SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
JOONDALUP
$138,726 to $159,403 P.A (ALEVC) + 17% SUPERANNUATION
FULL TIME, FIXED TERM (3 YEARS)
TEACHING-FOCUSED

Overview

The School of Arts and Humanities seeks a highly motivated and experienced senior lecturer to coordinate its participation in ECU’s Curriculum Transformation Program and enable and develop school academics to enact successful educational innovation and pedagogical reform. You will be a leader and enabler of transformation for excellent student outcomes.

The Role

The Academic Coordinator – Courses Transformation (ACCT) will work to coordinate and enable a variety of curriculum-related activities across the School’s courses portfolio, including the design, development, and implementation of new courses and pedagogical approaches. In doing so the ACCT will work across all discipline and course areas within the school, interacting regularly with school executive members, course coordinators, discipline leads, and other academics involved in course design and delivery. The ACCT will play a key part in the School’s participation in ECU’s comprehensive Curriculum Transformation Project which is a sector-leading development to assure the success and integrity of courses into the future.

Responsibilities include:

coordinating the school’s comprehensive engagement with Curriculum Transformation;
developing school academics’ capabilities for successful delivery of programmatic learning;
enabling innovations in pedagogy and delivery in response to new technologies;
liaising closely with key internal stakeholders to ensure the success of Curriculum Transformation; and
supporting the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning in oversight of curriculum, student success, and related matters

The role will report to the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning and be a member of the School Leadership Network.

Selection criteria

To be considered for this position, you will need to have a PhD in a discipline relevant to the School of Arts and Humanities. You will also need to demonstrate, based on past achievement and potential for future development, that you can:

lead successful change through peer engagement with academics at all levels in designing and delivering courses and units of study;
design and deliver curricula informed by contemporary scholarship of learning and teaching;
enable academics across a range of disciplines and pedagogical approaches to develop effective educational innovations;
manage and oversee curriculum change within a university environment;
work collaboratively with colleagues across the university to support effective in curriculum development and management; and
respond rapidly and effectively to changes in technologies that influence curriculum and pedagogy.

It is highly desirable that you are able to teach within one or more of the School’s core disciplines (please see the School website for a list of courses) and have demonstrated experience in that teaching.

You will also demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University’s values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry Personal Excellence and Courage.

About the school and the university

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a young and progressive university with a strong reputation for excellence in teaching. ECU has been rated the maximum of five stars for teaching quality by their graduates for 18 years in a row, making ECU one of the few universities in Australia to achieve such a consistently high rating. ECU’s reputation for teaching quality and student experience has been built on the productive relationships they have with their students, industry, communities, and alumni – sharing knowledge for the benefit of all.

The School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) is one of the largest at ECU with many diverse disciplines arranged into three main clusters: Creative Humanities; Psychology, Criminology and Counselling; and Social Sciences, Social Work and Youth Work. The School operates across four campuses, with more than 140 academic and professional staff, and has a strong online education presence. The diversity of the School is a strength, enabling interdisciplinary innovation, a sustainable financial platform, and many opportunities for collaborations with industry and community. The School’s purpose as defined by its 2024–2029 plan is to help people be informed in their lives, navigate their way in a complex global world, solve the intersectional problems which confront individuals and communities and be engaged and ethical in their acquisition, application and advancement of knowledge. In 2026, the School will begin to operate its Creative Humanities program from the new ECU City Campus while maintaining and expanding operations at the Joondalup and South-West (regional) campuses and building our program at the newly opened ECU Sri Lanka campus.

Inclusion and diversity

Edith Cowan University is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting and celebrating the differences in our society. Strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds and are committed to sustaining a workplace where we value our people, celebrate everyone’s contributions to success, and work together on overcoming our challenges. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Benefits & Remuneration

This full-time, fixed-term position attracts a remuneration of $138,726 to $159,403 p.a (Level C) plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.

ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.

For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities Overview.

How to Apply

Your application is in two parts. The first part is a statement (maximum 4 pages) that clearly demonstrates your suitability for the role with particular attention to the specific requirements for leadership and coordination to achieve successful curriculum transformation. You should highlight key examples of your experience and your capabilities: you do not need to address each point in turn so long as all the criteria are covered. Please also include a short statement as to your suitability for teaching within one or more of the school’s courses.

The second part is a detailed curriculum vitae, including summaries of your prior roles and achievements. Please include details for three referees including your current supervisor / manager (we will not contact referees without your approval). A covering letter is not needed.

Closing Date:

Applications close on Thursday, 12th June, 2025 at 11:30pm AWST.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.