.

Accountabilities

• Lead undergraduate teaching aligned with UNSW curricula and UGC standards.

• Design and review curriculum content, learning activities, and assessment frameworks.

• Mentor academic staff and contribute to faculty development programs.

• Supervise undergraduate coursework.

• Maintain a strong research profile with publications in high-impact journals.

• Contribute to academic governance, including committee leadership and policy development.

• Ensure compliance with academic integrity, quality assurance, and accreditation standards.

• Represent UNSW Bengaluru in academic, industry, and professional forums.

• Promote inclusive teaching practices and support student equity and diversity.

• Collaborate with UNSW Sydney faculty to ensure curriculum equivalence and research alignment.

• Build partnerships with industry, government, and external institutions.

• Support strategic planning and contribute to campus-wide academic initiatives.

• Uphold UNSW values and contribute to a high-performance academic culture.

• Ensure safe and compliant academic practices in teaching and research.

Skill & Experience

• A PhD in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related areas with relevant work experience.

• Extensive experience of teaching and researching in the above mentioned courses

• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.

• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.

• Demonstrated experience in teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical approaches, development and delivery of courses and programs, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.

• Experience of implementing educational technologies and online delivery methods.

• Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence and fostering this in others.

• Demonstrated success in initiating curriculum development and improvement.

• Demonstrated experience with industry or work-integrated learning.

• Evidence of ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds and support student equity diversity and inclusion initiatives.

• Demonstrated track record in research with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.

• Experience in successfully recruiting and supervising high calibre students.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a…