Dates
- 18-Jul-2024 - Closing Date
Responsibilities
- Represent and promote the interests of Film and Television within the VCA, Faculty, University, and the external community, including participating in relevant executive and committee meetings.
- Maintain oversight of curriculum development, ensuring high-quality teaching, continuous improvement, and alignment with strategic plans, while managing staff and fostering their development.
- Manage the financial performance of the discipline, including budget planning, expenditure monitoring, and revenue generation, while ensuring compliance with University policies and financial requirements.
- Engage with educational and screen-industry bodies to inform strategic directions, establish industry links, and pursue research opportunities to enhance the discipline's and University's international standing.
- Foster multidisciplinary collaboration, create a strategic research plan, maintain personal and departmental research excellence, mentor staff, seek international research opportunities, and supervise high-quality graduate research students.
Requirements
- A PhD, Doctorate, or equivalent professional practice.
- Demonstrated management skills, including inclusive decision-making, planning, budgeting, and resource distribution.
- Strong commitment to teaching at all levels, innovation in curriculum design, and significant contributions to higher education.
- Comprehensive knowledge of University policies and procedures, especially related to student and staff matters, curriculum, and wellbeing.
- Proven leadership in fostering scholarly excellence, promoting research, developing research training, and effectively managing staff and community engagement.
Benefits
- Salary packaging
- Subsidised health and wellbeing services
- Fitness and cultural clubs
- Myki discounts
- 25% discount on graduate courses to staff and their immediate families.
Notes
- A tenure-track appointment, with the opportunity to shape the future of the industry as Head of Film and Television
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Extras
- After seven days of internal advertising, current casual or fixed-term employees of the University will be provided with prior opportunity to apply for and be considered for vacant continuing positions if they meet specific criteria.
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- Senior Lecturer
- Associate Professor
- Film and Television
- Education
- Arts