Work type: Continuing
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Department/School: School of Culture and Communication
Salary: $102,967 - $122,268 (Level B)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Full time - 17% super

We are seeking a leading scholar of international distinction to enrich and advance our program in Screen and Cultural Studies. The Screen and Cultural Studies Program at the University of Melbourne is an innovative and distinctive formation that fosters research and teaching in both Screen Studies and Cultural Studies, as well as the critical intersections between these disciplines.

The appointee will have expertise and significant publications in areas of Screen Studies scholarship that complement and enhance our program.

Screen Studies is a comprehensive program of study of the aesthetics, history, industrial practice and theory of film and screen media.  Students taking undergraduate and graduate subjects and pursuing postgraduate research in Screen Studies encounter a diverse range of moving images from a wide range of countries and creative traditions, from the pre-history of cinema to the most contemporary developments in global digital screen production. Screen Studies places film, television and screen texts firmly in the context of their essential relationships with the visual and performing arts and the creative arts generally.  It also examines the role screens play in the study of a variety of humanities and social science disciplines. Screen Studies places these interdisciplinary relationships within contemporary understandings of the social and political world and the cinema's historical and enduring commitment to the values of an ethical and just society.

Screen Studies at Melbourne is widely recognised for its excellence and innovation in teaching, scholarship and research. Staff in the Screen stream are committed to classroom-based teaching as well as developing online, interactive projects to support students and encourage them to excel in the discipline. Screen Studies staff are widely published and are successful in attracting research funding, including Australian Research Council Discovery and Linkage grants, University and Faculty funding as well as collaborating to develop grants with colleagues across the globe. We aim to continue to develop these strengths, particularly in the areas of:

• Australian screen media including games and Indigenous media; 
• Local and global screen cultures, genres, movements and industries;
• Transnational screen media, including styles, techniques and industries;
• Gender, sexuality and feminist screen theory;
• Contemporary and emergent forms of Screen Media;
• Screen media’s relationships with other creative arts and cultural industries locally, nationally and internationally
• Documentary screen media, politics and ethics. 

The School of Culture and Communication is a thriving research hub for critical thinking in the humanities. This agenda is led by world-leading scholars whose fields of research include literary and cultural studies, art history, cinema and performance, media and communication and Australian Indigenous studies. The School is also host to a range of funded research concentrations, such as the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, the Australian Centre, the Centre for Advancing Journalism, and the Research Unit in Public Cultures More broadly, our academics publish, speak and blog on topics as diverse as romanticism, poetry, Asian popular culture, digital media, climate change, network societies, gender and sexuality, racism, cosmopolitanism, and contemporary arts.

One of the largest Schools in the Faculty of Arts, we contribute exciting majors and subjects to the Bachelor of Arts, as well as offering unique Masters level courses that lead towards professional vocations in publishing, writing, museums and galleries, other arts and media institutions. Our extensive doctoral program includes coursework, as well as many opportunities to participate in reading groups, seminars, conferences and other events that augment the intellectual values of the School. Our School considers the public life of the humanities an enduring tradition that enriches contemporary society, and we have many community and industry partnerships through which we engage with a wider audience.

The Lecturer in Screen Studies will be expected to make a major contribution in the areas of research, administration and professional development, and teaching excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including RHD supervision.

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

Position Description

Applications close: 23 Oct 2019 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time