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Job No: APTAV125326#005

  • Contribute to longitudinal workforce studies and investigations in the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE).
  • Join a national research institute hosting a team of eminent researchers and international scholars.
  • Full-time, continuing role at our Brisbane campus with some hybrid flexibility.

About the role:

Operating within the Institute for Learning Sciences & Teacher Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, as the Associate Professor in Teacher Education and Assessment, you will contribute to longitudinal workforce studies and investigations in teacher preparation and professional practice. You will work within a high performing research team of senior, internationally recognised scholars within ILSTE's areas of assessment, policy and teacher education to contribute to the development of scholarship, research and professional activities. To be successful in the role, you will have a strong track record in the field of teacher education and assessment and in the application of professional standards in teacher education. The position provides exciting opportunities to contribute to large-scale mixed method longitudinal research examining the nature and function of i) performance assessment, ii) data linkage and iii) moderation. In exploring the abstract notion of teacher/teaching quality, the research engages with the numerous international and national reviews and reform agenda that call for improved quality in teacher education and the already strong interest of governments and the wider community in evidence of the quality of schooling and its effectiveness.

For further details please visit the Position Description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Therese Conway, Institute Coordinator - Institute for Learning Sciences &Teacher Education at: therese.conway@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 $191,064 - $210,313 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $161,830 - $178,282 (pro rata) pa (Academic Level D), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading. A 3% salary increase will be effective from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1st January 2025.
  • 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.

Applications close: 14-NOV-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

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)

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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.

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