Job no: 0063943
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term until 31 December 2027
Faculty: Arts
School: School of Culture and Communication
Salary: Level B - $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. plus 17% super
- Teach and conduct research in the dynamic field of digital media and communications!
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families
About the Role
Join us as a Lecturer in the Media and Communications Program within the School of Culture and Communication, where you will have the opportunity to teach and conduct research in the rapidly evolving field of digital media and communications.
We are looking for a dynamic academic with expertise in digital media, digital platforms, internet communications, and/or digital cultural practices who can contribute to both our teaching and research objectives.
As part of a highly collaborative and active team of scholars, you will engage students at undergraduate, honours, and postgraduate levels. Drawing on your specialised knowledge, you will create engaging, student-focused classroom experiences that encourage scholarly inquiry and critical thinking in the digital age.
Your role will also include coordinating award programs, contributing to administrative duties, and promoting academic excellence.
If you are ready to shape the future of digital media education and research, this is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking program at the University of Melbourne.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Subject coordination including the academic and administrative supervision of sessional tutors
- Curriculum design and innovation, including cross-disciplinary approaches
- The development of technology-based teaching, learning and assessment programs and resources
- Attracting teaching and learning innovation grants (with emphasis on national competitive and peer reviewed)
- Conducting research, resulting in outputs including (but not limited to) peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and books
- Attracting research grants and external research income (emphasis on competitive, international and peer-reviewed)
- The supervision of research degrees
- An active engagement in service, leadership and coordination roles in the discipline
Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have a proven teaching and research track record with high-quality publications in the field and a passion for advancing knowledge in the areas of digital media, digital platforms, internet communications, and/or digital cultural practices and relations.
You will also have:
- A PhD in a relevant discipline that is completed or that is nearing completion
- Demonstrated ability for excellence in teaching including the capacity for syllabus development
- Ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Ability to supervise honours and postgraduate coursework degree theses
- Ability to or potential to supervise higher research degrees theses
- A strong record of research in the areas of digital media, digital platforms, internet communications, and/or digital cultural practices and relations.
- Demonstrated ability to create a highly inclusive learning environment
For more detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements of this role, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check.
Work Rights: This role requires full work rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment.
The Media and Communications Program at UoM
Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne is a major in the Bachelor of Arts, with subjects focusing on media and communications theory, digital media environments, media writing, and media and communications research. Our graduate coursework degrees, the Master of Global Media Communications and the Master of Marketing and Communications, offer both vocationally focused and theoretically grounded subjects that prepare students for careers in the media, marketing and communications industries. Program members also supervise outstanding PhD students.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Ana Gencic via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au. If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Applications close: 12 NOVEMBER 2024 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEDT)
Position Description: 0063943_Lecturer In Media And Communications_PD.pdf
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