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[Commlist] University of Tasmania is advertising a position for Associate Professor/Professor, Level D/E in Media and Communication

Thu Sep 23 08:22:48 GMT 2021







  Position Summary

We are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor/Professor, Academic Level D/E in the _School of Creative Arts and Media _as part of _the College of Arts, Law and Education_.

We are looking for an exceptional leader with the skills and expertise to lead our media and communications program in teaching, research and engagement and to the fill the position of Head of Discipline, Media. The Head of Discipline is a key strategic role providing support to the Head of School who enriches the Discipline through leading a strategic agenda of activity that builds student load and staff capability within the program, and strategic partnerships across local and national media industries. You will also contribute to School Leadership in research and teaching.

A key component of this role will be to lead the strategic growth of research in communication and media studies and the creative and cultural industries, particularly in building teams and fostering outstanding research. The Head of Discipline also leads the Media Discipline through engagement in relevant dialogue and debate nationally and internationally as well as strengthens relationships with the media industry and the community in Tasmania and beyond.

The ERA 4-ranked Media program is located in Salamanca Place, in the heart of Hobart’s civic, cultural and scientific precinct. Within walking distance of several news media, communication, and media production organisations, the Media program actively engages with industry and the wider community.  Our staff teach into our Bachelor of Media and Communication, which encourages students to participate widely with the creative industries, and across the university, in subjects such as sustainability and science communication.

The nested post-graduate program in Strategic Communication capitalises on the University’s distinctive strengths in environmental communication, Antarctic and marine science, and public health. The research program, situated in the 4701 Communication and Media Studies code, welcomes active researchers with strong publications, external funding experience and international networks to grow our reputation for investigating the impacts, possibilities and social contexts of communication and media technology and logics. The aim of the program is to contribute excellent communication and media research and impact to the University’s mission to create a better Tasmania and a better world.

To be successful, you will be a dynamic and established academic with knowledge and experience in Media and Communication Studies, particularly in Creative and Cultural Industries and/or Digital Literacies. The person we seek has strong leadership skills, demonstrated experience in building staff capacity, a track record of external grant and research publication success and successful supervision of research students.

Through the Southern Transformation Project (Hobart) and the new Hedberg building, the University of Tasmania is making a significant investment in creative arts and media, as part of a vision for the University as a site for collaboration between community, industry and the University. In 2020 the School of Creative Arts and Media refined and enriched our creative arts program through the 2020 Curriculum Renewal project. The University’s commitment to contemporary arts and media practice and scholarship continues through the appointment of exceptional practitioners and scholars.

The College of Arts, Law and Education (CALE) provides world-class research and teaching including undergraduate and postgraduate programs at campuses in Hobart, Launceston and Cradle Coast (Burnie) and online. Each of the three campuses have recently, or are about to, move to new buildings and new centrally located campuses, each with state of the art teaching and learning spaces.

CALE’s mission is to develop the next generation of thinkers and professionals in education, social work, law, media, policing and justice, and the cultural and creative industries. We strive to contribute a highly skilled and integrated workforce in these disciplines to every region of our island. Our research seeks a deep engagement with our place and a global impact that begins with our local communities.

CALE brings together teaching and research expertise from five Schools: Creative Arts and Media <https://www.utas.edu.au/creative-arts-media>, Education <https://www.utas.edu.au/education>, Humanities <https://www.utas.edu.au/humanities>, Law <https://www.utas.edu.au/law>and Social Sciences <https://www.utas.edu.au/social-sciences>. We offer distinctive and sustainable courses with a strong connection to our place, its history, Aboriginal knowledge and culture, its social foundations and its evolving identity. Please see more about our College here. <https://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education>

The University of Tasmania is building a vision of a place-based University with a mission to enhance the intellectual, economic, social and culture future of Tasmania, and from Tasmania, contribute to the world in areas of distinctive advantage.  The University recognises that achieving this vision is dependent on the people we employ as well as creating a people-centred University that is values-based, relational, diverse, and development-focused.__

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*We are an inclusive workplace committed to ‘working from the strength that diversity brings’ reflected in our Statement of Values. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people and are committed to inclusive principles. We celebrate the range of diverse assets that gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age and life course bring.  Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community. Tell us how we can make this job work for you.*

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*What You’ll Do*

·Take leadership of the Media Program in the School of Creative arts and Media, and work with others to create and implement a strategy to build research and teaching capacity around effective and impactful programs and professional development programs.

