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
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.
Additional requirements and role specifics include a continuing (permanent) appointment with permanent work rights in Australia. Sponsorship considerations are limited. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin's satisfaction.
What We Offer You
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and diverse dining options. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and discounts for retail, travel, and more. For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/
Join Us
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)
Reference Number: 1420930
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.
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