Lecturer (Teaching Focused) - Digital & Social Media

Curtin Business School MBA; Canning; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 144,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

0.5 FTE fixed-term

Job summary

Curtin University is seeking a part-time Lecturer at the Bentley Campus to lead teaching in digital and social media. You will deliver both online and face-to-face classes, develop innovative learning materials and contribute to curriculum design and unit coordination.

The role emphasizes teaching scholarship, ongoing professional development, and service within a collaborative, inclusive academic community.

Qualifications

• Doctoral qualification in digital and social media or a relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated high-level teaching skills, including online delivery.
• Strong understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging online and face-to-face learning activities in digital and social media.
• Collaborate to design innovative curricula and learning resources, coordinate units and undertake teaching administration.
• Assess and moderate student work, provide constructive feedback and tailor learning support.

Skills

Teaching excellence

Online teaching

Curriculum design

Unit coordination

Cross-cultural communication

Research-informed teaching

Education

Doctoral qualification in digital and social media

Job description

• Fixed-term, Part time 0.5FTE contract Ending 14th of January 2028


• Based on Bentley Campus WA


• Diverse & inclusive environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, & sust

Reference: 1700894
About the Role:
Support student learning as a teaching-focused Lecturer in digital and social media. In this part-time role (0.5 FTE), you will deliver engaging teaching, teaching both face-to-face and online, develop innovative learning materials and contribute to curriculum design and unit coordination.
Your primary contribution will be to teaching and learning, drawing on current research, scholarship and professional practice to enrich the student experience. You will maintain your discipline knowledge, develop your teaching practice and scholarly activities, and build your profile in teaching, academic service and leadership within a collegial and supportive environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Teaching and learning: Plan and deliver engaging online and face-to-face learning activities in digital and social media, drawing on current discipline knowledge and research-informed teaching practices.


• Curriculum and coordination: Collaborate with colleagues to design innovative curricula and learning resources, coordinate units, and undertake associated teaching administration.


• Assessment and feedback: Assess and moderate student work, provide constructive feedback and tailor learning support to help students achieve the intended learning outcomes.


• Student support and supervision: Support students’ transition to university and respond to diverse learning needs. Potentially supervise honours and postgraduate coursework students, including master’s-level research projects, and higher degree by research students as appropriate.


• Teaching scholarship and development: Maintain current discipline knowledge, incorporate research, scholarship and professional practice into teaching, and contribute to professional development and peer review to continually improve student learning.


• Service and engagement: Contribute to academic service, discipline and professional activities, and community engagement, while fostering a supportive working environment and modelling professional conduct consistent with the University’s Code of Conduct and values.

Who We Are Looking For/Selection Criteria:
We are seeking an educator with expertise in digital and social media, a commitment to high-quality, inclusive teaching and a collaborative approach to academic life. To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A doctoral qualification in digital and social media or a relevant discipline.


• Demonstrated high-level teaching skills and a reflective approach to teaching delivery, including online teaching delivery.


• A strong understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice relevant to the discipline.


• An emerging record of contribution to the scholarship of teaching.


• Demonstrated experience in, or capacity to undertake, unit coordination.


• High-level communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, a commitment to a collegial and supportive working environment, and the ability to engage with students and staff with cross-cultural sensitivity.


• A demonstrated commitment to applying relevant policies, procedures and legislation in day-to-day work.

Role Requirements:

1. As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role


2. This is a part-time role (0.5 FTE). Working days will be discussed at interview. Please indicate your preferred working days in your cover letter, including whether these days are flexible.


3. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction

About Curtin University
Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2025 rankings. We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/

What We Offer You:
This Part-Time 0.5 Fixed Term ALB level role attracts a remuneration of $121,857 - $144,352 pro rata to 0.5 FTE + 17% superannuation.

Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.
For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/

Applications close: 8pm (AWST) Thursday 12th of November 2026.

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, remove the advert, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time.