[ecrea] Two positions at Monash university

Two positions at Monash university in Melbourne that might be of interest:
One is a digital tools and methods position, the other is digital media 
industries and policy:

Positions in Digital Media Studies at Monash University:
Level B
https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1416670/08.20.82.299415-B-Lecturer-Communications-and-Media-Studies.pdf 
<https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1416670/08.20.82.299415-B-Lecturer-Communications-and-Media-Studies.pdf>

Level C
https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1416672/30.49.30.639099-C-Senior-Lecturer-Communications-and-Media-Studies.pdf 
<https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1416672/30.49.30.639099-C-Senior-Lecturer-Communications-and-Media-Studies.pdf>

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LECTURER
DEPARTMENT/UNIT
Communications and Media Studies
FACULTY/DIVISION
Faculty of Arts/ School of Media, Film and Journalism
CLASSIFICATION
$95,297
-
$113,166 pa Level B
(plus
17% employer superannuation)
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full
-
time
DURATION
Continuing appointment
WORK LOCATION
Caulfield campus
CLOSING DATE
Thursday 2
August 2018, 11:55 pm AEST
ENQUIRIES
Professor Brett Hutchins, Head of Communication and Media
Studies, +61
3
9903 2098
To submit your application, please send your resume and covering letter to
hr
-
(recsupport /at/ monash.edu)
.
Please list
the Job Number and Position Title in the email header.
ORGANISATIONAL
CONTEXT
Everyone needs a platform to launch a satisfying career. At Monash, we 
give you the space and support to take
your career in all kinds of exciting new directions. You’ll have access 
to quality research, infrastructure and
learning facilities,
opportunities to collaborate internationally, as well as the grants 
you’ll need to publish your
work. We’re a university full of energetic and enthusiastic minds, 
driven to challenge what’s expected, expand
what we know, and learn from other inspiring, emp
owering think
ers. Discover more at
www.monadh.edu
.
Monash Arts
is one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic arts faculties in 
Australia, with particular strengths in
the humanities, performing arts, languages and social sciences. We 
encourage the development of innovative
studies that operate at the intersection o
f traditional academic disciplines. The faculty delivers programs via eight
schools and across six campuses, both in Australia and offshore, with 
courses ranging from undergraduate
diplomas and degrees through to postgraduate coursework and research degree
s. Monash Arts is justly proud of
the research capacity of its staff, who work at the cutting edge in 
their fields and carry this expertise and
enthusiasm into their teaching. To learn more about Monash Arts, please 
visit our website:
http://future.arts.monash.edu/
.
The advertised position is located within the
School of Media, Film and Journalism
. Based on the Caulfield
campus, the School was formed in 2014 and its staff conducts research in 
media studies, com
munications studies,
cultural studies, journalism, film theory and criticism, media practice 
and related interdisciplinary fields. The
School offers programs and teaching at undergraduate, honours and 
postgraduate levels. It also houses a number
of active
interdisciplinary research units, has a wide network of national and 
international connections, and
engages in international research collaborations.
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/mfj/
.
2
The Communicatio
ns and Media Studies (C&MS)
program operates within the School of Media, Film and
Journalism. Researchers are engaged in a series of internationally
-
focussed projects that explain what it means to
live in an age of powerful media and cultural institutions,
proliferating digital and mobile technologies, and
everyday media and cultural practices (e.g. social networking, 
surveillance, datafication). C&MS at Monash is also
home to an agenda
-
setting ‘Culture, Media, Economy’ Research Focus Program
(
https://arts.monash.edu/research/focus
-
programs/culture
-
media
-
economy/
).
C&MS research
was rated as ‘above world standard’ in the 2015 ERA Exercise. Australian 
Research Council funde
d
projects of staff include investigations into global media sport and 
mobile communications, urban cultural policy
and cultural production, the economic and cultural dimensions of music 
exports, environmental conflict and
media, creative vocations in Aust
ralia and China, the significance of music cities, and the exchange between
‘fringe’ and ‘mainstream’ cultural practices. Staff also supervise a 
wide range of PhD and Masters
-
by
-
Research
projects.
Teaching in C&MS focusses on creating graduates who are cri
tically informed citizens, professionals and
consumers able to negotiate the challenges and opportunities of a 
global, networked media age. This is achieved
by examining how media and communications shape the world in which 
students live, and the role they
can play
in changing this world for the better though their media practices, 
decisions and experiences. C&MS offers an
undergraduate major to Honours level in the Bachelor of Arts, and the 
Media specialisation in the Bachelor of
Media Communications. It h
as thriving graduate programs in the Master of Communications and Media 
Studies
and the Master of Cultural and Creative Industries.
POSITION PURPOSE
A Level B academic is expected to make significant contributions to the 
teaching effort of a department, s
chool,
faculty or an interdisciplinary area. An academic at this level is 
expected to carry out activities to maintain and
develop their teaching, research and/or professional activities relevant 
to the profession or discipline. This
position requires the
lecturer to undertake teaching, coordination and project supervision at 
undergraduate,
Honours and Masters Level. The appointee will need to be an active and 
innovative academic who will contribute
to quality teaching. They will also have the capacity to c
ontribute to research development in Communications
and Media Studies at Monash.
Reporting Line:
The position reports to the Head of Communications and Media Studies
Supervisory R
esponsibilities:
Not applicable
Financial D
elegation:
Not Applicable
Budget
R
esponsibilities:
Not applicable
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific duties required of a Level B academic may include:
1.
The preparation and conduct of lectures, tutorials, practical classes, 
demonstrations, workshops, student field
excursions, clinical sessions
and studio sessions
2.
Coordination, initiation and development of course material
3.
Unit and course coordination
4.
Supervision of major honours or postgraduate research projects
5.
Supervision of the program of study of honours students and of 
postgraduate student
s engaged in course
work
6.
The conduct of research
and dissemination of research findings through publications
in highly reputable
journals and other outlets
3
7.
Significant role in research projects including, where appropriate, 
leadership of a research team
in
Communications and Media Studies
8.
Submitting applications for external funding
9.
Consultation with students
10.
Engagement with industry as appropriate
11.
Broad administrative functions, the majority of which are connected with 
the subjects in which the academic
teaches, such as marking and assessment
12.
Attendance at departmental, school and/or faculty meetings and a major 
role in planning or committee work
KEY SELECTION CRITER
IA
Essential