·Undertake high-quality research of international standing in the field of Media and Communication studies, Creative and Cultural Industries and/or Digital Literacies, secure external competitive and other funding, publish research findings, and successfully supervise research higher degree students to completion that meets and regularly exceeds the University’s research performance expectations for the Level of appointment.

·Undertake and lead curriculum innovation and scholarly teaching of an exemplary quality, in media and communication studies, that achieves an improved student experience and contributes to achieving student load targets.

·Provide operational and people leadership and management, including fostering and developing outstanding academic research and learning and teaching capability, within the discipline of Media and the School.

·Make a significant contribution to building student load and Discipline program awareness through a strategic agenda of engagement and stakeholder activity.

·Provide leadership in the construction of external funding applications that closely align with the goals of the School and CALE.

·Provide leadership in the development and maintenance of interdisciplinary and effective links inside the University and locally, nationally and internationally with the profession, industry and/or wider community.

·Make a sustained and substantial contribution to the University in achieving its strategic objectives and fulfilling its operational responsibilities.

·Undertake other duties as assigned by the Head of School and Executive Dean of the College


  What We’re Looking For (success criteria)


·A PhD in Media and Communication Studies.

·A demonstrated capacity to build and maintain effective and productive links locally, nationally, and internationally with the Discipline, interdisciplinary domain, profession, industry and/or wider community.

·Proven success as a leader of people in an academic environment that results in increased impact and performance, supported by a record of growing strong working relationships and positive and productive team cultures.

·Success, in a leadership capacity, in the promotion of Communication and Media Studies activities, academic agendas, and curriculum improvements.

·Extensive experience and demonstrated achievement in University level learning and teaching which results in student focussed outcomes, including skills and experience in online and blended teaching skills, course and unit coordination, curriculum design, flexible course delivery, and multi-campus teaching.

*For appointment at Level D***

·A substantial record in, and continuing commitment to, research that has achieved international recognition and made innovative, and sustained contributions to contemporary media theory, including digital media in the field of Media and Communication Studies, Creative and Cultural Industries and/or Digital Literacies.

·A very strong record of high-quality publications, participation in dialogue that helps shape the understanding of contemporary media and communication studies, and success in securing external competitive and other funding.

·A substantial record of successful research higher degree student supervision and completions in media and communication studies.

*For appointment at Level E***

·An outstanding record in, and continuing commitment to, research that has achieved international recognition and made innovative, distinguished and sustained contributions to contemporary media theory, including digital media in the field of Media and Communication Studies and in particular Creative and Cultural Industries and/or Digital Literacies.

·An exemplary record of high-quality publications, participation in dialogue that helps shape the understanding of contemporary media and communication studies, and continued success in securing external competitive and other funding.

·An outstanding record of successful research higher degree student supervision and completions in media and communication studies.

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*University of Tasmania*

The University of Tasmania is an institution with an enduring commitment to our state and community, and a strong global outlook. We are committed to enhancing the intellectual, economic, social and cultural future of Tasmania. Our Strategic Direction <https://www.utas.edu.au/vc/strategic-direction> strongly reflects the University community's voice that our University must be place based but globally connected as well as regionally networked and designed to deliver quality access to higher education for the whole State.

We believe that from our unique position here in Tasmania we can impact the world through the contributions of our staff, students and graduates. We recognise that achieving this vision is dependent on the people we employ, as well as creating a university that is values-based, relational, diverse, and development-focused.

Check out more here:

https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs <https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs>

https://www.utas.edu.au/careers/our-people-values-and-behaviours <https://www.utas.edu.au/careers/our-people-values-and-behaviours>

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.


Or contact the Head of School, Meg Keating: (Meg.Keating /at/ utas.edu.au)


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