Academic Coordinator

Building on its outstanding reputation for teaching and learning excellence the School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University is engaged in a three-year program of course renewal and development. The new courses are aimed at better preparing undergraduate and postgraduate students for a wide range of creative and caring professions; they will reinforce existing strengths while introducing new approaches and possibilities.

We seek a highly motivated senior lecturer to coordinate and invigorate the development of our portfolio of future courses.

The Role
The Academic Coordinator - Future Courses (ACFC) will work principally to support and facilitate academic course leaders in the successful design, development, and implementation of new courses. In doing so the ACFC will work across all discipline and course areas within the school, interacting regularly with school executive members, course coordinators, discipline leads, and other academics involved in course design.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning (ADTL), the Coordinator will be responsible for a range of tasks including, but not limited to:
Coordinating the work of course leads to ensure timely delivery of effective new courses;
Developing academic capabilities for successful unit and course development;
Drafting and reviewing proposals for new and revised courses for approval;
Providing advice on all aspects of course design, development, and implementation;
Liaising with stakeholders to support the course approvals and development process; and

Supporting the successful transition of students from current to new course offerings.

Proven ability to design units and courses of study informed by contemporary scholarship of learning and teaching.

Demonstrable commitment to enabling academic staff at all levels of seniority to design and create courses and units of study in a timely and effective manner.

Effective engagement with university staff across a range of disciplines and academic approaches in addressing the need for educational innovation and pedagogical reform.

Clear understanding of general approaches to curriculum management and change in a university setting that is informed by experience in tertiary education and proven ability to work effectively with key stakeholders in curriculum development and approval processes.

About the School
The School of Arts and Humanities is one of the largest in the university, with many diverse disciplines arranged into two main academic groupings: Creative Humanities; and Psychology and Social Sciences. The School operates across three campuses, with more than 100 academic and professional staff, and has a strong online education presence. The diversity of the School is a strength, enabling interdisciplinary innovation, a sustainable financial platform, and many opportunities for collaborations with industry and community. The School seeks to advance social justice in the world and to improve the quality of life for all. Our research and teaching focus on enabling more equal and positive social relations; fostering the realisation of individual human potential; and promoting diverse creative expression. Working together, students and staff increase the stores of human, social, and cultural capital as a foundation for progress towards a more just and inclusive society. We will do this work with clear recognition that humans must respect, and sustain ourselves within, the natural environment.

Benefits & Remuneration
This part-time, fixed-term position attracts a remuneration of $128.880 - $148,089 (ALEVC) pro
- rata plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances. Applications may be considered for an engagement at 0.4 FTE for all or part of the contract period.

Contact
Interested applicants are welcome to call Professor Martin Forsey

How to Apply
Please upload your resume along with a statement addressing the above five (5) selection criteria (max 2 pages).

**Applications close**:
Applications for this position close on 17 March 2023 at 11:30pm.

**PLEASE NOTE**: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.

ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society. Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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