Lecturer in Arabic Studies

6 days ago

Parkville, Australia University of Melbourne Full time

**Job no**: 0062562
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Arts
**Department/School**:Asia Institute
**Salary**:Level B - $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Opportunity to make a significant contribution to academic excellence within the Arabic Studies program**:

- **Embrace a Lecturer role that combines impactful teaching, high-quality research, and administrative leadership**:

- **Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families**

**About the Role**
Join us as a Lecturer in Arabic Studies at the Asia Institute and become part of a vibrant academic community dedicated to excellence in teaching and research.

You will play a crucial role in delivering a range of courses within the Arabic Studies program, engaging students with the Arabic language and the rich tapestry of Arab culture, society, literature, and contemporary issues in the Middle East and North Africa.

In addition to your teaching responsibilities, you will contribute to the academic community within the Faculty by establishing and nurturing partnerships with national and international networks.

Your responsibilities will extend beyond the classroom to include the supervision of postgraduate students, research activities, and administrative duties relevant to your role within the Faculty. Adopting a student-centric approach will be integral to your success, ensuring an enriching and inclusive learning environment for all.

While there is some flexibility in the breakdown of work activity, a Level B Teaching Specialist should expect at least 70% of their time to be devoted to teaching, with the remainder split between scholarship/research, and leadership and service.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Subject delivery, including preparing and conducting lectures, tutorials and seminars
- Curriculum design and innovation, including cross-disciplinary approaches
- Scholarly activity appropriate that supports, enables and disseminates teaching practice within the discipline
- Active engagement in service, leadership and coordination roles in the discipline, School and Faculty demonstrating respectful, inclusive behaviours at all times and building trust amongst colleagues

**Who We Are Looking For**
We are seeking a commitment educator with a proven track record of excellence in teaching Modern Standard Arabic.

You have a strong understanding of teaching at undergraduate level, capable of ensuring a highly inclusive student learning environment for students, while also providing supervision to postgraduate students. You will also possess well-established academic skills and strong academic performance.

You have strong organisational skills as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

You will also have:

- A completed PhD in an area of Arabic Studies such as language, literature or cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
- Native or near native command of Arabic and English, and a proven track record of excellence in teaching Modern Standard Arabic
- Ability to supervise honours and postgraduate theses
- An emerging record of pedagogical and/or academic research that informs and enhances teaching practice

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**Visa sponsorship is available for this position**.

**Your New Team - The Asia Institute**
The Asia Institute is the University of Melbourne’s key centre for studies in Asian languages, cultures, and societies. Asia Institute academic staff have an array of research interests and specialisations and strive to provide leadership in the study of the intellectual, legal, politico-economic, cultural, and religious traditions and transformations of Asia and the Islamic world. The Institute is committed to community engagement and offers a dynamic program of academic and community-focused events and cultural exchanges that aim to promote dialogue and debate.

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

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