Casual academics for Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) , Creative Arts (Photography) , and into postgraduate units offered in the Master of Communications and Master of Arts

Employment Type: Casual
Location: Flexible
Salary Rate: Casual academic rates apply

The Role:

We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from highly motivated sessional staff to teach into the undergraduate Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) and Bachelor of Creative Arts (Photography). We are interested particularly in motivated staff who have experience in Drawing, Painting, Digital Art Practices, Public Art, Analogue and Digital Photography, Exhibition and Portfolio Development, Studio Practice, Critical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Practices.

Casual academic providing teaching and a range of other academic activities during trimester 2 and/or trimester 3, 2022.

To be successful, you'll have:

• Relevant degree.
• Understanding of relevant subject content and skills demonstrated by academic achievement and/or professional experience.
• Excellent teaching skills and commitment to providing timely and constructive feedback on student assignments or capacity to develop teaching skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with students and staff.

AQF Level Guide.

To teach units in:

• A Bachelor degree, you must have an Honours degree or above (or equivalent experience).
• An Honours degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma you must have a Masters degree or above (or equivalent experience).

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

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• As a sessional academic you will make an important contribution to the discipline(s) and unit(s) for which you are engaged. You may be asked to  prepare and conduct seminars, consult with students, undertake assessment and attend meetings as required by the Unit Chair.

Applications for this position close on 5 May 2022.

Interested candidates can submit a current resume a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role and extra information (no more than 2 pages).

To apply for this position, please address the following points succinctly and upload your responses on one page of a Word doc:

• List your highest qualification and relevant discipline.
• List your relevant university teaching experience and institutional location/s.
• Indicate your availability to teach on Burwood, Waterfront and Cloud campuses.

For any queries please contact scca-operations@deakin.edu.au

About us

The flexible learning options we provide our students and our diverse team of professionals and academic experts has enabled us to achieve a 5-star rating by the prestigious university ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds. For eight consecutive years, we've achieved the highest level of overall student satisfaction among Victorian universities.

We have a network of campuses, learning centres and research centres across Victoria and corporate offices in Melbourne, China, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.  Our online Cloud campus provides more than 13,000 students with access to state-of-the-art digital tools and direct access to world-renowned academics.

As a Victorian university with a global impact, Deakin is translating its research into commercial outcomes that will help drive innovation for Australia’s economy.