• Fulltime Continuing Position
• Geelong Waterfront Campus
• Level B $99,346 – $117,503 & Level C $121,133-$139,291 + 17% Super

The role

Deakin’s School of Architecture is located at the Geelong Waterfront Campus in a beautiful, award-winning building and encompasses the highest standard of facilities, including computer laboratories and software, well-equipped workshop, and large studio space with 24-hour access for students and staff.

Our teaching leads the world with many prize-winning and innovative lecturers who have developed teaching models specific to active learning, including e-learning support through CloudDeakin, experiential teaching strategies and collaborative problem-solving.

As Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer, you will be responsible for undertaking research and teaching in the area of architectural sustainability for promoting the School and maintaining links and partnership with relevant academic, industry and professional communities. Applicants will have architectural science knowledge and expertise in the design of environmental systems and high-performance buildings and the ability to teach in the design studio.

This is a continuing position based at our picturesque Geelong Waterfront campus.

To be successful, you will have:

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications, and demonstrable research and/or creative experience
• Demonstrated capacity to lead teaching teams in the area of Architectural Sustainability with expertise in the design of environmental systems and high performance buildings.
• Demonstrated ability of superior design and representation skills, clarity in communication and collaboration in the design studio.
• Experience in integrating innovative teaching practices, cultural awareness and various specializations, including but not limited to: performance-based design, emerging materials, energy analysis software, advanced visualization and computational design.
• Knowledge of multi-literacies and experience in teaching effectively in a technology-enhanced contemporary higher education environment.
• Ability to contribute to the development and maintenance of partnerships with professional associations, the architecture design sector, and with domestic educational institutions and industry.
• Capacity to contribute to leadership of teaching, research and/or administration
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues.
• Successful record of research and publication in an area aligned with the school focus on “Integral Design Futures”
• Knowledge understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and contemporary issues.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide an excellent contribution to the School’s teaching, research programs and partnerships with focus on “Integral Design Futures”
• Collaborate and integrate multi-disciplinary knowledge in traditional, non-traditional and project-based research.
• Strong experience in learning and teaching across all levels and modes (including for example in the cloud)
• Contribute in the development of course and unit curriculum that meets external requirements such as the Higher Education Standards Framework and professional accreditation
• Proven research activity in the area of sustainability, design for climate change, design of environmental systems and high-performance buildings
• Enhance the quality of teaching and learning activities, including identifying and responding to opportunities to advance the discipline
• Designing and implementing best practice assessment and evidence of student learning outcomes at Unit and Course level.
• Providing leadership in teaching and learning through roles such as Course Director or Unit Chair of high enrolling courses or units.

Applications for this position close on Sunday 28 March.

Please include your cover letter, curriculum vitae, portfolio of creative work (20 pp. max) and a response to the Selection Criteria for this role.

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, please contact Professor James Doerfler -james.doerfler@deakin.edu.au

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working With Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details).

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

We understand that our academic workforce is increasingly diverse, and we recognise academic careers may be placed on hold throughout many life circumstances. Achievement relative to opportunity places more emphasis on the quality, as opposed to the quantity of research outputs. In your application, we strongly encourage you to comment on your achievements relative to opportunity.