Associate Professor / Professor of Social Work
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Salary
- $169,094 - $217,805 p.a
- Closing date
- 19 Jul 2023
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- Academic Discipline
- Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Other Health & Social Care
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Professors / Chairs, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Job no: 0059498
Location: Parkville
Salary: Associate Professor Level D $169,094 - $186,288 p.a.
Professor Level E $217,805 p.a
Superannuation: Employer Contribution of 17%
Working Hours: Full Time 1.0FTE
Basis of Employment: Continuing
Opportunity
We are looking for a leader in social work research and teaching – particularly with a focus in domestic and family violence, or potentially in child protection and/or mental health. Our domestic and family violence research is a nationally recognised area of excellence, with current research activity supported by Australian Research Council Linkage Projects (Lead Chief Investigator Professor Cathy Humphreys) and partnership within the recently awarded Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW). Current research and training activity also focuses on the Asia Pacific region through the UNFPA, and through a strong partnership with VACCA. It is anticipated that you will support the ongoing work of these areas as well as pursuing your own aligned research agenda.
For more than 80 years, The University of Melbourne has been a leader in educating outstanding social workers who are strong ethically, academically and professionally. You will join an innovative academic team working in the Department of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences
About You
You will be making an international contribution to scholarship in social work, with an outstanding track record in teaching and learning, research, research training and knowledge translation. You will have proven leadership qualities in fostering excellence in your colleagues and in developing the next generation of social work and health sciences scholars, researchers, and practitioners.
You will possess;
- A social work qualification (undergraduate or postgraduate) for eligibility for AASW membership
- A PhD in social work or a cognate discipline
- An established track record in competitive research grants and funding
- An outstanding publication record in peer reviewed journals and/or books
- Evidence of high-quality team leadership and staff mentoring
Full list of the key search criteria can be found in the attached PD.
About Us
Melbourne School of Health Sciences
Since its inception in July 2009, the Melbourne School of Health Sciences has embraced the Melbourne Model to create an inter-professional learning community at the forefront of leadership in health sciences education, clinical research, scholarship, professional practice, workforce training and knowledge exchange. Our highly skilled team and outstanding students contribute to local, national, and global efforts to improve health and wellbeing. https://healthsciences.unimelb.edu.au/
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences has an enviable research record and is the University of Melbourne’s largest faculty in terms of management of financial resources, employment of academic and professional staff, teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate (including research higher degree) students and the conduct of basic and applied research. The Faculty’s annual revenue is $628m with approximately 55% of this income related to research activities. http://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au
Employee Benefits
We offer generous employee benefits to help maximise your work life. These include flexible and family friendly working conditions, salary packaging, internal School and Faculty grant schemes including a dedicated scheme for women and generous leave provisions. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a culturally rich and values-based environment.
To find out more, go to https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits
How to apply
Your application submitted should include a cover letter, CV and document with responses against the selection criteria found in the Position Description for the role.
Position Description: FINAL - 0059498_Associate Professor-Professor of Social Work_PD.doc
Applications close: 19 July 2023 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight 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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