Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Art History
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Area:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Salary (FTE): Advertised at multiple classifications
Work type: Full Time – Fixed Term
Location: St Lucia
About the Opportunity
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences currently seeks a Lecturer\Senior Lecturer to engage in the undergraduate teaching of art history in the Western Civilisation major.
The Western Civilisation major is an interdisciplinary sequence of courses developed by academic staff at The University of Queensland. Taught in small seminars of approximately 10 students, these courses follow a ‘great books’ format and are designed to encourage close reading and critical reflection.
As part of the Western Civilisation faculty, you will join an enthusiastic, collaborative teaching team that prioritises student experience and intellectual rigour. Teaching in this major will bring you into contact with some of the brightest and most engaged students that The University of Queensland has to offer.
Course focus will centre on the teaching of a survey course involving the close analysis and discussion of individual foundational works in Western Art.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Teaching into the Western Civilisation major, with a focus on ‘icons’ of Western Art.
- Contribute to other courses in the Western Civilisation major, which contain visual components.
- Advising Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students as required.
- Maintaining a program of research, including scholarly publication.
- Working with colleagues and postgraduates in the development of joint research projects across the School, Faculty, and University where relevant.
- Fostering the School’s relations with schools, professional bodies and the wider community.
This position is located at our picturesque St Lucia campus, renowned as one of Australia’s most attractive university campuses, and located just 7km from Brisbane’s city centre. Bounded by the Brisbane River on three sides, and with outstanding public transport connections, our 114-hectare site provides a perfect work environment – you can enjoy the best of both worlds: a vibrant campus with the tradition of an established university.
For US applicants, please note that Australian Universities use British terminology, for example a Lecturer (Level B) position is equivalent to that of an Assistant Professor position in the US.