LECTURERS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, Armidale, New South Wales

LECTURERS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

ACU Ref: 58479
Closing Date: 4 April 2011

(2 Positions)

School of Education

The School of Education focuses on early childhood, primary and secondary teacher education and offers courses both on campus and by flexible distance education to Australian and international students. The School provides ongoing professional learning for teachers in Graduate Certificate, Masters degree and short non-award courses. We are also a research School, emphasising issues in rural and regional education with strengths in other areas including English and literacy education, student diversity and disability studies, health and physical education and improving schooling in developing countries.

The School of Education wishes to appoint two Lecturers specialising in school Human Society and Its Environment/ Studies of Society and Environment curriculum and pedagogy. The positions involve working in both secondary and primary teacher education courses. Expertise in curriculum and pedagogy in at least one of the subject areas of History, Geography, Business Studies, Economics, Legal Studies, Studies of Religion or primary HSIE/SOSE would be advantageous.

The successful applicants will work in teaching, research, consultancy and professional service. The appointees will teach in both undergraduate and postgraduate HSIE/ SOSE curriculum units in face-to-face, distance and online modes.

Informal inquiries may be directed to the Head of School of Education telephone +61 2 6773 2677, email education@une.edu.au. For further information about the School visit: www.une.edu.au/education/.

Salary: A$74,438 to A$88,222 per annum (Lecturer Level) plus 17% employer superannuation and optional salary packaging

Closing Date: 4 April 2011

Reference No: 211/020i

An application package, including selection criteria that must be addressed, may be obtained from www.une.edu.au/recruit or by phoning Human Resource Services, +61 2 6773 3972. Applications will be received up to 5pm on the closing date.

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