Position Number: 0064451
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time (0.5 FTE flexible hours); Fixed-term until 12 December 2025
Faculty: Arts
School: Culture and Communication
Salary: Level A.8 – $113,262 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata)
- Leverage your industry connections to provide fulfilling internship experiences for students!
- Coordinate and teach a key subject within the Journalism program
- 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
The School of Culture and Communication (SCC) is offering an exciting opportunity to coordinate and teach into an established subject within the Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, Journalism Internship (JOUR90003).
In this role, you will use your strong knowledge of the media industry to organise, maintain, and develop internship opportunities that provide authentic learning experiences for students. You will undertake all aspects of subject coordination, including delivering lectures, tutorials, and seminars, managing assessments, and developing teaching materials.
This position offers an excellent opportunity to build your academic profile, contribute to curriculum development and work closely with a diverse and engaged student cohort.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Undertake subject coordination duties including the maintenance of Learning Management System (LMS) sites and subject guides.
- Prepare assessments in accordance with subject guidelines in the University Handbook and coordinate assessment processes, managing assessment extension requests as required.
- Undertake consultation with industry partners, Work Integrated Learning support staff, and students.
- Assist with Special Consideration queries and outcomes.
- Prepare and conduct seminars and tutorials, as well as occasional lectures, in the required mode (eg. online, on campus, blended) to a high standard.
- Effectively and efficiently communicate with students via LMS and address frequently asked questions in relation to classes and assessment.
Who We Are Looking For
You are able to leverage your strong industry connections to create internship opportunities and deliver inclusive, high-quality teaching within the Journalism program.
Your organisational and communication skills will help you manage multiple tasks, support staff, and foster collaborative partnerships. If you are passionate about shaping future media professionals, this role is for you!
You will also have:
- Completion of a postgraduate qualification and relevant media practice-based experience and expertise.
- Current knowledge of and experience in the media industry.
- Demonstrated experience in high quality teaching delivery.
- Experience in supervising, coaching and supporting staff and fostering effective partnerships.
- Demonstrated extensive connections within the media and/or journalism industry, with the ability to leverage these networks to create and facilitate valuable internship and professional development opportunities for students.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the learning orientations of a diverse student cohort, combined with the ability to apply this knowledge and understanding to create inclusive learning environments.
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.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – The Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is a leading academic community dedicated to exploring and understanding the complexities of our ever-changing world. Our five schools, including the Asia Institute, School of Culture and Communication, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, School of Languages and Linguistics, and School of Social and Political Sciences, house renowned researchers and intellectually engaged students. We embrace diversity and inclusion, actively welcoming and valuing the unique contributions of individuals from all backgrounds to achieve our vision.
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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The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
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
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
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 Ana Gencic 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.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Applications close: 5 JANUARY 2025 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEDT)
Position Description: 0064451 Subject Coordinator - Journalism PD.pdf
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