Job no: 0063698
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time (0.3 - 0.8 FTE); Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Salary: Academic A – $83,468 – $113,262 p.a. plus 17% super
Academic B - $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. plus 17% super
About the Role
As an Education Fellow in Sustainable Construction, you will be a committed and engaged educator in your discipline, and have established academic skills and sound academic performance. Working with the support and guidance of more senior academic staff, you will develop your expertise with an increasing degree of autonomy and work with limited supervision, as well as part of a team. As an Education Fellow in Sustainable Construction, you will actively contribute to engaged teaching and the quality of the student experience, student learning and student outcomes, while also undertaking related administration. You will engage in educational professional development, including peer review of teaching, and take an evidence-informed approach to the improvement of teaching and learning practices to support strong educational outcomes and impact.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Actively contributing to the teaching deliery of subjects in the construction program
- Supporting the development and evaluation of curriculum and educational resources
- Contributing to scholarly presentations and publications
Who We Are Looking For
You will have proven experience in preparing and delivering university-level teaching materials in environmental building design, sustainable construction, and building services. You should be comfortable teaching both face-to-face and online, using various methods across different class sizes. Familiarity with key concepts such as environmental comfort, post-occupancy evaluation, mechanical system efficiency, passive design techniques, and life cycle assessment is essential.
Additionally, you will have knowledge or experience with building energy efficiency software like FirstRate 5 and Green Star or equivalent certification schemes. The ability to bridge the gap between construction management and sustainable building design is also highly desirable.
You will also have:
- A PhD in the relevant discipline or near completion, or a Masters with relevant sustained teaching/practice experience.
- A demonstrated ability to work effectively both autonomously and within a team environment, including the ability to plan and organise self and others to ensure the timely completion of tasks.
- A demonstrated teaching experience within the discipline in both undergraduate and graduate courses.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning is the leading educational and research institution in the Asia-Pacific region addressing the design and realisation of inhabited environments. It actively seeks to extend the linkages between education, research and practice in the built environment, and maintains excellent and extensive relationships with members of the built environment professions, government, professional associations and the wider community.
The Faculty has over 200 staff and 3000 students, one third of whom are international. It is responsible for the undergraduate Bachelor of Design degree, and offers majors in architecture, landscape architecture, property, construction, and urban planning.
The Faculty’s graduate school, the Melbourne School of Design (MSD), teaches accredited masters courses across the professional disciplines of Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Property, Urban Design and Urban Planning.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Shabon Nawabi via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Position Description
