Lecturer in Classical Greek Archaeology
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Salary
- $100,849 - $119,753 (Level B)
- Closing date
- 26 May 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- History, Philosophy & Theology, Arts & Humanities, Archaeology
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, 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 Historical and Philosophical Studies
Salary: $100,849 - $119,753 (Level B)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Full time - 17% super
The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies (SHAPS) is at the forefront of teaching and research in the humanities in Australia. We have a team of dedicated academic and professional staff in the disciplines of History, Philosophy, Classics and Archaeology, History and Philosophy of Science, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation. The Classics and Archaeology program in particular offers a wide range of subjects in its ‘Ancient World Studies’ major on such topics as the archaeology of Egypt and the ancient Aegean, Mediterranean, Near East and Levant; ancient languages (Greek, Latin, Egyptian, Syriac, and Akkadian); Greek and Roman history; and ancient literature in translation.
The Faculty welcomes applications from archaeology specialists to fill the role of Lecturer in Classical Greek Archaeology (which can include Hellenistic), to work within the Classics and Archaeology program and to complement its strengths as set out above. The successful applicant will be expected to research, teach and administer at a level commensurate with the level of the position (Level B). The person must have demonstrated field and practical skills in Classical Greek archaeology; potential to achieve a high level of research performance through the steady production of refereed publications in Classical Greek archaeology; and potential to attain academic promotion. The successful applicant will also be able to demonstrate significant grant-winning potential in these fields.
The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching to a high standard at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The person will be expected to teach subjects in Greek archaeology as well as practical archaeology, and contribute to and develop other subjects as appropriate. Supervision of research higher degree (MA and PhD) students is also a requirement. The successful candidate will have a proven capability to make a significant contribution to research and engagement in Ancient World Studies, and will aspire to cultivate research links and networks with other groups on campus, as well as with external networks/partners nationally and internationally. The person will also take on administrative tasks associated with the appointment.
Indigenous Australians seeking support to apply for a vacancy are encouraged to contact the Faculty of Arts Human Resources team by emailing their contact details and position number to arts-hr@unimelb.edu.au
Advertised: 05 Apr 2019 12:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 26 May 2019 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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