The School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education brings together people from the humanities, arts, film and media, social sciences and education to explore how industries, cultures and societies evolve and respond to technological transformation.
The School comprises of four departments and two research centres. The following departments are included for the sessional teaching EOI
- Department of Education
- Department of Film, Games and Animation
- Department of Humanities and Social Science
- Department of Media Communication
Click
here to find out more about the School structure, departments and course offerings
Current Swinburne sessional staff
As part of the annual Expression of Interest (EOI) process, current sessional staff are required to complete a short online form confirming availability and teaching areas of interest in 2024. This process ensures you remain registered on the University’s sessional listing.
The EOI process also allows for current sessional staff to nominate teaching areas of interest including if you have not previously taught into them and meet the requirements. A list of teaching areas can be found at the bottom of this page, and via the registration form.
This process also ensures that any required documentation related to employment or professional accreditation remain current.
What you need to include
All current sessional staff will be asked to provide:
- Updated CV and contact details
- Discipline area expertise for teaching (select up to 3)
Receipt of your EOI will be acknowledged via a system generated notification. Unit Convenors will contact you if/as requirements arise.
To submit your sessional teaching EOI for 2024, please click the ‘Begin’ button at the bottom of the page.
Current Swinburne HDR students
If you are a currently enrolled HDR student, you are welcomed to apply. Please note, your sessional position should not interfere with the satisfactory progress of your studies. A reminder that the HDR candidature manual and statement of practice can be found
here.
If you are a PhD student who is also a current sessional academic staff member, please ensure you select the option ‘Current HDR student and employed as sessional’.
What you need to include
- Current CV and contact details
- Discipline area expertise for teaching (select up to 3)
- Current registration or licences if applicable to your teaching area
Receipt of your EOI will be acknowledged via a system generated notification. Unit Convenors will contact you if/as requirements arise.
To submit your sessional teaching EOI for 2024, please click the ‘Begin’ button at the bottom of the page.
External Expression of interest to teach at Swinburne
If you are interested in sessional academic teaching opportunities and are not currently employed at Swinburne, or have not in the past 18 months been actively employed at Swinburne, please submit an application to be considered for teaching in 2024. If you are not currently employed at Swinburne, please see below for what you documents and information will be requested.
What you need to include
- Current CV and contact details (including referees and details of teaching experience where applicable)
- Certified copy of relevant qualifications
- Current registration or licences if applicable to your teaching area
- Preferred teaching discipline area (you may select up to 3)
- Student evaluations (if applicable)
Please note: Candidates applying must have working rights within Australia as work sponsorship is not applicable to this role.
Receipt of your EOI will be acknowledged via a system generated notification. Unit Convenors will contact you if/as requirements arise.
To submit your sessional teaching EOI for 2024, please click the ‘Begin’ button at the bottom of the page.
Diversity and Inclusion
Equity and diversity are integral to achieving our 2025 vision of bringing people and technology together to build a better world. Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity and inclusion through key initiatives such as:
- Reconciliation Action Plan
- Charter of Cultural Diversity
- Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Action Plan
- Swinburne LGBTIQA+ Pride, Gender Equality, Accessibility and Intergenerational inclusion strategies
For further information on all our initiatives visit our
equity and diversity website. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Assistance and Support
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 inclusion@swin.edu.au. For support or queries related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, please contact DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au
Expressions of Interest will close Thursday 25 January 2024, 11.00pm
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