Campus Location: Strathfield, Australia

Job No: APTAV100159#003

• Deliver high level English teaching and research on the Strathfield Campus and throughout the National School of Arts and Humanities.
• Work with a national team of English researchers and teachers to provide excellence and innovation in curriculum in English.
• Benefits of the role include 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions.
• Full-time, continuing role based at our Strathfield campus with the potential to teach online to other campuses and an opportunity to teach face to face at our Rome campus.
• Join a university ranked internationally in the top 2% for research excellence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

ACU teaches across a broad range of English curriculum content areas including the literature of Australia as well as global literatures, historical and contemporary literary periods, cultural studies and creative writing.

As Lecturer in English, you'll be accountable for the delivery of high quality and innovative teaching and learning practices through the delivery and development of lectures, tutorials and other classes within the discipline of English at undergraduate, honours, and/or graduate and postgraduate levels. You'll be required to teach across a range of content areas and provide excellence and innovation in curriculum, content design and enhancement of supportive, inclusive and effective learning environments; which includes the practical application of effective support to students. You'll also contribute to the National School of Arts' research and publication profile and participate in research or scholarly activities which will lead to publications in refereed journals, books and other appropriate scholarly publications. Importantly, you'll demonstrate understanding of the university's Catholic Identity and Mission and how it applies to academic work by contributing to the integration of principles of social justice, the pursuit of truth and care for the common good in all areas of academic activity relevant to the Teaching and Research Academic Pathway.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Delyse Ryan, Discipline Deputy Head, National School of Arts and Humanities at: delyse.ryan@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Total remuneration valued to $134,709 - $158,885 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $113,831 - $134,397 (pro rata) pa (Academic Level B), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

• resume (maximum 5 pages).
• responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

Advertised: 08-JUL-2024

Applications close: 31-JUL-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.