About This OpportunityThis is an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor who will serve as Academic Director of Professional Experience and lead this area of work in the School of Education. We are seeking an exceptional teacher and active researcher who will lead professional experience in our initial teacher education (ITE) programs.
The successful candidate will have experience supporting students during professional experience, will teach courses with a professional experience component (including the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA)), and will pursue an agenda of high-quality research in a relevant field. They will hold the role of Director of Professional Experience and contribute to the School’s Teaching and Learning Committee in this capacity.
We are particularly interested in candidates with an interest in supporting students undertaking professional experience in remote and rural contexts and/or with an agenda for supporting underrepresented students in the teaching profession.
Key responsibilities will include:
This is a teaching & research position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
For further information, please click here to view the information booklet.
About UQAs part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.
At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.
As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.
The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
About You
The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia, education check, Teacher registration, blue card check, etc.
Work RightsYou must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Relocating from interstate? We will support you with a relocation support package. You can find out more about life in Australia’s Sunshine State here.
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