Professor/Associate Professor in Indigenous Studies and Director
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Salary
- $175,858 to $226,517 + 17% super
- Closing date
- 14 Oct 2024
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- Academic Discipline
- Art, Performing Arts & Design, Arts & Humanities
- Job Type
- Senior Management & Heads of Department, Directors, Academic Posts, Professors / Chairs, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Job no: 0063195
Location: Parkville
Role type: Continuing; full-time
Faculty: Arts
Department/School: School of Culture and Communication
Salary: Level D ($175,858-$193,740) or Level E ($226,517) + 17% super
Only Indigenous Australians are eligible to apply as this position is exempt under the Special Measure Provision, Section 12(1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (VIC).
Opportunity
We seek to appoint a Professor or Associate Professor with the capacity to teach and research in the area of Indigenous Studies, and to take up the position of Director of the Program within the Faculty of Arts. Hosted by the School of Culture and Communication, the program holds a valued place alongside scholars and students covering a wide range of disciplines in art and culture, and media and communications. We are seeking a strong Indigenous leader with a passion and commitment to the program.
The appointee will report to the Head, School of Culture and Communication and be supported by Associate Dean Indigenous, whose oversight of the Faculty Divisional Indigenous Development Plan (DIDP) provides support to the School, Program, and Appointee in terms of Indigenous objectives and dedicated funding. This a chance to work with great people, in an area with lots of opportunity and a number of exciting projects in the pipeline.
About You
You will possess the vision, capacity, and interpersonal skills to help shape the work and culture of the Program to better recognise the perspectives and ways of knowing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, on whose land we work.
You will possess;
- A PhD in an appropriate field of expertise
- A track record of success in a field of Indigenous Studies scholarship and in securing research grants
- Demonstrated ability for excellence in teaching, including the capacity to initiate course development.
- Demonstrated excellence in leadership and management
- Full list of the key search criteria can be found in the attached position description
This position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.
About Us
Faculty of Arts
The University of Melbourne's Faculty of Arts is widely acknowledged as Australia's foremost institution for the study of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our faculty serves as a nexus for over 40 distinct disciplines within these domains, bringing together esteemed scholars of international repute.
The Faculty of Arts is committed to creating a workplace where equity, diversity and inclusion are celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, sexuality, ability, ethnicity, religion or age.
Employee Benefits
The University of Melbourne provides extensive employee benefits aimed at enhancing your work-life balance. 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.
Candidate Information Pack: AProf_Prof in Indigenous Studies - Candidate Infomation Pack.pdf
Applications close: 14 Oct 2024 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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