Senior Lecturer, Immersive Media - [Archived Advertisement]

• Department of Media and Communication
• Ongoing, full time position located at our vibrant Hawthorn campus 
• Academic Level C salary and benefits with flexible working options

About the Role 

The Media and Communication Department at Swinburne University of Technology wishes to appoint an ongoing Senior Lecturer, Immersive Media to join the academic team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a media academic to lead curriculum design and advance the development of a unique, cross-disciplinary major in Immersive Media, strengthen links between teaching and research programmes, and lead engagement with immersive media and screen entertainment industries.

As Senior Lecturer, Immersive Media, you will contribute to the School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education’s goal to foreground human-centric processes and creativity for tech-rich futures and leverage collaborative external partnerships for teaching and research excellence.

The School is home to world-leading programmes in media research, including Swinburne's Centre for Transformative Media Technologies (CTMT) which brings together over 20 researchers, artists and developers from the creative arts, humanities and social sciences, and offers access to cutting-edge motion-capture, virtual production pipeline, and volumetric capture facilities.

To be suitable for the role, you will have experience in teaching at tertiary level and will be an active researcher with a record of publications in quality academic journals and ideally have produced high-quality, non-traditional research outputs. You will be responsible for teaching digital immersive media, developing blended learning materials and assessment, and enhancing work integrated learning strategies.

About You  

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the following key areas: 

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in one or more of the following areas: Emerging Media Technologies; Immersive Media History; Extended Reality; Creative VR, XR, AR; Immersive Media Audiences and Engagement; Immersive Media Design and Content Creation; Interactive Narrative and Storytelling; and Emerging Screen Entertainment Platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead curriculum development and high-quality teaching in the areas of emerging technologies and immersive media including with group work and capstone projects.
• A strong track record of leading and participating in disciplinary research evidenced through publications, NTROs, involvement in research grants and/or other relevant outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to liaise with a wide variety of academics and students, work within a consultative, team environment in multi-disciplinary contexts, including an ability to work effectively with senior members of the School, University and relevant figures in industry and community.

Qualifications

PhD or equivalent

About Swinburne University of Technology 

Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria listed in the Position Description. To review the Position Description and to apply, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

For further information or to discuss this role please contact Department Chair of Media and Communication, Professor Therese Davis at theresedavis@swin.edu.au

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au. 

Applications Close: 30^th April, 2023 at 5pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance. 

Equity and Diversity

Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.

We actively promote a culture of inclusion, where diverse backgrounds, genders, sexuality, age, cultures and abilities is celebrated. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact inclusion@swin.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

For any support please contact DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant