Careers @ APU

Areas of specialisation

• Provide technical leadership support pertaining to mentoring students, developing innovative VR/AR projects and managing the operations & maintenance of the APU XR Studio.
• Responsible for managing developments and activity implementation for XR Studio in alignment with the university’s mission and strategic plan to have the XR developments and studio be fully functional by students/staff.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and enhancements of the VR/AR hardware and software.
• Creates a dynamic environment that focuses on quality project outputs, fostering institutional public/private partnerships within the VR/AR eco-system, promoting innovation and managing the XR studio.

General requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with any of the following: VR / MR / AR development, 3D file formats (such as FBX, gITF, COLLADA/DAE, OBJ) or character animation (avatar systems, and human representation).
• Experience with API design and implementation for realtime 3D applications.
• Experience building and releasing commercial software in C/C++, C# or similar language.
• Experience with any 3D engines (Unity, Unreal, etc).
• Experience in any of the following: developing 3D pipelines processing models (scenes, textures, materials and animation), developing software within the game development process or experience building interactive real-time 3D products.

Areas of specialisation

• Apply data analytics, for data driven and timely decision by the leadership team across the university, with direct reporting to Director, Academic Operations.  
• Work closely with CTI in the data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
• Analyse and provide statistics on student satisfaction, experience based on student surveys – mid/end semester, programme evaluation survey as well as ad-hoc online feedback - and assist leadership in the analysis of the findings for informed and effective decision making.
• Provide in-depth information on the rate of student attrition over a period of time, with insights on the programmes, number of students as well reasons for attrition.
• Contribute towards teaching/learning, by undertaking module delivery as well as module content creation of a few select modules in which he/she has the expertise.
• Take on any other administrative role that contributes towards effective academic operations across the university, assigned by the Director, Academic Operations.

General requirements

• Minimum Degree in Analytics/ Data Science / Statistics / Computer Science or any related field.
• Working experience of at least 5 years in related Big Data Analytic fields.
• Statistical mind set, exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to rapidly connect and match analytics and data products to business needs.
• Technical proficiency regarding database design development, data models, techniques for data mining, and segmentation.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate challenges in high-stakes decision making that is supported by information semantics and AI.
• Proficiency in statistics and statistical packages like Excel, SPSS, SAS to be used for data set analysing.
• Experience with statistical software.
• Reporting and data visualization skills.

Areas of specialisation

• Cyber & Forensics
• Networking
• Cloud Computing
• Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
• Emergent Technology
• Project Management
• Project Development and Scope Management
• Project Procurement and Contract Management
• Research Methodology for Computing and Technology
• Technology Management

General requirements

• Should possess a relevant PhD or a Doctorate qualification in their area of specialisation.
• Should have at least 2 years of relevant teaching experience in a higher education environment.
• Knowledge of IT Platforms and Technologies used in the T & L environment will have an advantage.

Areas of specialisation

• 3D Preproduction – Modelling, Digital Sculpting, Texturing and/or Rigging
• 3D Production – Animation, Lighting and/or Rendering
• Application of Animation Principles in 2D and/or 3D
• Technically sound with Maya, Substance Painter, Zbrush, Toonboom, and/or Houdini

General requirements

• Should possess a minimum of a Master's qualification and be technically sound with Adobe software
• Familiar with the use of digital tools for communication, teaching and learning
• Have prior experience in teaching/training
• Able to link professional/industry connections to teaching or extracurricular activities
• Have knowledge and basic application of Unreal and/or Virtual Production

Areas of specialisation

Accounting

• Financial/Management Accounting or Forensic Accounting
  * familiar with SQL, SAP, AutoCount, PowerBI, AXP etc

Finance

• Financial Management or Investment
  * familiar with / interested in learning programming in the finance application

General requirements

• Preferable to have a PhD degree in the respective area.
• Additional professional certifications such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA and CFA will have an added advantage.

Areas of specialisation

• Petroleum Engineering

General requirements

• Must possess a PhD in Engineering, preferably in petroleum engineering. 
• With a Master's in Engineering, preferably in Petroleum should have at least 2-3 years of teaching experience.
• With a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering or Oil & Gas who are registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) or a Professional Engineer or in the process of registering as a Professional Engineer and with some teaching experience in the subject mentioned above will also be considered.

Areas of specialisation

• Predictive Analytics
• Multivariate Method for Data Analysis
• Machine Learning
• Probability Modelling
• Time Series

General requirements

• Should have a PhD or a Doctorate in their areas of expertise.
• A Master's qualification with 2-3 years of teaching experience will also be considered.
• Knowledge of IT Platforms and Technologies used in the T & L environment will have an advantage.

Areas of specialisation

• Artificial Intelligence
• Block Chain
• Computer Games
• Data Base
• Data Science
• Image Processing
• Machine Language
• Programming (Python, R, C)
• Software Engineering

General requirements

• Should have a PhD or a Doctorate in their areas of expertise.
• A Master's qualification with 2-3 years of teaching experience will also be considered.
• Knowledge of IT Platforms and Technologies used in the T & L environment will have an advantage.

Areas of specialisation

• Entrepreneurship
• Technopreneurship

General requirements

• Should have a minimum of a Master's qualification or Doctorate (PhD) in entrepreneurship
• Possessing teaching experience in entrepreneurship and experience teaching technopreneurship and social entrepreneurship will be an added advantage
• Experience working in higher education environment including effective use of IT technologies in the facilitation of teaching and learning.

Areas of specialisation

• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Education Psychology
• Cyberpsychology
• Developmental Psychology

General requirements

• Should have a minimum Master's qualification or Doctorate (PhD) in the areas of expertise mentioned above.
• Undertake teaching and teaching-related duties, research and scholarly activities
• Possess teaching experience in the above-related subjects
• Experience working in higher education environment including effective use of IT technologies in the facilitation of teaching and learning