Senior Lecturer, Curriculum Design

UTS Marketing; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 158,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Flexible work practices

Parental leave

Salary packaging opportunities

Job summary

UTS invites applications for a Senior Lecturer Curriculum Design in the Education Portfolio. This full-time continuing role strengthens curriculum quality, course design, and assessment across the University, guided by scholarly inquiry.

The role partners with faculties and course teams to implement university frameworks, with a hybrid work arrangement combining on-site teaching at Broadway campus and some remote work.

Qualifications

• A doctoral qualification in a relevant field, together with substantial experience in curriculum design and higher education learning and teaching.
• Experience providing senior specialist advice to improve course and subject design, curriculum coherence, assessment and assurance of learning.
• Experience designing and evaluating evidence-informed curriculum improvement initiatives with faculties and course teams.
• Knowledge of contemporary curriculum design and assessment in higher education, including inclusive curriculum and educational technology.
• Scholarly inquiry or research in higher education learning and teaching with translating research into practice.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen curriculum quality, course design, assessment and assurance of learning.
• Collaborate with faculties, course teams and Portfolio colleagues to implement university frameworks and improvement initiatives.
• Provide senior academic expertise and campus-wide service to support learning and teaching.
• Engage in scholarly inquiry and research informing learning and teaching practice.

Skills

Curriculum design

Higher education teaching

Course design

Assessment & learning assurance

Educational research

Education

Doctoral qualification

Job description

Our vision is to be a leading public university of technology recognised for our global impact. We are a dynamic and innovative university, ranked by the Times Higher Education as Australia's top young university, and located centrally in one of the world's most liveable cities. With a culturally diverse campus life and extensive international exchange and research programs, UTS prepares graduates for the workplaces of today and tomorrow.

About the Role

The Education Portfolio are seeking to engage a capable and motivated academic to join as Senior Lecturer Curriculum Design. This is a full-time continuing (education focused) position that provides senior academic expertise and University-wide service to strengthen curriculum quality, course design, assessment and assurance of learning at UTS. Working under the strategic direction of the Head, Curriculum Design, the role partners with faculties, course teams and Portfolio colleagues to implement University frameworks, priorities and improvement initiatives. The role's primary focus is service to the University, supported by scholarly inquiry and research that informs the development of learning and teaching at UTS.

Detailed Description

&About You&

To be successful in the role, you will need to demonstrate in your application (with examples), responses to the following specific role criteria:

• A doctoral qualification in a relevant field, together with substantial experience in curriculum design and higher education learning and teaching, or an equivalent combination of academic and professional expertise.
• Demonstrated success in providing senior specialist advice and practical support to improve course and subject design, curriculum coherence, assessment and assurance of learning in a higher education environment.
• Substantial experience working collaboratively with faculty leaders, course teams, academics and professional staff to design, review, implement and evaluate evidence-informed curriculum and educational improvement initiatives.
• Extensive knowledge of contemporary curriculum design, course and subject development, assessment and assurance of learning in higher education.
• Strong understanding of evidence-informed approaches to curriculum quality and educational improvement, with expertise in one or more relevant areas such as course design, assessment and feedback, academic integrity, inclusive curriculum, practice-based learning or educational technology.
• Demonstrated track record of scholarly inquiry or research in higher education learning and teaching, curriculum, assessment or a related field, including relevant research outputs and evidence of translating research findings into improvements in educational practice.

Remuneration

Base Salary Range: $158,393 to $181,901 per annum (Academic Level C)

This role attracts 17% superannuation in addition to the base salary.

UTS staff also benefit from a wide range of Employee Benefits include flexible work practices, generous parental leave and salary packaging opportunities.

This position is full time and appointment will be made on a continuing basis. A hybrid work arrangement is available which comprises of working onsite (to deliver scheduled teaching and other on campus duties as required) at the UTS Broadway Sydney campus with some remote working.

Accessibility

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UTS is recognised widely as supporting inclusivity and diversity through our Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy, Social Impact Framework and UTS Access and Inclusion Plan. Cited as a WGEA Employer of Choice since the inception of the award, we were among the first Australian institutions to receive the Athena SWAN Bronze Accreditation for our commitment to action addressing gender equity in the STEMM disciplines.

We welcome applications from women, Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.