* Permanent Full-Time Position
* $173,635 - $191,099 (ALD) $223,135 (ALE) + 17% Superannuation
* Position Based on Bentley Campus, Western Australia
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About the Role:
DBE ALD / ALE – Creative Practice Leadership Roles
The School of Design and Built Environment (DBE) at Curtin University invites applications for two senior academic appointments (Professor or Associate Professor) from internationally recognised leaders in creative practice research.
These roles are designed for scholars whose work reshapes disciplines, challenges convention, and delivers meaningful global and societal impact. We are seeking individuals whose creative practice is intellectually rigorous, outward-looking, and future-focused—work that moves fluidly across disciplinary boundaries and opens new pathways for knowledge, innovation, and engagement.
Successful applicants will demonstrate an outstanding international reputation, with a sustained record of peer-reviewed and nationally and internationally recognised creative and design outputs. This may include major exhibitions, award-winning professional work, influential publications, curatorial leadership, or other forms of recognised creative excellence. Candidates should be recognised leaders in their field, actively shaping contemporary debates through both scholarship and practice.
The Creative Practice Professors / Associate Professors will play a pivotal leadership role in developing and delivering DBE's new Design Practice Research and PhD programs, operating across Curtin's global campuses in Dubai and Singapore, while being based at the Bentley campus in Perth. They will also contribute to the transformation of undergraduate and postgraduate studio education, with a strong emphasis on transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
These appointments will join a newly established cohort of Creative Practice leaders across DBE's diverse disciplines, collectively advancing innovative, place-responsive approaches to practice. Drawing on Perth's distinctive social, cultural, and environmental contexts, the roles will contribute to producing graduates who are critically engaged, globally literate, and professionally agile.
About Curtin University's School of Design and Built Environment
Curtin's School of Design and Built Environment (DBE) is the only school of its kind in Australia, bringing together an exceptional breadth of design, planning, construction, and creative disciplines. This diversity underpins our ability to deliver real-world impact, informed by strong commitments to social justice, ethical practice, and environmental responsibility.
DBE's teaching, research, and creative practice are grounded in rigorous inquiry, critical experimentation, and meaningful engagement with industry, communities, and global partners. Our staff, students, and alumni are recognised for work that pushes boundaries, reframes problems, and translates disruption into opportunity—with responsibility to both people and planet at the core.
Selection Criteria:
* A doctoral qualification in a relevant discipline.
* A demonstrated record of achievement in and commitment to excellence in teaching.
* Demonstrated achievement in the discipline/field through scholarly development and delivery of high-quality educational courses.
* An established record of highly productive research outputs with regular publication in high-quality refereed academic journals, or outputs in other creative outlets, consistent with an international reputation in the field.
* A significant record of obtaining research income, including nationally competitive research grants and/or fellowships
* Demonstrated academic leadership experience in the discipline/profession and in community engagement.
* Significant experience and record of providing supervision to higher degree research students.
* Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster the development of a collegial and supportive working environment and the ability to interact with students and staff with cross-cultural sensitivity.
* Demonstrated commitment to applying relevant and applicable policies, procedures and legislation in the day-to-day performance of the functions of this position.
Role Requirements:
* As this is a continuing (permanent) role, you will require permanent work rights in Australia. Only in certain circumstances will sponsorship be considered.
* Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin's satisfaction
About Curtin University
Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2024 rankings. We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page -
What We Offer You:
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.
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Please note that the first stage of interviews for this position will be conducted online on April 16th and 17th, 2026. The second stage of interviews will take place in person during the week of May 4th, 2026.
If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents:
* Up-to-date resume
* Cover Letter outlining your interest and demonstrating how your background meets the position's selection criteria (noted above) – 3 – 4 pages max (Please advise which position you are applying for: Associate Professor or Professor)
If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on or option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Please note applications will not be accepted via this email address.
Applications close: 8.30pm (AWST) Thursday 2nd of April 2026
Late applications or applications received via email will not be considered, and only successful candidates will be contacted.
Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.