Associate DeanLearning & Teaching

Faculty of Education

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ContentsAbout QUT ....................................................................... 3About the faculty .............................................................. 5About the position............................................................. 6 Real World Capabilities Selection criteria Remuneration and benefits Information for applicants and how to apply

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3QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a ‘real world’ focus. We are one of the nation’s fastest growing research universities and our courses are in high demand. Our graduates include eight Rhodes Scholars, five of these awarded in the past six years.

We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world. We are transforming the student experience we offer our 50,000 students and we place a premium on the international and national accreditation of our various professional degrees.

Our internationally award-winning Science and Engineering Centre is home to The Cube, acknowledged as one of the world’s largest digital interactive learning and display spaces. We invest heavily in collaborative learning and interdisciplinary research environments, including the new $95M Education Precinct.

Further information about QUT can be obtained from the website at www.qut.edu.au.

Our Vision

The QUT Blueprint 5 is our institutional strategic plan. It sets out priorities, strategies and key performance indicators to drive greater coherence and coordination of our efforts. Our overall vision for the future is:

• to provide outstanding real world education through physical and virtual learning environments and innovative courses that lead to excellent outcomes for graduates living in a diverse and complex environment characterised by rapid, transformative change;

• to focus on being a globally leading university that delivers solutions to the challenges of today and of the future through high-impact research that spans discipline boundaries and works in partnership with end users, leveraging our deep technological strengths and alignment to the human capital and innovation needs of the global economy;

• to strengthen and extend partnerships with professional and broader communities to build our reputation as a source of knowledge that is applied to real world challenges.

Our Real World Learning 2020 Vision outlines our clear aspirations for our graduates and learner experiences, consistent with our distinctive identity as a university for the real world.

To enact this vision over the coming years we will continue to commit ourselves to a culture of collaboration, working closely with staff and students and with industry and community partners to support the evolving needs of our learners.

About QUT

QUT Organisational Structure

Executive Dean

Faculty of Law

QUT Council

Vice-Chancellor & President

Provost

Heads of Divisions

Executive Dean

Science and Engineering

Faculty

Executive Dean

Faculty of Health

Executive Dean

Creative Industries

Faculty

Executive DeanQUT

Business School

QUT Institutes

Executive Dean

Faculty of Education

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5About the facultyThe Faculty of Education is a national leader in teacher education and in many areas of education research.

Our undergraduate and graduate entry initial teacher education programs are accredited nationally and our early childhood programs are also accredited with ACECQA. Our postgraduate coursework and research degrees are highly regarded, and we have made a substantial investment in the development and delivery of real-world professional development short courses and modules.

We are a recognised leader in research and research training as evidenced by our ‘above world standard’ ranking overall in both the 2010, 2012 and 2015 national Excellence in Research Australia assessment. In 2015, we were one of only two universities in Australia to receive ‘well above world standard rating’ in curriculum and pedagogy. We rated above world standard overall and in the fields of education systems and specialist studies in education. We engage with many partners through ARC Discovery and Linkage research projects and lead Program 2: School Years in the Autism Cooperative Research Centre.

We have extensive links with partner organisations and universities in Australia and overseas. These include both large and small professional development contracts with the Queensland government, in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and USA. As a globally- connected faculty, we have worked with aid agencies (AusAid, Asian Development Bank and the World Bank) to implement learning and development programs that lead to social advancement.

In keeping with our vision for excellence in learning and teaching, the University has built a new $95 million Education Precinct on its Kelvin Grove Campus, to be completed by the end of 2018. The Precinct will comprise imaginatively designed formal and informal, face-to-face and online learning and teaching spaces and will offer excellent facilities for social interaction and recreation. The Precinct’s futuristic design and its location at the heart of the Kelvin Grove Campus will showcase Education, give it prominence, and demonstrate QUT’s vision for the Faculty as leader, innovator, and model for the University as we continue to transform our learning and teaching in keeping with the times and the expectations of our many and diverse stakeholders.

Head of School

Early Childhood & Inclusive Education

Executive Dean

Associate Dean,

Learning & Teaching

Associate Dean,

International & Engagement

Faculty of Education Organisational Structure

Head of SchoolTeacher

Education & Leadership

Associate Dean,

Research

6About the position

The Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching provides strategic leadership in the Faculty’s teaching and learning activities. The position, along with other members of the Faculty Executive, supports the integration of research, learning and teaching practice, fosters innovation and best practice across the Faculty and seeks to improve educational and work experiences for students and staff. The appointee will model the close connections with the profession that are a hallmark of the ‘University for the Real World’ and have the ability to forge new forms of connection both in undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

The appointee will identify with the mission and goals of the University and will possess a commitment to pursue these goals within the framework of the values of the University. The position will make a significant contribution to QUT and Faculty KPIs for Teaching and Learning and to the recognition of Faculty staff in teaching awards.

The Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching reports to the Executive Dean, Faculty of Education and is a key member of the Faculty Executive. In carrying out their responsibilities, the Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching works closely with Heads of School and other senior Faculty staff in providing advice to the Executive Dean on the strategic leadership of teaching and learning within the Faculty. The position maintains close working relationships with the Associate Dean, Research to facilitate innovation in pedagogy and the teaching-research nexus, and

with the Associate Dean, International and Engagement with respect to international recruitment and programs, and other engagement and corporate education activities.

The Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching consults with Heads of School and leads the course governance team on all teaching and learning matters including the scholarship of teaching, curriculum development and innovation. The position consults with senior staff from other faculties regarding interfaculty programs and potential partnerships in scholarship and course development. The position also maintains a close productive relationship with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) and the central Learning and Teaching Unit to affirm joint approaches where appropriate to addressing strategic learning outcomes.

In addition, the position will forge strong and productive relationships with the Divisions, the University’s initiatives around teaching transformation, and with Associate Deans, Learning and Teaching in other faculties with the purpose of improving teaching quality at QUT.

The position is a key member of the Faculty Academic Board and chairs relevant Faculty Course Leadership and Teaching and Learning committees. The position represents the Faculty on University committees including the University Teaching and Learning Committee.

7Key responsibilities include:• Promote a teaching and learning

culture relevant to the University’s and Faculty of Education’s strategic goals, and provide advice and support to academic staff on teaching and learning matters.

• As a member of the Faculty Executive, contribute to QUT’s Blueprint strategy and Faculty strategic plan and be responsible and accountable to the Executive Dean for preparing, implementing and monitoring the Faculty’s strategic and operational teaching and learning plans.

• Lead the development of Faculty strategy and policy for course development and teaching quality.

• Through analysis of policy and innovation in teaching and learning and in conjunction with the Executive Dean, Associate Deans and Heads of School:

• Lead and integrate new developments into the teaching and learning culture of the Faculty.

• Articulate pedagogical approaches appropriate to new physical spaces and virtual environments and integrate these into the teaching and learning culture of the Faculty.

• Oversee the staff development of teaching in the Faculty via:

• Advising Heads of School on career development of staff in relation to teaching and learning.

• Providing advice and support to staff and Heads of School on teaching and learning scholarship

and opportunities.

• Participating in mentoring schemes for early career academics and sessional staff.

• Lead and oversee the performance of the Faculty’s Curriculum and Accreditation Team and the Student Support Office.

• Provide strategic leadership to the Faculty-embedded teams related to Curriculum Design, Learning Design & Student Success.

• Compliance with health and safety policies, procedures, hazard reporting and safe work practices.

The successful candidate will be appointed as a Professor. To be appointed as a professor at QUT the successful applicant must meet the positon classification standards outlined in the QUT Enterprise Agreement (Academic Staff).

Real World CapabilitiesTo deliver on QUT’s global, collaborative and connected vision requires a workforce that embodies the following capabilities:

• Agility and openness to change

• Connectivity and collaboration (intra and inter-disciplinary)

• Cultural inclusion

• Digital literacy

• Future-focused thinking (strategic, innovative & design and entrepreneurial)

• Global in intent and reach

• Leadership of strategy, action and others

• Performance and resource management

8Type of appointmentThis appointment will be offered on a fixed-term, full-time basis for a renewable period of up to five (5) years.

LocationKelvin Grove campus

Selection criteria1. Completion of a PhD in a relevant

discipline area or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

2. Demonstrated experience in academic governance of higher education including curriculum design and professional accreditation of Initial Teacher Education (ITE).

3. In-depth knowledge and understanding of current trends, challenges and approaches to teaching and learning including recent changes to national policy in ITE and the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) reforms.

4. Demonstrated success in providing quality teaching and achieving learning outcomes.

5. Proven leadership ability in a large organisation.

6. Expert communication skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders and successfully lead change in a large organisation.

7. Demonstrated leadership and success in improving the culture of teaching quality, learning environments and student outcomes including through digital pedagogies.

Desirable1. Eligibility for teacher registration.

Remuneration and benefitsAn attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Beyond personal and professional fulfilment, a career at QUT brings a broad range of tangible benefits. With competitive remuneration and 17% superannuation, the university offers real and generous benefits.

QUT is a high-quality and flexible organisation that is proud of its excellent employment conditions, which include but are not limited to:

• Parental leave provisions

• Study support encompassing leave and financial assistance

• Comprehensive professional development

• Salary packaging

Further benefits can be found at the Working at QUT page.

Information for applicantsAboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

For further information about the position, please contact the Executive Dean, Professor Carol Nicoll on +61 7 3138 3211; or for further information about working at QUT contact Jenny Browne, Senior HR Partner on +61 7 3138 0750.

QUT welcomes applications from candidates outside the greater Brisbane area. QUT may meet some travel and relocation expenses involved in the

9interview and employment commencing process.

QUT is proud to be an inaugural Athena SWAN charter member. We have extensive and established support programs for women in STEMM. For more information on the Athena SWAN charter, contact Smitha Mandre-Jackson on (07) 3138 0074 or Tracy Straughan (07) 3138 1584.

How to ApplyFor further information and to apply, please visit www.qut.edu.au/jobs for reference number 18964.

When applying for this position your application must include the following:

• A current resume

• Response to the selection criteria

Applications close 13 January 2019.

www.qut.edu.au/jobs

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