• Salary Package: $110,274 - $130,472 (Level B) pro-rata, p.a. plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading
• Appointment Type: Part-Time (0.6FTE), Fixed term (4 years), Teaching focused
• Location: Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus (North Ryde)

THE ROLE

The Discipline of Geography and Planning, in the Macquarie School of Social Science, is seeking to appoint a Lecturer (Teaching and Leadership) in Environment and Society to contribute to the teaching of courses offered by the Discipline of Geography and Planning. The Lecturer will be responsible for convening and teaching environment and society, geography, and planning units.

ABOUT YOU

You will have completed a PhD, in environment and society, geography, planning or a closely related discipline. You will have experience as an Early Career Researcher who is able to work both in a team and independently and engage with stakeholders ranging from PhD candidates to senior academics and practitioners in a multi-disciplinary context. You will have demonstrated academic knowledge in the discipline and a commitment and capability to deliver high quality learning and teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. You will have the capacity to independently convene courses and conduct lectures, tutorials, assessment, and exam marking, and be able to demonstrate evidence of your teaching quality and contribute to unit and course level teaching administration. If you are an excellent communicator with a proactive nature, flexible, able to work in teams and have excellent interpersonal, organisational and time management skills, then this is a role you will thrive in and a Discipline you will enjoy working with.

ABOUT US

The Discipline of Geography and Planning, in the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, is a leading centre of environment and society, geographical and planning education and research. The Discipline delivers innovative teaching and research oriented at making societies and places more just, liveable, and inclusive.

We offer a Bachelor of Planning and Master of Planning, accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia and a Graduate Certificate of Environmental Planning and major in Geography. We also contribute to the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Social Sciences and offer a Geography major in the Bachelor of Arts.

Our researchers conduct adventurous and innovative empirical work across national and international case studies. While our research is theoretically innovative and has made important contributions to global debates in geography and urban planning scholarship, we are equally dedicated to addressing "real world" problems and working towards a more just and sustainable future. We have we have established research expertise in four broad areas:

• Cities, Planning and Governance
• Critical Development and Indigenous Geographies
• Cultural and Political Geographies
• Environments, Societies, and Power

We have strong research and teaching connections with colleagues for across the Macquarie School of Social Science, which also includes the disciplines of Anthropology, Politics and International Relations, and Sociology.

TO APPLY

To be considered for this position, please apply online by submitting your cv and a separate cover letter that demonstrates how you meet each of the following selection criteria:

• A PhD in environment and society, geography, planning, or closely related field;
• Demonstrated ability to teach and administer undergraduate and postgraduate environment and society, geography and/or planning units;
• Demonstrated success in convening large units;
• Capability with teaching online student cohorts using Blackboard, Turnitin or similar online learning systems;
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills;
• High-level organisational skills translated into the ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and to prepare reports detailing progression milestones.

Specific Enquiries: Associate Professor, Emily O'Gorman at emily.ogorman@mq.edu.au

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Friday, 6 January 2023 at 11:59pm (AEDT)

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