Associate Director, Educational Futures

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Swinburne University of Technology Full time

The Associate Director, Educational Futures provides academic leadership to foster, develop and maintain an innovative and engaged learning and teaching culture at Swinburne. The incumbent will assist in developing a strong pedagogical base for the Education Strategy in a technology-rich learning and teaching ecosystem. The Manger will lead a team of academics and professional staff to deliver strategic projects, research activities and future-focused engagement. The Manager will also assist in the design and delivery of professional learning activities to enable academic and VET staff to teach effectively in contemporary learning environments, including coordinating the delivery of the Graduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching.

The position requires high levels of collaboration with educators including academics and VET teachers, senior staff, and committees to contribute to developing innovative approaches to learning and teaching in pursuit of Swinburne’s 2025 vision.

The incumbent is expected to participate in activities that will develop closer and stronger links with other universities, industry, and the profession, both nationally and internationally, which contribute to innovative learning and teaching.

**About You**
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

- Demonstrated excellence in academic leadership, combined with the proven ability to assume responsibility and accountability for the development and implementation of strategies and major academic initiatives and projects.
- Demonstrated ability to foster a culture of teaching excellence, and to promote and foster collaborations with educators.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team in day-to-day activities, including managing performance and behaviours and supporting staff development.
- High level interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
- A demonstrated track record of research or scholarship, including contributions and outputs relating to learning and teaching innovations and the scholarship of teaching.

**Qualifications**
- An earned doctoral qualification in a relevant field

**About Swinburne University of Technology**
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university - one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

- Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
- Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
- Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
- Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

**To Apply**
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position and vision for educational futures.

To review the Position Description and to apply, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

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**Close: Sunday May 28**th** at 11pm**

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

**Equity and Diversity**
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**
- We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant_



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