Lecturer, Anthropology
1 week ago
**Work type**:Fixed Term
- **Full-time, fixed term position from 24 February 2025 - 26 October 2025**:
- **Based at our Melbourne (Bundoora) campus**:
- **Teaching focussed role**
**About the position**
A key feature of the Development Studies program is the involvement of various practitioners from the development sector in teaching delivery, in addition to academic staff. The successful applicant is expected to have a proven track record in Development Studies. The appointee will be located within the Department of Social Inquiry which is highly interdisciplinary and includes cognate programs in Anthropology, Sociology, Aboriginal Studies, and Crime, Justice and Legal Studies. The successful applicant will work closely with staff across this organizational unit and may also be required to liaise occasionally with La Trobe’s Centre of Human Security and Social Change as well as other departments within the university.
**Skills and Experience**
To be considered for this position, you will have
- PhD degree or equivalent accreditation and standing recognised by the University/profession as appropriate for the relevant discipline areas.
- Evidence of expertise and professional networks in Development Studies
- Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively, collaboratively and productively with staff and students from a diverse range of backgrounds.
- Ability to co-supervise, honours and postgraduate students.
- Ability to engage with the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team member in a collaborative and collegial manner.
- Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position._
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**Benefits**:
- **17% employer contributed superannuation**:
- **On site child care facilities**:
- **Flexible work arrangements**:
- **Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses**
**How to apply**
Closing date: By 11:55pm on Monday 25th November 2024
- **Cover letter;**:
- **An up to date resume;**:
- **A separate document addressing each bullet point under the Essential Criteria ‘Skills and knowledge required for the position’, which is located in the position description.**
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**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**
**_ All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement_**.