A PhD in a relevant discipline/field

A track record in research, as
evidenced by national and international publications, and engagement of
research partners. Expertise in policy and regulation of digital media 
and data industries. Possible research
areas include but are not limited to the political economy of digital medi
a, issues of privacy, data handling
and regulation, algorithmic account
ability, and media convergence

The development of strategies for gaining funding or other support for 
research

The potential to contribute to successful Honours and Higher Degree Resear
ch supervision

A record of teaching experience in a tertiary environment

A willingness to undertake service at the departmental and/or Faculty level

Ability to work positively and cooperatively with students, internal and 
external teams and agencies
Desira
ble

A research record that complements
the School’s
strengths in journalism and screens studies
O
THER JOB
RELATED INFORMATION

Travel to other campuses of the University may be required

There may be a requirement to work additional hours from time to time

There may be peak periods of work during which taking of leave may be 
restricted

A Working with Children Check (employment) is required
LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Ensure you are aware of and adhere to legislation and University policy 
relevant to the duties undertak
en,
including: Equal Employment Opportunity, supporting equity and fairness; 
Occupational Health and Safety,
supporting a safe workplace; Conflict of Interest (including Conflict of 
Interest in Research); Paid Outside Work;
Privacy; Research Conduct;
and S
taff/Student Relationships.

