Casual Academic

About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: Making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisational change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the leadership team of our transformed university.

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About the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

At the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences we inspire ground-breaking ways of viewing the world.  Encompassing teaching and research activities in history and archaeology, social sciences, language, literature and culture, and the creative arts, the College aim to bring together high profile interdisciplinary and disciplinary projects dedicated to major cultural, environmental, geographical, historical, and social challenges of our time.

About the Opportunity

The College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is inviting suitable individuals as casual academics to teach into one of the largest topics at Flinders University. The topic, Academic and Professional Communication, aims to develop students’ academic communication skills at the university.

For this position, casual academics should be willing to commit between 8-12 hours of teaching per week during the regular semester period.

About You

You will hold at least a Master’s degree in English Language Education (or closely related fields in Applied Linguistics or Academic Literacy) from an accredited program at the time of application. You will also hold a minimum of two years’ teaching experience at a tertiary level. Professional knowledge and experience of EAP/ESP teaching and flipped/blended learning and teaching is an advantage. To be successful in this role you will also demonstrate:

• An awareness of effective EAP pedagogy in student centered approaches,
• Strong ability to build rapport with and motivate students,
• Excellent organizational skills,
• Excellent communication skills,
• A collegial attitude and a willingness to work as part of a team.

How to Apply and Information

• Please note, the selected candidate is expected to begin teaching in mid-February, 2022
• For further information regarding the position, please contact Dr Werner Botha at [email protected]

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The application must include:

• A cover letter and an updated curriculum vitae;
• Names and contacts of 3 referees;
• Teaching evaluations of recent two years (if any);
• Copy of academic certificates and
• Evidence of Australian work rights.