Lecturer, Film and Screen

Job No.: 686954

Location: Caulfield campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: Continuing appointment 

Remuneration: $118,974 - $141,283 pa Level B plus 17% employer superannuation

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

As a Lecturer in Film and Screen, you will join the Film, Screen and Culture section of the School and play an important role in shaping its research and teaching profile. You will contribute to a vibrant research culture by supporting individual and collective ambitions, working with research leaders across the School and Faculty, and helping drive successful research funding outcomes with academic, social and policy impact. Your vision for building relationships with external partners, industry and community organisations will be key to your success.

You will also Ideally contribute to expanding the section’s creative practice and screen production strengths by integrating production-based teaching and research that brings together creative making and critical studies. In this role, you will inspire students through practice-led learning, supporting their development in film, video and emerging screen forms while fostering strong links between theory and practice. You will also have a strong emerging research profile.

The Lecturer in Film and Screen will ideally possess expertise in one or more of the following: artificial intelligence (AI), digital film-making, XR technologies, streaming platforms, animation, and practice as research. The role will possess a strong inclination to build screen industry connections and an emerging research profile with quality publications (and/or non-traditional research outputs) in an area relevant to our rapidly changing media environment and technologies. 

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities. 

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Associate Professor Olivia Khoo, Head of Film and Screen Studies, School of Media, Film and Journalism, +61 3 9905 2128

Position Description: Lecturer

Applications Close: Sunday 11 January 2026, 11:55pm AEDT