Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Development Studies
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Closing date
- 14 Apr 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Politics & International Studies, Social Sciences
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Work type: Continuing
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Department/School: School of Social and Political Sciences
Salary: $98,775 - $117,290 (Level B)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - 17% superannuation
As the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Development Studies in the School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), you will take the lead in the curriculum development and co-ordination of a new Online Joint Masters in Leadership for Development. This unique new online teaching programme is planned to be delivered jointly in partnership with the University of Manchester (UK), with an expected commencement date in 2020-21. Your demonstrated knowledge of leadership theories and practice in the development sector, and your own proven leadership capacity to convene and drive the progamme will be vital to the position. Equally important will be your skills in innovative management of the student interface through online technologies and in the administration of online teaching, and your ability to negotiate with actors across multiple levels of the University and externally. You will be expected to research, teach and administer commensurate with the level of the position.
As the successful candidate, you will have an excellent research profile, with a track record of grant success and high quality publications. You will apply for externally competitive grants and conduct independent research. Your research outcomes will be disseminated and published in leading conferences and journals, and will make a significant contribution to the reputation of Development Studies at the University of Melbourne. You will engage in interdisciplinary research within SSPS, the University, and in collaboration with external organisations.
Your contribution to teaching will extend to subjects within the existing Masters in Development Studies as required, and to supervision of research higher degree theses, honours and postgraduate coursework theses. Further, you will foster engagement links with external networks/partners in the development sector, both nationally and internationally and will take on administrative tasks associated with your appointment in the School of Social and Poltical Sciences.
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to:
https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
Advertised: 14 Mar 2019 12:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 14 Apr 2019 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
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The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.
Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.
Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.
Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.
The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.
In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.
More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.
For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au
*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015
- Mini-site
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Telephone
- +61 (3) 8344 4000
- Location
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Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia
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