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

  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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