Associate Lecturer - Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies

Associate Lecturer - Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies

Company: Deakin University Australia

Job No: 564032

Work Type: Part-time

Location: Melbourne - Burwood

Categories: Health

Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements

Part-time (0.6 FTE) and fixed term until August 2025

Level A, Step 6 $100,472 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

As an Associate Lecturer you will:

• Develop effective learning materials and activities as part of a design team and demonstrate awareness of ongoing innovation in curriculum design.
• Assist in applying industry, clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.
• Deliver effective teaching practices within unit and suggest approaches to innovate teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.
• Maintain appropriate discipline knowledge and constructively review and refine own teaching practice to help maintain teaching quality standards.
• Conduct high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs, with mentorship.
• Engage collaboratively to participate in novel and high-quality research or creative activities.
• Communicate outputs, including as part of team.
• Ensure impact of academic activity on the field and the community.
• Contribute to Deakin community and its effectiveness via local engagement and citizenship activities.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design.
• Emerging research and scholarship through publications, and/or exhibitions as appropriate to the discipline.
• Ability to contribute to communities through research.
• Capacity to contribute to teaching, research and administration.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues.

Here's how to apply:

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Lorinda Cramer (Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies) at lorinda.cramer@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

Level-A---Teaching-and-Research-CHMS(2)(1).pdf

Applications for this position close on Wednesday 2 October.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

Advertised: 25 Sep 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 02 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time