School of Social Science, Media, Film and Education Sessional Teaching EOI for 2023

The School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education brings together people from the humanities, arts, film and media, social sciences and education to explore how industries, cultures and societies evolve and respond to technological transformation.

The School comprises of four departments and two research centres. The following departments are included for the sessional teaching EOI

• Department of Education
• Department of Film, Games and Animation
• Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Department of Media Communication

Click on the School link below to find out more about the School structure, departments and course offerings

In some courses at Swinburne, teaching delivery is in blended mode, and sessional staff may need to be available for face to face as well as online teaching. Sessional staff can also be invited to take up content building/revisions and quality assurance work in some courses.

Current Swinburne sessional staff
As part of the annual Expression of Interest (EOI) process, current sessional staff are required to complete a short online form confirming availability and teaching areas of interest in 2023. This process ensures you remain registered on the University’s sessional listing.

The EOI process also allows for current sessional staff to nominate teaching areas of interest including if you have not previously taught into them and meet the requirements. A list of teaching areas can be found at the bottom of this page, and via the registration form.

This process also ensures that any required documentation related to employment or professional accreditation remain current.

What you need to include
All current sessional staff will be asked to provide:

• Updated CV and contact details
• Discipline area expertise for teaching (select up to 3)
• Visa details (if applicable)

Receipt of your EOI will be acknowledged via a system generated notification. Unit Convenors will contact you if/as requirements arise.

To submit your sessional teaching EOI for 2023, please click the ‘Begin’ button at the bottom of the page.

Current Swinburne HDR students
If you are a currently enrolled HDR student, you are welcomed to apply. Please note, your sessional position should not interfere with the satisfactory progress of your studies. A reminder that the HDR candidature manual and statement of practice can be found here.  

If you are a PhD student who is also a current sessional academic staff member, please ensure you select the option ‘Current HDR student and employed as sessional’.

What you need to include

• Current CV and contact details
• Discipline area expertise for teaching (select up to 3)
• Current registration or licences if applicable to your teaching area
• Visa details or working rights information (if applicable)

Receipt of your EOI will be acknowledged via a system generated notification. Unit Convenors will contact you if/as requirements arise.

To submit your sessional teaching EOI for 2023, please click the ‘Begin’ button at the bottom of the page.

External Expression of interest to teach at Swinburne
If you are interested in sessional academic teaching opportunities and are not currently employed at Swinburne or have not in the past 18 months been actively employed at Swinburne, please submit an application to be considered for teaching in 2023. If you are not currently employed at Swinburne, please see below for what you documents and information will be requested.

What you need to include

• Current CV and contact details (including referees and details of teaching experience where applicable)
• Certified copy of relevant qualifications
• Current registration or licences if applicable to your teaching area
• Preferred teaching discipline area (you may select up to 3)
• Student evaluations (if applicable)
• Visa details or working rights information (if applicable)

Please note: Candidates applying must have working rights within Australia as work sponsorship is not applicable to this role.

Receipt of your EOI will be acknowledged via a system generated notification. Unit Convenors will contact you if/as requirements arise.

To submit your sessional teaching EOI for 2023, please click the ‘Begin’ button at the bottom of the page.

Diversity and Inclusion
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Assistance and Support
We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements, please contact the Diversity & Inclusion Manager at [email protected]

For support or queries related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment our Aboriginal Employment Coordinator at [email protected]

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on [email protected]

Expressions of Interest will close 27 January 2023, 11:30pm

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