Position Number: 0064708
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed term for 6 months
Faculty: Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning
Salary: Academic A – $83,468 – $113,262 p.a. plus 17% super
- Contribute to Build Environments Learning + Teaching projects
- Play a vital role in shaping teaching excellence
- 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
Established in 2018, Built Environments Learning + Teaching (BEL+T) focuses on advancing education in built environment disciplines through innovative teaching and research. The role offers an exciting opportunity to apply expertise in digital learning design and pedagogy, leveraging digital platforms, tools, and data to support the development of cutting-edge teaching practices.
The position involves contributing to BEL+T projects, including managing updates to the BEL+T site and documenting innovative approaches for broader application across the Faculty. Collaborating closely with the BEL+T team, the successful applicant will play a vital role in shaping teaching excellence through Faculty and University initiatives such as Learning and Teaching Initiative grants. This is a fixed-term academic position with opportunities for impactful contributions to the Faculty’s teaching and research objectives.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting project activities of the BELT+T group, working with the BEL-T group lead
- Contributing to subject and curriculum development projects with a focus on the design of digital resources
- Designing, documenting and producing best-practice standards; applying best-practice usability and accessibility principles for all design outcomes; and engaging in continuous improvement with a focus on teaching quality
Who We Are Looking For
You possess proven expertise in learning and assessment design, digital pedagogies, and educational innovation, with a strong focus on creating student-centred learning experiences and resources. Your proficiency in digital learning tools and practices includes expertise in Canvas LMS, integration with other platforms, and content creation systems like enabling innovative and engaging outcomes.
With experience in blended learning, digital and hybrid pedagogies, and the application of digital tools in higher education, you combine excellent organisational and project management skills to deliver high-quality educational initiatives. Your ability to work both independently and collaboratively ensures effective implementation of complex projects and student success.
You will also have:
- A relevant qualification and/or experience focused on the application of learning design theory in practice
- Experience with the production of digital learning resources that include but are not limited to the use of video and multimedia production techniques
- Excellent visual, written and oral communication skills
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, 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. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning
The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning is the leading educational and research institution in the Asia-Pacific region addressing the design and realisation of inhabited environments. The Faculty actively seeks to extend the linkages between education, research and practice in the built environment, and maintains excellent and extensive relationships with members of the built environment professions, government, professional associations and the wider community.
The Faculty has nearly 200 staff and approximately 3000 students, one third of whom are international. It is responsible for the University’s undergraduate Bachelor of Design degree, and offers majors in architecture, landscape architecture, property, construction, and urban planning.
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
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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
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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
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Shabon Nawabi via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
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Position Description
