there are two choices when it comes to lecturing: IPTA or IPTS. each has very different outcome, depending on how u see it.

at the moment, IPTAs will definitely turn u into an academician,

first of all, in which area do u want to become an academician in? literature or advert design?

u can opt to work in either one of the fields, but the advantages will depend on ur eventual expertise. meaning, if u have a base in advert design, u can work in the faculty of design (or its variants), but later specialize in writing, literature, language or something like that, which can be useful for the profession. i believe there's a branch called copywriting in advertising, which might use somebody with such specialization like yours.

similarly, if u work in faculty of literature (or its variants), u'd contribute ur base knowledge on advertising. but this might not be as useful to the faculty as compared to the previous example, because the expertise/specialization counts more than ur base degree.

i myself is one such example. my base degree is in architecture, but my masters is in computing (virtual environment), and my phd is in education. these are three different fields, which i alone specialize in malaysia. right now i contribute directly to the advancement of architecture education in malaysia, especially in the areas of architectural or design computing. i do get calls from time to time to give advice on the matter from other schools, but now i'm concentrating on some works to streamline malaysian architecture education.

now, i dont really know about ur field, but taking my example, i'm sure u know the importance of being the only person who has expertise in that particular field. if not in the world, at least in malaysia. then u'll become highly sought after. remember, the current rate for invited speakers are RM200 per hour, not including accommodation, food and transport.

so u know ur field. u decide.

on the masters by taught course, it's accepted in IPTAs. what matters is your PhD. as long as the masters can qualify u for ur PhD, u're good to go. most people would even recommend taught course if u're doing a different field than ur base degree. well i did my masters by taught course, JPA (my main sponsors) didnt even ask a thing.

it's not about whether it came from IPTS or not. it's the accreditation or recognition that comes with it. for example, MQA is the base line recognition u'll need. if the degree is recognised by MQA, u're relatively safe. if not, then there's a big risk that IPTAs will not recognise u either.

that aside, universities will often look at ur latest qualifications as well. so it doesnt matter where u did ur undergraduate, as long as it gets u to a prestigious postgraduate school for masters.

so with these qualifications, i recommend u to park urself in a reputable university even if its faculty is in its infancy. actually, that's even better, as u get to put urself as one of the senior members of the faculty pretty quickly.

Today is my first time applying for a gov job and the first time to use SPA portal, I'm looking for DS41 scheme which is a lecturer position. But I couldn't find any, how to apply lecturers job?

So far, I only know two method which are by applying through Pendaftar or the dean itself.

Other way? 

some universities in malaysia are 100% english. IIUM is the first one to achieve this (due to the title "international" in their name). so they use IELTS as the international benchmark ever since they first started, which i think is a good thing. so it's not about prestige or anything.

btw, do try UM. UM is one of the hardest university to get into, for UNDERGRADUATES. something that most people just assume and generalize. but the fact is, it's postgraduates are as easy (or hard) to get into as any other IPTAs in malaysia.