Job Title: Sydney Horizon Educators (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Associate Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Education Focused)
About the opportunity
The University of Sydney welcomes applications for Sydney Horizon Educators in the academic disciplines outlined below, during an exciting and innovative time. With the introduction of the new University of Sydney Enterprise Agreement 2023-26, the University has committed to establishing and advertising new continuing education-focused (EF) academic positions, across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Successful candidates will join the Sydney Horizon Educators cohort. For further insights into this exciting opportunity, we invite you to watch this video.
The University aims to attract and retain the best and brightest emerging academics. The positions in this opportunity are for talented educators with a passion for, and demonstrated excellence in, educational practice and innovation, and research capability (in disciplinary and/or education-related research). This newly recruited group of educators will support an uplift in the teaching capability and student experience at the University of Sydney, while also developing as leaders in the education space at the University.
You will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to teaching and learning design, delivery, and evaluation in your specialised field while you also contribute to research in relation to your discipline and/or your educational practice. As part of this role, you will also contribute to the governance, leadership, and engagement work of your employing school, particularly as it relates to education.
Successful candidates will be expected to dedicate most of their contribution to teaching and teaching-related activities (70%), while also engaging in research (20%) and governance, leadership, and engagement (10%). Successful appointees support, coordinate, and teach undergraduate and postgraduate coursework Units of Study. Laboratory tutorial, studio class deliveries, and workshop management and teaching may also be a key part of the roles. These positions may also assist and guide the academic coordinators of other units within the discipline.
Over time, staff appointed to these roles will be supported to engage with professional development opportunities to build their capability to lead change and improvement in teaching at the University.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
The University of Sydney is recognised as one of the top research and teaching universities in the world.
(Please note when submitting your application, select the position(s) you would like to apply for) To build on this performance, the University is seeking applications for the following positions:
School of Media and Communications
This role is designed for academics who are passionate about video production and teaching and learning in tertiary education. The successful candidate will possess a demonstrated track record of educational innovation. This could include an Advance HE Fellowship and/or a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education or a willingness to undertake such a qualification. Applicants should have a track record of education-related research or a willingness to develop one to complement their work in the video production field. While joining a team of video production practitioners and scholars, the applicant must demonstrate an interest in educational leadership consistent with their aspiration to build a career in the education-focused space.
The production program in the Discipline of Media and Communications is a growing field with international recognition. The video units the successful candidate will be responsible for are at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Applicants must have a completed doctorate.
Key criteria:
Desired Criteria
This role is designed for academics who are passionate about strategic communication and teaching and learning in tertiary education. The successful candidate will possess a demonstrated track record of educational innovation. This could include an Advance HE fellowship and/or a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education or a willingness to undertake such a qualification. Applicants should have a track record of education-related research or a willingness to develop one to complement their work in the strategic communication field. While joining a team of world-leading strategic public relations scholars, the applicant must demonstrate an interest in educational leadership consistent with their aspiration to build a career in the education-focused space.
The Strategic Public Relations area in the Discipline of Media and Communications is a growing field with international recognition. The units the successful candidate will be responsible for are at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Applicants must have a completed doctorate.
Key criteria:
Desired Criteria
This role is designed for academics who are passionate about digital media and teaching and learning in tertiary education. The successful candidate will possess a demonstrated track record of educational innovation. This should include an Advance HE Fellowship and/or a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education or a willingness to undertake such a qualification. Applicants should have a track record of education-related research to complement their work in the digital media field. While joining a team of digital media practitioners and scholars, the applicant must demonstrate an interest in educational leadership consistent with their aspiration to build a career in the education-focused space.
The digital media program in the Discipline of Media and Communications is an established field of critical approaches toward media and communication. The successful candidate will join a group of internationally recognised educators in digital media, digital cultures and journalism. They will be responsible for curriculum design, development and implementation at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Key criteria:
Desired Criteria
School of Sydney College of Arts
This role is designed for academics who are passionate about teaching and learning in tertiary education and have a demonstrated track record of educational innovation. Applicants must have a track record of education-related research and intend to build a career in the education-focused space, including leadership. Applicants must have completed a doctorate or prove equivalent practice-based experience. Desired qualifications include the Advance HE Fellowship and Graduate Certificate in Higher Education.
