Education-Focused Academic
About the Role
We are pleased to offer Deakin's newest employment classification; the Education-focused Academic.
These roles are tailored for academics dedicated to student-centred teaching, fostering a passion for teaching excellence and pioneering innovative educational practices.
This presents a remarkable opportunity to contribute to shaping and co-designing this new academic career pathway, offering a genuine and meaningful option for those whose strengths lie in teaching and learning.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with the teaching team to develop and deliver learning materials and activities, guided by the Unit Chair.
* Enhance the student learning experience and improve learning outcomes through effective teaching strategies.
* Work with team leaders to create and refine assessment tasks and rubrics.
* Provide clear assessment criteria and offer timely feedback to learners to demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes.
Requirements
* Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning
* Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to deliver and improve student success and engagement
* PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
* Emerging record of scholarly learning and teaching in postgraduate or undergraduate programs
* Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues
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.
Please submit your updated resume, and complete the Application Form.
Contact People Connect on 5247 9999 for more information.