• Flexible location
• Full-time and continuing in the Learning Innovation (Health team, Learning Futures)
• Level B $113,157 - $133,837 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)
• Applications are currently being accepted exclusively from our current and former sessional academic cohorts at Deakin. Applicants must have been engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within two years of the advertising date to be eligible to apply. Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered at this time.

Who are we?

Deakin Learning Futures provides educational leadership to Deakin teaching teams and to higher education globally. We believe in enabling student access to the transformative power of higher education for individual and social good. We collaborate with staff, students and partners to co-design future-focussed, sustainable, inclusive, learner-centred experiences and promote a culture of excellence. We partner with Deakin communities to build capability and excellence in teaching, learning and operations. Leading strategic change and innovation, we are informed by scholarly evidence and practice, and enabled by digital fluency, positivity and creativity. This role will specifically be working within the Faculty Learning Innovation (Health) team in Deakin Learning Futures.

About the role:

As a member of Deakin Learning Futures, Deakin's teaching and learning support division, this position will see you support and provide advice to academic staff on teaching and learning matters across Deakin University by applying an evidence-based approach. You will also contribute to enhancing the quality of student learning experiences and outcomes by providing specialist hands-on support for curriculum and assessment design, provide teaching and learning capability building workshops and resources, and work with teaching teams to improve teaching practice. You will also make an important contribution to the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of programs and initiatives enabling innovation and excellence in Deakin's educational practice.

This role does not involve teaching students, but instead supports and advises academic staff and course teams across the Faculty of Health.

As a Lecturer, Learning Futures, you will:

• Provide advice, support, academic leadership and capability building in teaching and learning in higher education, particularly in curriculum design and assessment.
• Apply an evidence-based approach to support and advise academics in unit and course enhancement to enhance the quality of student learning experiences and outcomes.
• Contribute effectively to a culture of educational excellence and engage collaboratively with Faculty and Deakin Learning Futures colleagues on University strategic projects.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of educational research, practices and technologies impacting higher education including generative artificial intelligence, and work with Faculty of Health staff to develop tailored educational design strategies.
• Contribute to discipline-based educational or pedagogical research projects, and demonstrate an emerging reputation in teaching scholarship and pedagogical research.
• Engage in research, scholarly publication and conference presentation individually or in collaboration with others.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• A PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience.
• Experience in providing support and advice to academics in relation to enhancing curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.
• Experience in contributing to the design and/or delivery of innovative teaching in health education in online, campus based and blended learning environments.
• An emerging reputation in research and scholarship through publications, conference presentations/exhibitions and/or success in obtaining external research funding.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues.

Here's how to apply:

To be eligible to apply, you must currently be a sessional academic at Deakin or have been previously engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within the last two years of the advertising date. To find out if you are eligible to apply, please contact People Connect on +61 3 5247 9999 or peopleconnect@deakin.edu.au

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Susie Macfarlane, Associate Director, Learning Innovation via susie.macfarlane@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 PD - Level B Lecturer Learning Futures, Health 564658.pdf

Applications for this position close on Thursday 7 November 2024 at 11.55pm.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.