Reference no: 497348
Work type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Wagga Wagga
Categories: Indigenous Identified, Academic - Leadership
We are seeking an experienced leader to serve as Head of The School of Indigenous Australian Studies. Reporting to the Executive Dean in the Faculty of Arts & Education, the role is accountable for the school’s performance in teaching, research, and resource management.
The ideal candidate will drive the school’s alignment with the Faculty and University’s strategies, ensuring cohesive operations that support high-quality education, impactful research, and community engagement.
The successful candidate will have proven leadership in academia and demonstrate excellence in teaching and research. This role offers a strategic leader the chance to shape the future of our school.
The Faculty of Arts and Education offers a diversity of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in teacher education, communication, social work and human services, Indigenous Australian Studies, library and information studies, theology, humanities and arts, and Islamic studies.
With over 10,000 students, the faculty is an innovator in online and blended learning modes. Over 160 FTE academic staff deliver distinctive courses and are supported by a skilled team of professional staff. On campus courses are delivered at the University’s Wagga Wagga, Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, and Port Macquarie campuses, and at other locations including Sydney and Canberra.
Academic staff within the faculty undertake high quality, impactful research that engages with government and professional organisations, nationally, internationally and in regional communities. The Faculty of Arts and Education has a vibrant and diverse community of doctoral candidates, both on and off campus, in Australia and around the world.
The School of Indigenous Australian Studies develops, delivers and promotes Indigenous Australian Studies to all students studying at Charles Sturt University. The School develops research and consultancy links with local communities, institutions, services and agencies, together with national and international scholarly communities.
We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.
The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.
Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.
This is an identified Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander position under section 14 of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act, 1977. Please be aware you may be asked to provide confirmation of Indigenous Australian Identity.
Additional information is available in the Information for Applicants pack.
To apply please reach out to:
Andrew Norton | Managing Director, Fisher Leadership | Email: anorton@fisherleadership.com | Phone: 1300 347 437 | 0459027555
Closing Date: 11 pm, 30 September 2024
Position Description
Advertised: 23 Aug 2024 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Sep 2024 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
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