LECTURER IN CONTEXTUAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, Armidale, New South Wales

SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN CONTEXTUAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION

Department: School of Education
ACU Ref: 59076
Closing Date: 27 February 2012

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 Education Contexts Team within the School of Education contributes to all awards in pre-service teacher and postgraduate education programs by providing a focus on social justice, cultural diversity, sociology of education and histories and philosophies of education as well as Aboriginal, adult, higher, international and comparative education. The Team uses conceptual and methodological approaches such as critical discourse analysis, post structuralism, post colonialism, feminist theory and critical theory.

The School is seeking to appoint one continuing academic staff member at Level C or B with appropriate postgraduate qualifications. At Level C this would include a relevant doctoral qualification. The successful applicant will also have teaching experience in primary, secondary or post compulsory education, while at Level C teaching experience will expand to include teaching students at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level with a commitment to research excellence and a demonstrated research output.

UNE is a world-leading research institution located in Armidale, New South Wales. This position would ideally suit someone who wishes to further develop their career focus while also having the desire for a lifestyle change. Armidale is surrounded by world heritage national parks, is only two hours from the NSW mid north coast and is a unique country town that offers all the facilities of a rural city and is recognised as a cultural centre for art, music, theatre and education, both public and private.

Informal inquiries may be directed to Professor Stephen Tobias, Head, School of Education phone: +61 2 6773 2573, email: education@une.edu.au. For further information about the School visit http://www.une.edu.au/education/

Salary: A$94,615 to A$108,953 per annum (Senior Lecturer Level C)
A$77,416 to A$91,751 per annum (Lecturer Level B)
plus 17% employer superannuation and optional salary packaging

Closing Date: 27 February 2012

Reference No: 212/022

The full advertisement, 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

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