Position Number: 0064504
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term until 31 December 2025
Faculty: Arts
School: Social and Political Sciences
Salary: Level B – $119,231 - $141.581 p.a. plus 17% super
- Coordinate and teach key subjects in the Master of Development Studies program, with a focus on Gender and Development
- Join a supportive team committed to academic excellence and impactful teaching!
- 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 Social and Political Sciences is seeking a dynamic Lecturer in Development Studies with expertise in Gender and Development. This fixed-term opportunity offers the chance to make a significant contribution to teaching and scholarship within the Discipline while developing your individual profile.
You will coordinate and deliver subjects in the Master of Development Studies, including Gender Issues in Development, Gender Analysis in Development Practice, and Development Research Design & Assessment, while also providing teaching support across other subjects in the Masters program and Development Studies minor.
As a Teaching Specialist, 70% of your time will be focused on teaching, with the remainder devoted to scholarship/research, leadership, and service.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparation and delivery of seminars, lectures and tutorials into the Development Studies teaching programs.
- Subject Coordination, including the supervision of teaching support staff where required.
- Consultation with students and participation in student advising.
- Marking and assessment and finalising results in line with School, Faculty and University policies, processes, and deadlines.
- Administrative tasks associated with the subjects taught including the development of subject LMS sites, readings online, subject guides, gradebook and setting assessment tasks.
- Assist Student Services and the ASO team with Special Consideration and Academic Integrity queries and outcomes.
- Supervision of honours/graduate students.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking a committed and engaging educator with an established record of excellence in teaching in the area of Gender and Development, specifically at the graduate level. You have a commitment to inclusivity in student learning and the ability to work collaboratively with students.
You will possess extensive organisational skills as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the field of Development Studies while fostering your own academic and professional growth within a collaborative and supportive environment.
You will also have:
- A completed PhD in Development Studies or a closely related discipline.
- Proven research expertise in the area of Gender and Development and demonstrated excellence in teaching at the graduate level, specifically in this area.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise honours and graduate coursework thesis 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.
- An emerging record of pedagogical and/or academic research that informs and enhances teaching practice.
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 School of Social and Political Sciences
The appointee will join the School of Social and Political Sciences, which is at the forefront of teaching and research in the social sciences in Australia and internationally. The School’s aim is to redefine the world and change what matters, and our work is underpinned by the values of intellectual freedom, integrity, diversity, environmental sustainability and social justice. We value collegiality and active citizenship and are committed to contributing strongly to public and institutional life, and to providing an engaged and distinctive social science and arts education for our students.
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!
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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: 1 JANUARY 2025 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)
Position Description: 0064504 - Lecturer in Development Studies (Teaching Specialist) PD.pdf
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