Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Environmental Sustainability
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Closing date
- 13 Sep 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- Physical Sciences, Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine 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 Science
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Full time - 17% super
Salary: Level B $105,232 - $124,958 p.a. or Level C $128,903 - $148,630 p.a. Level of appointment is subject to qualification and experience
The Faculty of Science promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value the unique contributions of our First Nations communities. The Faculty of Science strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and if seeking support in submitting an application you are welcome to contact the Faculty Indigenous Career Development Partner by emailing your contact details and position number to s.vivian@unimelb.edu.au
The Office for Environmental Programs (OEP) and the School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences (SEFS) are seeking to continue its provision of excellence in environmental sustainability through appointing an early career academic to a lectureship in the broad fields of Environmental Management and Sustainability Science. We seek an academic with an enthusiasm for the environment and a strong commitment to delivery of high-quality research-led teaching to a diverse cohort of graduate research and coursework students.
In this role you will work independently and in teams to contribute to interdisciplinary teaching, research, engagement and service to the University. You will play a significant role in the University’s cross-faculty Office for Environmental Programs (OEP), contributing to graduate level teaching within this program, and developing innovative approaches to sustainability education. You will provide leadership and service to the University, especially through supporting academic coordination of the OEP.
The interdisciplinary School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences is extending its breadth of expertise in environmental physical and social sciences. You will complement existing expertise through your expertise in Environmental Management and/or Sustainability Science and assist in increasing the impact and relevance of research and industry engagement in this field.
You will be based in the Office for Environmental Programs and report to the Director of the OEP. You will work closely with small academic and professional team of the OEP and with academics from across the University who contribute to teaching in the environmental program. You will also develop an active research program within SEFS and will collaborate with academics in this School and the wider university community.
To view the full range of benefits of working at the University: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits
Applications close: 13 Sep 2020 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
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- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Telephone
- +61 (3) 8344 4000
- Location
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Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia
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