Position Description

Education Focussed (EF) Lecturer,

Global Development

Position Number: 00045350

Position Title: EF Lecturer in Global Development Faculty / Division: Arts and Social Sciences
Date Written: 1 December 2019 School / Unit: School of Social Sciences
Position Level: Level B

ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
UNSW is currently implementing a ten year strategy to 2025 and our ambition for the next decade is nothing
less than to establish UNSW as Australia’s global university. We aspire to this in the belief that a great
university, which is a global leader in discovery, innovation, impact, education and thought leadership, can
make an enormous difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world.
Following extensive consultation in 2015, we identified three strategic priority areas. Firstly, a drive for
academic excellence in research and education. Universities are often classified as ‘research intensive’ or
‘teaching intensive’. UNSW is proud to be an exemplar of both. We are amongst a limited group of
universities worldwide capable of delivering research excellence alongside the highest quality education on
a large scale. Secondly, a passion for social engagement, which improves lives through advancing equality,
diversity, open debate and economic progress. Thirdly, a commitment to achieving global impact through
sharing our capability in research and education in the highest quality partnerships with institutions in both
developed and emerging societies. We regard the interplay of academic excellence, social engagement and
global impact as the hallmarks of a great forward-looking 21st century university.
To achieve this ambition we are attracting the very best academic and professional staff to play leadership
roles in our organisation.

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OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT AREA

The School of Social Sciences is an exceptional community of scholars who are at the forefront of a wide
range of social science and humanities disciplines, including Anthropology, Criminology, Development
Studies, International Relations, Social Research and Policy, Politics, Social Work, and Sociology. The
School hosts the UNSW Chair in Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support, the Gender Violence Research
Network, the Globalisation and Governance Research network and collaborates with the Centre for Social
Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre (located within the Faculty). The School
combines rigorous scholarship in the social science disciplines with effective engagement with key
contemporary social issues, both locally and globally.
The School of Social Sciences offers three undergraduate programs, six postgraduate coursework programs
and two professional doctorates alongside our popular PhD program. In 2019, there were more than 11,000
enrolments in SOSS undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including 1,500 international students.

POSITION SUMMARY
The School of Social Sciences offers an Undergraduate minor and major in Global Development as part of
the Bachelor of Arts aimed at producing students who are both critical scholars and reflective practitioners of
development.  At a Postgraduate level the School offers a Master of Development Studies, which is a
flexible and interactive program aiming to provide specialised insights and skills concerning development
challenges and processes at the local, national and international level.
This position is a Level B, 3 year fixed-term Education Focused appointment. In the School of Social
Sciences mixed-track academics teach a set number of hours per term in two out of UNSW’s three terms.
An Education Focussed academic teaches the same set number of hours per term, but across all three
terms. They also have responsibility for a special project to contribute to the learning and teaching activities
of the School
The role of EF Lecturer reports to the Head of School, with a dotted reporting line to the Program/Stream
Convenor and has nil direct reports.

RESPONSIBILITIES

 This position is expected to make significant contributions to the teaching effort of the
institution.
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 Specific teaching duties required of a Level B academic may include:

 Conduct classes, assess student learning achievements and support students in postgraduate
and undergraduate courses in line with UNSW policy;

 Design and develop learning activities and resources, and assessment and feedback using a
range of suitable approaches and learning environments

 Initiate the development of experimental approaches to teaching and learning

 Support learning progression with students as individuals (through such activities as one-to-one
consultation) and as a cohort (through general course related advice) to achieve positive
learning and employability outcomes for students;

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  Manage course administration as Course Authority, including academic quality assurance;

 Maintain professional development in pedagogy, disciplinary knowledge

 Make a positive contribution to School meetings and seminars and be a member of

School/Faculty committees as required;

 Contribute to developing and leading work-integrated learning opportunities, such as Global

Change Internship.

 Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all
reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety
of yourself or others

SELECTION CRITERIA

 A PhD or equivalent in a relevant area of study from a recognised institution;

 Demonstrated ability to teach diverse subjects in the undergraduate Development Stream and
post-graduate Master level (submission of high standard student evaluations is required);
willingness to contribute to team teaching in first year classes, and develop new courses and
curriculum in areas of individual expertise;

 Willingness to undertake postgraduate supervision for Honours, coursework and research thesis
students;

 Experience using and/or designing with educational technologies and online delivery methods

 Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence (e.g. relevant
discipline- based curriculum design and development at a variety of levels and scales)

 Demonstrated knowledge of industry or experience of work-integrated learning /internships (desirable)

 Capacity and willingness to contribute to administrative tasks in the School and Faculty,
including responsibility for developing negotiated learning and teaching processes, systems and
programs;

 Evidence of ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds and support
student equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

 Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and
safety training

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position
but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be
altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.

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