Hansen Lecturer, 20th Century US History
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Closing date
- 30 Jul 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- History, Philosophy & Theology, Arts & Humanities
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Department/School: School of Historical and Philosophical Studies
Salary: $105,232 - $124,958 (Level B)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Full time - 17% super
The Faculty of Arts promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. People from Indigenous, culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities are encourage to apply, and if seeking support in submitting an application are welcomed to contact the Faculty by emailing their contact details and position number to arts-hr@unimelb.edu.au
About the Faculty of Arts - School of Historical and Philosophical Studies
The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies was formed in 2011 comprising the programs of History, History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Classics and Archaeology, and the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation and The Program in Jewish Culture and Society.
The School further explores multi-disciplinary perspectives on ancient Graeco-Roman, Aegean and Near Eastern civilisations including ancient languages. Our Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation investigates new areas and innovative practices in instrumentation and analysis, policy and programs in the area of the preservation of cultural materials
About the role
This position is funded through the Hansen Trust, which has been established to transform the teaching of History at the University of Melbourne. The Hansen Trust aims to develop and instil a passion for History in students and the broader community, to deepen student engagement with their learning, to emphasise the importance and relevance of this field of study, and to support a range of initiatives in the Faculty of Arts to build excellence and innovation in teaching and learning programs.
For more information on the Hansen Trust, please see:
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/shaps/news/hansen-trust
The Hansen Lecturer in 20th century U.S. history will be responsible for teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and may be asked to assist in the development of new subjects and the re- development of existing subjects, as appropriate. Capacity to supervise Hons, M.A. and Ph.D. students is required. The appointee will undertake research resulting in publications with leading publishers in the field and will apply for competitive research grants, foster engagement links with external networks/partners nationally and internationally and take on administrative tasks associated with the appointment and as assigned by the program and School.
About you
The Hansen Lecturer will be a History specialist in an area of 20th century U.S. history with capacity to also teach world, global, and international history. Preference may be given to applicants with the experience in teaching classes in U.S. and world history since 1945, the history of international relations and gender history.
The successful applicant will also have a strong record in research, have a capacity to attract research grants and/or consultancies, and a capacity to supervise theses by Honours and PhD students.
Position Description
Applications close: 30 Jul 2020 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Company
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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