Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Food Science

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Work type:Full-time
Location:Melbourne – Burwood
Categories:Health

• Based at our Melbourne Burwood Campus
• Full-time and continuing
• Level B $104,619 – $123,739 + 17% Superannuation
• Level C $127,561 – $146,683 + 17% Superannuation

Founded in 1974, Deakin is a public university in Victoria with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and the online Cloud Campus. We are a progressive and open-minded university, with the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities. 

The Lecture or Senior Lecturer will be required to teach, undertake research, publish and attract funding in the area of Food Science with a specific focus on flavour science. The teaching will cover topics such as analytical methods and instruments used for measuring chemical composition, physical properties and flavour composition of foods, along with quality assurance systems used in food science. We have particular research strengths in sensory science and are seeking someone with a background in food and flavour science who can complement research in this area. The appointee will promote the School and maintain links and partnerships with relevant academic, industry and professional communities.  The appointee will make an independent contribution to the School’s teaching, research, and program development.

The appointee with become a member of the CASS Food Research Centre (www.cassfood.com) and play a central research role in the ARC Industry Transformation Training Centre for Hyphenated Analytical Separation Technologies (ITTC), which begins operation in 2023.

The successful candidate will be appointed based on experience relevant to the role.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Applying leading food/flavour sciences, food analysis and hyphenated analytical separation technologies practice into learning experiences for research students 
• Applying leading food science practices (e.g. food analysis, food processing, quality assurance and food safety) into undergraduate learning experiences and resources and postgraduate student supervision.
• Integrating food industry and / or research practice into unit / course design and leading the development and / or adoption of new innovation in curriculum design within a course to improve student success and engagement
• Lead teaching teams to develop effective unit and course curricula and learning material (including through course leadership roles)
• Delivering learner-centric, research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery
• Leading the review of units and contribute to the review of courses and implement refinements
• Contributing to the food node of a ITTC in hyphenated analytic separation technologies through working with industry partners and principal supervision of PhD students
• Developing and and increasingly lead industry partnerships (within and beyond the ARC ITTC) and collaborations to enable major breakthroughs, innovative solutions for future translation into real world impact
• Developing and and increasingly lead intra- and inter-disciplinary research collaborations (within and beyond the ARC ITTC), to enable major breakthroughs in knowledge, understanding and solutions to complex problems in food/flavour sciences and hyphenated analytical separation technologies
• Engaging in and increasingly developing academic or other collaborations that enable novel and high-quality research or creative activities in food/flavour sciences and hyphenated analytical separation technologies

Key selection criteria for the Senior Lecturer role:

• PhD in analytical chemistry, food science, or flavour science
• Successful track record of attracting nationally competitive or industry research funding
• Successful track record of research and publication in highly ranked academic journals, particularly in hyphenated analytic separation technologies, and/or flavour science
• Successful track record of working with industry partners on research projects.
• Ability to develop a flavour science research program within the CASS Food Research Centre
• Significant Experience in supervising PhD students in hyphenated analytical separation technologies, food chemistry, or flavour science including experience as primary supervisor for candidates through to completion
• Experience of working as a productive member of a research team with a scholarly publication record based on research or practice
• A record of achievement in contributing to undergraduate and post graduate teaching programs in a manner that influences, motivates and inspires students to learn
• Demonstrated ability to develop and administer assessment regimes and provide feedback that fosters independent learning
• Experience or demonstrated capability in developing curricula and resources that reflect an understanding of food analysis, food processing, quality assurance and food safety
• Knowledge of multi-literacies and experience in teaching effectively in a technology-enhanced contemporary higher education environment
• Experience in teaching and learning administration
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the development and maintenance of partnerships with professional associations and with domestic educational institutions and the food industry
• Demonstrated commitment to Equal Opportunity principles and practices, and Occupational Health and Safety
• Active involvement in relevant committees or boards (desirable)

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

 PD – Senior Lecturer Food Science.pdf

 PD – Lecturer Food Science.pdf

Applications for this position close on 8 November.

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

• This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working With Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details)
• Frequent/Regular/Infrequent travel will be required describe further (e.g., interstate or overseas travel is required or regular travel within Victoria, not including between campuses)
• Drivers Licence 

Please submit your resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria with reference to the position descriptions listed above.

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, please contact Brad Aisbett, Head of School, via [email protected]

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.

Advertised:25 Oct 2022 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:08 Nov 2022 AUS Eastern Daylight Time