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Salary- Join a highly motivated and enthusiastic team
- Showcase your leadership
- Work in a discipline area you are passionate about
About Us:
Victoria University (VU) is the University of the West.
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond. VU is also recognised as one of Australia’s few dual-sector universities, providing vocational and higher education students study options across our many campuses. Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.
About the VU Block Model®:
VU has revolutionised the student experience!
The VU Block Model®, designed and implemented by the best learning and teaching experts, aims to ease the transition of students into first year, and set them up for a successful University experience in the relevant Discipline Based College. This teaching position provides exciting opportunities for people with a commitment to innovative teaching practices wishing to join a teaching team dedicated to delivering a unique student experience.
We are looking for a passionate and innovative academic with expertise in Exercise/Sport Psychology keen to take workshops and other sessions with students as part of our VU First Year College®.
About the Role:
As a Teaching Focused Academic, you will have the opportunity to work within our VU First Year College®, who offer a unique learning experience designed specifically for first year students.
This is a part-time (0.6 FTE) continuing position, commencing in February 2024 at a TFAA 3 - 6 Classification Level, Salary range $79,245 – $89,913 per annum (pro rata), plus 17% Superannuation.
About You:
We want to hear from you if you:
- Have completed a master’s degree in Sport Science and/or Exercise Science or Psychology, with specialisation in Exercise Psychology and/or Sport Psychology or related discipline
- Have experience of higher education teaching in the area of Exercise Psychology and/or Sport Psychology
- Have a strong passion for teaching and a desire for continuous improvement and development in student learning
- Possess a background in training or teaching at the higher education level, particularly in first year
- Want to contribute to the ongoing development of teaching methodologies
- Are keen to contribute to research programs within the discipline and the college
- Can facilitate excellence in undergraduate teaching through the development and promotion of innovative teaching methods
Duties:
- Design innovative curricula and develop learning materials in collaboration with other colleagues as appropriate.
- Develop and facilitate learning activities online, distributed, face-to-face or in a blended capacity as appropriate, which stimulate and foster student learning and which reflect a command of the discipline and contemporary pedagogic practices.
- Determine the learning needs of students and provide appropriate teaching and learning environments and support to help students achieve the intended learning outcomes.
- Assess learning and provide timely feedback that students can use to inform future assessment tasks.
- Engage in continuing professional learning and qualifications, if appropriate, in both discipline theory and practice and the teaching of the discipline.
What We Offer:
For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff.
How to Apply:
For a copy of the position description please click here. To apply for the role, click on the Apply button.
Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising of your:
- Cover letter
- CV
- Responses to the Key Selection Criteria listed on page 3 of the Position Description.
Please note: Applications which do not address the selection criteria (as outlined on page 3 of the PD) will not be considered.
Applications close: Wednesday 7 February 2024 at 5:00pm (AEST).
Who to Contact:
For further information relating to the position, please contact Rechelle Martinez by email at ***************@vu.edu.au.
Our Commitment to Protecting Country
Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.
Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.
