Lecturer

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Work type:Full-time
Location:Other – Interstate
Categories:Arts, Educational Design, Course Enhancement

• Based at The Royal Military College, Canberra
• Full-time, Fixed Term Until 10 November 2023
• Level AC_B $104,619 – $123,739 + 17% Superannuation

Deakin University is seeking to recruit an academic to join a team of established colleagues working at the Royal Military College for the design, development and delivery of innovative curriculum.

This position will report to the Director, Deakin Centre for Future Defence and National Security located at the Australian War College. Applicants will be required to attain a baseline security clearance as a part of the role.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Education and Employability

• Maintain deep discipline knowledge which is applied to inform unit design
• Lead teaching teams to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources (including through unit leadership roles)
• Adopt new innovation in curriculum design at the unit level
• Deliver learner-centric, research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery
• Integrate industry, clinical and/or research practice to teaching
• Lead unit teaching teams and works collaboratively with other unit teaching teams in the course
• Contribute to review of units and courses and implements refinements
• Implement creative teaching practices to improve student success and engagement
• Provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes
• Develop effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit level
• Monitor and adapts assessment practices to improve learning outcomes
• Assist in applying industry, clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences and resources
• Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit material and practices
• Design collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level

University Citizenship and Engagement

• Assist the implementation of local citizenship activities and contribute to effectiveness as influencer
• Contribute to the implementation of specific aspects of University’s strategic agenda
• Assist the implementation of community engagement activities
• Contribute to the implementation of University’s community engagement agenda

Key selection criteria for this role:

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
• excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design
• capacity to contribute to leadership of teaching
• excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 FINAL JF PD Teaching and Research Level B DCFDNS.docx

Applications for this position close on 27 Oct 2022.

Successful applicants will need to comply with vaccination mandates imposed by the relevant state/territory government. Applicants who attend third-party sites to undertake University activities will also be required to comply with any other directions or requirements in place at the third-party location.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Working with Children Check (refer to Recruitment Procedure)

Please submit your resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, please contact Matthew Clarke at matthew.clarke@deakin.edu.au

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

We understand that our academic workforce is increasingly diverse, and we recognise academic careers may be placed on hold throughout many life circumstances. Achievement relative to opportunity places more emphasis on the quality, as opposed to the quantity of research outputs. In your application, we strongly encourage you to comment on your achievements relative to opportunity.