Lecturer Master of Disaster, Design and Development (MODDD)

• Convenient CBD location
• Full-time, 3-year Fixed-term position
• $90,112-$107,010 p.a + 17% super

Our organisation

RMIT is a global university of technology, design and enterprise. Our mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation, teaching and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for our students, getting them ready for life and work.

RMIT offers great employee benefits such as flexible, family-friendly policies; discounted public transport tickets; subsidised gym membership; onsite childcare facilities (subject to availability); additional holidays; salary packaging initiatives and a generous superannuation scheme.

The RMIT School of Architecture + Design, is a multi-disciplinary design school. We understand design practice as an agent of cultural change within an increasingly complex and cosmopolitan world. We emphasise the activity of designing as research and understand research as an integrated component of scholarship. Our design mission is founded on tri-polar, curated and vertically integrated scholarship.

The Role and Your Responsibilities

The School of Architecture and Design has recently launched the new Master of Disaster, Design and Development Program. This first of its kind program provides a global learning platform connecting students with industry developments, area specialists and current practices. The program delivers specialised knowledge and practical skills drawn from a range of practitioners, academics and industry leaders such as International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and UN-Habitat on disaster simulations and projects.

This Master of Disaster, Design and Development sits within the discipline of Landscape Architecture at RMIT, as a new addition to a suite of programs including the Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design and Master of Landscape Architecture.

Your responsibilities and experience required

The Lecturer, will be challenged to contribute to the teaching and research efforts of RMIT Landscape Architecture, with particular focus on teaching and research activities related to MODDD. More specifically, the Lecturer will deliver courses within the field of humanitarian design, development, environment and climate change, and will be responsible for coordination and teaching and for maintaining and advancing their scholarly, research and professional capabilities relevant to the discipline and subject areas taught.

The Lecturer, will have demonstrated excellence, knowledge and expertise in the humanitarian sector as well as demonstrated excellence in online teaching, curriculum development and projects.

HOW TO APPLY:

To view a Position Description please see below or for further information please contact Dr Judy Rogers at judy.rogers@rmit.edu.au or visit our website at http://yourcareer.rmit.edu.au and search using job ref # 554556.

Applicants are requested to provide a separate statement addressing the key selection criteria in addition to providing a resume and covering letter. All applicants are also required to provide examples from a teaching portfolio (up to 10 pages).

Applications close Saturday, 28 January 2017

RMIT is committed to being a Child Safe organisation and is an equal opportunity employer. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community.

This role will require satisfactory confirmation of a Working with Children Check.