Associate Professor/Professor of Design (Education Focused)
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- Based at Camperdown Campus, Sydney, close to parks, public transport hubs and shopping districts
- Exciting chance for an outstanding Academic to enhance education excellence and contribute to high quality teaching
- Full-time, continuing position with an attractive remuneration package
- Be part of the Horizon Educators cohort, with access to apply for Education Focused specialist grants up to a total of AUD$30K to support education-related activities, primarily in the areas of scholarship of teaching and learning and improving current educational offerings at the University of Sydney
About the opportunity
Design is a rapidly growing and highly successful discipline within the school. Our design research explores the role of design in speculating on the future, envisioning, defining, and informing the societal, ecological, political and life-centred interactions and experiences that emerge between people and technology. Pushing the boundaries of pedagogical practice in interaction and innovation, we encourage our students to critically rethink and prototype the objects, systems, experiences, and materials that shape human experience and life on the planet through the design lens. Recognising that design cannot happen in isolation, we actively collaborate across disciplines and with external partners, including industry, not-for-profit, government and community groups and organisations, in inclusive and place-based ways.
Education-focused roles are a specialised category of academic engagement reserved for talented educators with a passion for, and demonstrated excellence in, pedagogical practice and design. The successful candidate will dedicate the majority (up to 70% - or by mutual agreement 80%) of their academic workload allocation to education and educational development. We also highly value recognised expertise in higher education pedagogy.
Successful candidates will join the Sydney Horizon Educators cohort. For further insights into this exciting opportunity, we invite you to watch this video.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Lead, co-ordinate and teach across our growing design programs, including Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design), Master of Design, and Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts.
- Contribute to the continued evolution of design programs in ADP, including curriculum planning and development, program delivery and evaluation, innovative pedagogies, and studio practice.
- Pursue opportunities to enhance the profile and reputation of Design locally, nationally, and internationally through partnerships, projects, and collaboration in teaching, research, and engagement.
- Make a significant research contribution to the School through original, high-quality outputs that demonstrate robust disciplinary scholarship, contribute to current discipline interest areas, and offer strong teaching-research linkages.
About you (skills, capabilities and experience)
- PhD in Design or cognate field
- A robust background in and leadership of design education and studio-based pedagogies.
- Evidence of strong and successful strategic academic leadership and proven ability to sustain and grow research groups. This includes early and mid-career mentoring and evidence of fostering a vibrant and engaged academic culture.
- Demonstrated success in designing, implementing, and evaluating cutting-edge teaching and learning initiatives which inform curriculum development.
- A proven track record of original, high-quality and independent research within the field of Design, aligned to one or more of our discipline interest areas: Interaction Design; Effective Interactions; Social and Civic Design; Urban Interfaces; and Designing with AI.
- A developing network of relationships with key academic, industry and professional institutions, partners, and stakeholders
- A collegial approach and willingness to contribute to mentoring others, academic governance, engagement, and administration.
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
EEO statement
At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, reflected in our people and culture programs, and strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
How to apply
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