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SENIOR
LECTURER
DEPARTMENT/UNIT
Communications and Media Studies
FACULTY/DIVISION
Faculty of Arts/ School of Media, Film and Journalism
CLASSIFICATION
$116,737
-
$134,606 pa Level C
(plus 17% employer
superannuation)
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full
-
time
DURATION
Continuing appointment
WORK LOCATION
Caulfield
campus
CLOSING DATE
Thursday 2
August 2018, 11:55 pm AEST
ENQUIRIES
Professor Brett Hutchins, Head of
Communication and
Media
Studies, +61 3
9903 2098
To submit your application, please send your resume and covering letter to
hr
-
(recsupport /at/ monash.edu)
.
Please list
the Job Number and Position
Title in the email header.
ORGANISATIONAL CONTE
XT
Everyone needs a platform to launch a satisfying career. At Monash, we 
give you the space and support to take
your career in all kinds of exciting new directions. You’ll have access 
to quality research, inf
rastructure and
learning facilities, opportunities to collaborate internationally, as 
well as the grants you’ll need to publish your
work. We’re a university full of energetic and enthusiastic minds, 
driven to challenge what’s expected, expand
what we know
, and learn from other inspiring, empowering thinkers. Discover more at
www.monash.edu
.
Monash Arts
is one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic arts faculties in 
Australia, with particular strengths in
the humanities, performing arts, languages and social sciences. We 
encourage the development of innovative
studies that operate at the intersection o
f traditional academic disciplines. The faculty delivers programs via eight
schools and across six campuses, both in Australia and offshore, with 
courses ranging from undergraduate
diplomas and degrees through to postgraduate coursework and research degree
s. Monash Arts is justly proud of
the research capacity of its staff, who work at the cutting edge in 
their fields and carry this expertise and
enthusiasm into their teaching. To learn more about Monash Arts, please 
visit our website:
http://future.arts.monash.edu/
.
2
The advertised position is located within the
School of Media, Film and Journalism
. Based on the Caulfield
campus, the School was formed in 2014 and its staff conducts research in 
media studies, com
munications studies,
cultural studies, journalism, film theory and criticism, media practice 
and related interdisciplinary fields. The
School offers programs and teaching at undergraduate, honours and 
postgraduate levels. It also houses a number
of active
interdisciplinary research units, has a wide network of national and 
international connections, and
engages in international research collaborations.
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/mfj/
The Communicati
ons and Media Studies (C&MS)
program operates within the School of Media, Film and
Journalism. Researchers are engaged in a series of internationally
-
focussed projects that explain what it means to
live in an age of powerful media and cultural institutions
, proliferating digital and mobile technologies, and
everyday media and cultural practices (e.g. social networking, 
surveillance, datafication). C&MS at Monash is also
home to an agenda
-
setting ‘Culture, Media, Economy’ Research Focus Program
(
https://arts.monash.edu/research/focus
-
programs/culture
-
media
-
economy/
).
C&MS research
was rated as ‘above world standard’ in the 2015 ERA Exercise. Australian 
Research Council fund
ed
projects of staff include investigations into global media sport and 
mobile communications, urban cultural policy
and cultural production, the economic and cultural dimensions of music 
exports, environmental conflict and
media, creative vocations in Aus
tralia and China, the significance of music cities, and the exchange between
‘fringe’ and ‘mainstream’ cultural practices. Staff also supervise a 
wide range of PhD and Masters
-
by
-
Research
projects.
Teaching in C&MS focusses on creating graduates who are cr
itically informed citizens, professionals and
consumers able to negotiate the challenges and opportunities of a 
global, networked media age. This is achieved
by examining how media and communications shape the world in which 
students live, and the role the
y can play
in changing this world for the better though their media practices, 
decisions and experiences. C&MS offers an
undergraduate major to Honours level in the Bachelor of Arts, and the 
Media specialisation in the Bachelor of
Media Communications. It
has thriving graduate programs in the Master of Communications and Media 
Studies
and the Master of Cultural and Creative Industries.
POSITION PURPOSE
A Level C academic is expected to make significant contributions to the 
teaching effort of a department,
school,
faculty or other organisational unit or an interdisciplinary area. An 
academic at this level is also expected to play a
major role in developing and conducting academic and/or industry focused 
research and contribute to the
development and engageme
nt of the Department.
A Level C academic will be required to demonstrate this capacity by a 
record that includes evidence of quality
refereed publications, competitive grant funding, and Higher Degree 
Research (HDR) supervision experience
and/or completio
ns.
The successful appointee will coordinate units, prepare and present 
lectures and/or seminars, undertake marking,
contribute to curriculum development, and supervise Honours and HDR 
students. The units in which they will be
involved will be negotiated o
n appointment and will change over time.
A Level C academic will be required to develop new units for the 
programs and potentially undertake a section
level leadership role.
Reporting Line:
The position reports to the Head of Communications and Media Studies
Supervisory
R
esponsibilities:
Not applicable
Financial
D
elegation:
Not applicable
Budget
R
esponsibilities:
Not applicable
3
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific duties required of a Level C acade
mic may include:
1.
The preparation and conduct of lectures, tutorials, practical classes, 
demonstrations, workshops, student field
excursions, clinical sessions and studio sessions
2.
Coordination, initiation and development of course material
3.
Unit and course coordination
4.
Supervision of major honours or postgraduate research projects
5.
The conduct of research
and dissemination of research findings through publications
in highly reputable
journals and other outlets
6.
Significant role in research pr
ojects including, where appropriate, leadership of a research team in
Communications and Media Studies
7.
Submitting applications for external funding
8.
Consultation with students
9.
Engagement with industry as appropriate
10.
Broad administrative functions, the major
ity of which are connected with the subjects in which the academic
teaches, such as marking and assessment
11.
Attendance at departmental, school and/or faculty meetings and a major 
role in planning or committee work
KEY SELECTION CRITER
IA
Essential

A PhD in
a relevant discipline/field

Demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing computational 
tools and methods for researching
the social, cultural, and/or political dimensions of digital media 
technologies. Possible areas of specialisation
include, but
are not limited to algorithmic auditing, social studies of artificial 
intelligence, cultural curation,
big data
, and automated decision
-
making

A strong record of teaching experience in a tertiary environment and 
knowledge of different modes of
delivery at
under
graduate and postgraduate level

A proven track record in research, as evidenced by publications, 
engagement of research partners and
development of strategies for gaining funding
or other support from research

Ability to work positively and cooperatively with students, internal
and external teams and agencies

A demonstrated capacity to work in a collegial manner wi
th other staff in the workplace
Desirable

Coding skills

A research record that complements the Sch
ool’s strengths in journalism and screens studies
4
O
THER JOB
RELATED INFORMATION

Travel to other campuses of the University may be required

There may be a requirement to work additional hours from time to time

There may be peak periods of work during
which taking of leave may be restricted

A Working with
Children Check (employment) is required
LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Ensure you are aware of and adhere to legislation and University policy 
relevant to the duties undertaken,
including: Equal Employment Opportunity, supporting equity and fairness; 
Occupational Health and Safety,
supporting a safe workplace; Conflict of Int
erest (including Conflict of Interest in Research); Paid Outside Work;
Privacy; Research Conduct;
and Staff/Student Relationships.
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