Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design

About the Role
As the Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design, you will be a key member of the Department of Architectural and Industrial Design as an acknowledged, reputable leader. Utilising your experience as a practising Urban Designer and/or Architect, you will bring your industry connections and an understanding of industry needs that will contribute to the School’s objectives as a leading institution for design education and research. This position will contribute to achieving our Horizon 2025 strategy moon shots and Swinburne’s leadership in design and architecture education and research.

The Senior Lecturer will help elevate the School’s recognition as a leading institution for design education and research, whilst seeking to engage more in the space of Indigenous Architecture/Urban Design. In this role, you will make a strong contribution to curriculum development, teaching and research within Swinburne’s Bachelor of Design (Architecture), Master of Architecture, Master of Architecture and Urban Design and Master of Urban Design courses.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Experience developing and managing curriculum and delivering high-quality teaching in Architecture and Urban Design with excellent postgraduate outcomes.
• Professional practice as an architect and/or urban designer (minimum of three years’ experience), strong professional networks and evidence of expertise in design.
• Emerging track record in attracting external research income through competitive grants and/or industry collaboration.
• Significant track record of research in urban design or other related areas, as evidenced by publications and non-traditional research outcomes.
• Background of research, research supervision and teaching at the tertiary level in the broad field of architecture and urban design.

Qualifications
An earned doctoral qualification in Urban Design, Architecture or associated field or professional practice equivalent. Preferably, a membership of an appropriate professional body.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply
Please submitted your CV and cover letter addressing why you believe you suitable for this position.

For further information about this role and to review the position description; please click apply or click onto it at the bottom of the advert.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 28 August 2022 at 5pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance. 


Diversity and Inclusion
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our equity and diversity website

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact Maree Norden, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at inclusion@swin.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

For any support please contact our Aboriginal Employment Coordinator at DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

Vaccination Requirements
Orders from Victoria’s Minister for Health require all Swinburne workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the Pandemic COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Specified Workers) 2021 Order (No. 1). All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.

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