The applicant will have a demonstrable track record of coordination, curriculum development and large cohort teaching innovation in one or more of:
Film and Screen Arts
Contemporary Art
School of Economics
The School of Economics at the University of Sydney is one of the primary centres for economics education and research in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. School academic staff have varied expertise, including theoretical and applied economics, policy and econometrics.
The School seeks an Associate Professor in Economics (Education Focused) to contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of outstanding educational experiences. A track record of educational leadership, including curriculum design and development is essential.
Key criteria:
School of School of Languages and Cultures
The School of Languages and Cultures seeks to appoint an Associate Lecturer in the field of Japanese language and culture. This role is a great opportunity for an early-career teacher and scholar with a strong profile in communicative language teaching, curriculum design and research in Japanese Studies.
Main responsibilities:
Key criteria:
School of Humanities
The Discipline seeks an applicant with expertise in race, diversity and cultural studies to teach into and contribute to the further development of Diversity Studies offerings in Gender and Cultural Studies.
Key criteria:
The Discipline seeks applicants to teach into the new Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree.
Key criteria:
School of Social and Political Sciences
The position is based at the School of Social and Political Sciences in the Discipline of Anthropology. We seek a talented and passionate educator who can connect in-depth ethnographic research to innovative conceptual and theoretical perspectives, and which makes anthropology relevant to wider debates across the social sciences and humanities.
The position is based at the School of Social and Political Sciences and will significantly contribute to the Discipline of Political Economy’s pluralist, heterodox and interdisciplinary program of political economy teaching and learning at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The appointee will also conduct research in their field of study and/or in pedagogical practice, design and evaluation, and contribute to educational and other leadership and governance priorities in SSPS.
The position is based at the School of Social and Political Sciences in the Discipline of Government and International Relations. The Discipline conducts research and teaching in the fields of international relations, public policy, political theory, comparative politics, political science methodology and Australian politics. Within these areas, we have experience in thematic focus on Asia, environmental policies and policy, party policies and security studies among other areas.
The aims of these education focused roles are to attract and retain the best and brightest emerging academics, within a specialised category of academic engagement for talented educators with a passion for, and demonstrated excellence in, pedagogical practice and educational innovation.
About you
The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talented academics who align to these values and who will lead our teaching and research work at the university in the years to come. You will join a dynamic, engaged group in a highly collaborative and supportive teaching and research environment.
We are looking for candidates who understand the principles and pedagogy of good curriculum and assessment design, and who will make a significant contribution to improving the student experience at the University. Successful candidates will understand or be willing to learn the research principles around teaching and learning design, delivery, and evaluation. They will have a demonstrated ability to interact effectively with students, facilitating and guiding their learning in research, theory and laboratory sessions. They will also have demonstrated ability to conduct research and (at all levels, but particularly at Level C and D) a willingness to develop a program of education-related research over time.
We are therefore looking for Sydney Horizon Educators who have:
Senior Lecturer, who, in addition to the above has demonstrated capacity to:
Associate Professor who, in addition to above, has demonstrated capacity to:
The position level will be determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience, and knowledge assessed by the selection committee.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.
To keep our community safe, please be aware of our COVID safety precautions which form our conditions of entry for all staff, students and visitors coming to campus.
EEO statement
At the University of Sydney, our shared values include diversity and inclusion and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community which reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this commitment through our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, including women.
We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.
How to apply
Please prepare and upload a statement indicating how you believe you meet the criteria outlined under each role or the “About You” section in the advertisement (maximum 3 A4 pages) and a CV which can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. Applications will be reviewed as received.
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Contact Information
For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Rae Hao, Recruitment Consultant. Recruitment Operations, Human Resources on +61 2 8627 0063 or by email hr.recruitmentcampaign@sydney.edu.au
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Location: | Camperdown - Australia |
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Salary: |
AU$101,507
to AU$192,371
£53,451.96 to £101,299.49 converted salary* p.a. + 17% superannuation |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 22nd March 2024 |
Closes: | 15th April 2024 |
Job Ref: | 0116937 |
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