Position Details
* 0.5 FTE Part‐time 17.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE), Fixed‐Term until 31 December 2028.
* Based at Parramatta South Campus with flexible working arrangements.
* Salary: Academic Level B pro‐rata rates $61,663.50 – $72,812.50 plus 17% Super & Leave Loading (Pro‐rata).
Overview
Support high‐quality teaching and research in Film within the School of Arts at Western Sydney University.
Responsibilities
* Teach into the School of Arts within the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts, Business, Education, and Law (SABEL), focusing on Creative Production and Performance.
* Coordinate, design, deliver and evaluate Film units, including assessment and feedback.
* Contribute to curriculum development that supports student learning across undergraduate programs.
* Maintain a research profile through research‐led and/or practice‐led outputs, and support Honours and higher degree research activity through supervision.
* Build and maintain relationships with screen and media industries, festivals, cultural institutions and professional networks.
* Participate in School, Faculty and University service activities to consolidate the Film program's strategic positioning.
What Success Looks Like
* Film units are coordinated and delivered with clear assessment and timely feedback.
* Curriculum is developed and improved to support undergraduate learning and progression.
* Research‐led and/or practice‐led outputs are produced and disseminated in quality outlets.
* Research students are supervised effectively and HDR candidates are identified and supported.
* Industry and cultural partnerships are strengthened to support the Film program's direction.
Qualifications
* PhD (or equivalent professional experience and artistic distinction) in Film, Screen Media, or related discipline.
* Strong university‐level teaching experience, with ability to deliver engaging learning informed by research and/or creative practice.
* Emerging or established research and creative practice profile, with publications and/or recognised creative works (e.g., NTROs).
* Expertise in creative practice within film and screen media, with strengths in production, storytelling, theory, global cinemas, or emerging media.
* Ability to integrate critical and theoretical perspectives with creative practice in teaching and research.
* Experience supervising undergraduate research or creative projects, and capacity to contribute to Honours and HDR supervision.
* Connection to industry, cultural institutions, or professional networks is highly regarded.
Benefits
* Financial benefits – staff‐only products and offers with selected banking partners, salary sacrifice options for onsite parking, novated motor vehicle leasing.
* Health and wellbeing support – Free Employee Assistance Program, complimentary annual flu vaccination, fitness passport membership eligibility, discounted private health cover.
* Onsite childcare – Long day care and early learning services at multiple campuses; staff may be eligible for discounted fees and salary packaging (places subject to centre capacity).
We are committed to substantive equality as outlined in our Equal Opportunity Policy. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, candidates of all gender identities and expressions, people of all abilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
For Reasonable Adjustments during the application process, please contact talentacquisitionteam@westernsydney.edu.au.
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