"Enterprise Fellow"

Role type:

Fixed Term (18 months), Full-time (1 FTE) or Part-time (FTE negotiable)

Faculty:

The Faculty of Business and Economics

Department/ School:

Management and Marketing

Salary:

Level B $124,656 - $148,023 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super
Level C $152,695 - $176,065 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super

• Bridge the gap between academia and industry, enabling the Department of Management and Marketing to translate research and professional expertise into meaningful engagement, innovative teaching, and real-world impact.
• Work collaboratively with a leading academic department while bringing your professional insights to shape programs, influence practice, and contribute to high-profile industry and community initiatives
• Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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Your next career opportunity

The Department of Management and Marketing is inviting accomplished professionals to join us as Enterprise Fellows. These appointments will strengthen our engagement with industry, community, and public sector partners while advancing our commitment to impactful research and teaching. We seek individuals with substantial professional expertise who can bring fresh insights and real-world experience into an academic setting, enriching our work in areas such as digital marketing and marketing analytics, human resource management and technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, and business strategy.

Enterprise Fellows will play a meaningful role in teaching and engagement activities across these domains and contribute actively to the collegial and intellectual life of the department. We are looking for dynamic professionals with exceptional communication skills and a strong commitment to innovation—individuals who can help us bridge the gap between theory and practice and make a genuine impact on our academic community.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Strengthening industry, community and public-sector engagement by contributing to research collaborations, supporting bid proposals, and participating in relevant conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Enhancing teaching and learning by developing curricula and learning materials, including for capstone, experiential and technology-enabled subjects, and preparing, delivering and coordinating lectures, seminars and short courses across undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programs.
• Expanding professional and executive education by designing and delivering micro-certificates, masterclasses, open-enrolment courses, and custom programs that draw on contemporary industry practice.
• Contributing to leadership and service by supporting departmental and university committees, participating in key events, engaging with professional associations, and providing expert advice to government, industry and community organisations.

You may be a great fit if you:

Lecturer (Level B)

• Completed a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
• Have professional experience in a senior role in one or more industry, community and/or public sector.
• Have the ability to develop new engagement activities and capacity to build partnerships.
• Have the ability to teach subjects at undergraduate or masters level.
• Demonstrate commitment to excellence in teaching and engagement activities.
• Demonstrate evidence of collegiality to foster a high level of achievement.
• Demonstrate capability to work actively with colleagues within small groups as part of a large organisation.

Senior Lecturer (Level C)

• Completed a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
• Have extensive professional experience in a senior role in one or more industry, community and/or public sector.
• Are recognised for achievements in industry, community and/or public sector.
• Have experience in developing engagement activities or partnerships with industry, community and/or public sector.
• Demonstrate evidence of quality teaching in a broad range of subjects at undergraduate level, masters level or in executive education programs.
• Demonstrate commitment to excellence in teaching and engagement activities.
• Demonstrate evidence of collegiality to foster a high level of achievement.
• Demonstrate capability to work actively with colleagues within small groups as part of a large organisation.

For further information, please refer to the attached PD.

What we offer you!

We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
• Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information check out our benefits page!

Your new team – The Department of Management and Marketing

The Department of Management and Marketing has more than one-hundred full-time equivalent academic staff in continuing positions and forty PhD students, supported by twelve full-time equivalent professional staff members. Currently, the Department has several thousand student enrolments in 139 subjects. The Department is nominally organised in five clusters: Human Resource Management, Strategy/International Business, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Organisation Studies. It also covers Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Business Sustainability as cross-disciplinary areas. The department also has three research hubs: Wellbeing Through Prevention: Melbourne Health and Business Research Hub, Sustainability Research Hub, and Human–AI Enhancement & Learning (HEAL) Research Hub. The Department’s research objective is to produce high quality and impactful research, as evidenced through publications in top-tier international journals. There is a strong emphasis on encouraging a strong research culture, promoting collaboration and providing a friendly and supportive environment. The strength of the Department’s research performance has been recognised through various ranking and assessment exercises, showing it is a leader in Australia, and very highly placed in the Indo-Pacific region and globally.

Join Us and unlock your career potential!

If this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the Selection Criteria (found in the Position Description)

Learn more about the application process, including tips and FAQs.

For recruitment queries, email Petra Newton hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au. Include the Position Number and Job Title in the subject line. Please do not send applications to this email address.

For job-specific queries, refer to the contact details in the Position Description.

Applications close:

5th January 2026 11:55 PM Melbourne time zone.

Position Description:

JR-006322 Enterprise Fellow PD