Lecturer in Communications Sciences

RMIT University

Overview:

• Full-time, Continuing position
• Salary Academic Level B ($115,303 - $136,925) + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus

About the Role

The Lecturer (Architecture Digital Communications) is expected to contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the Architecture discipline. The Lecturer will prepare, coordinate and teach specialist courses relating to digital communications and representation in architecture. The lecturer will also be required to deliver courses in architectural design, and other course areas, and contribute to the design culture broadly within the School and the University.

The Lecturer is also expected to actively promote the program by establishing and maintaining memberships, links and partnerships with academic, industry and professional communities. The Lecturer is expected to work collaboratively and collegially with fellow academics within the teaching team, and update colleagues and students on developments in their subject area or specialisation. The Lecturer will be required to teach and conduct classes in disciplines relevant to their field of expertise and assist in the academic and administrative, consultative and coordination tasks involved with these courses. Functions associated with the position include the delivery of lectures, tutorials, learning activities, assessments, and course administration in line with the University’s policies, processes, and quality assurance requirements. The Lecturer is also required to undertake design practice research activities in line with the University’s research strategy.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:

• Demonstrated excellence in design with distinctive and innovative design practice projects (either built through practice or original speculative designs).
• Evidence of expertise in the use and application of emerging digital design and representation technologies in applied innovatively in architectural design and studio contexts.
• Demonstrated excellence in design teaching with a distinctive and innovative design studio teaching practice, curricula and projects.
• Alignment of design practice research focus with RMIT Architecture’s research trajectories.
• Recent and sustained engagement with Architectural practice and the profession.

Please view position description for further selection criteria

Qualifications

Mandatory: A PhD or equivalent in a relevant field is required. Applicants without a PhD may be considered at Level A, with enrolment in a PhD program being a condition of employment.

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

About the College

The School of Architecture and Urban Design delivers innovative scholarship in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and related fields of design.

Innovation in learning and teaching is a key strength of the school. Practice-based and vertically integrated scholarship involving students, staff and practitioners provides an engagement in research-led design projects. This enables students to operate as empowered studio collaborators in the pursuit of design knowledge and skills. The School is leading the establishment of international excellence in research which is aligned to and working with RMIT’s global network of partnerships, industries and cities, another of the University’s key strategic aims.

For more information see https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/architecture-and-urban-design

To Apply

Please submit your CV, covering letter and separate document addressing the key selection criteria for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link above.

For further information about this position, please see Position Description below or contact Jessica Bernardo via email jessica.bernardo@rmit.edu.au.

Position Description – Lecturer, Architecture Digital Communications

Applications Close:

31 May 2026 11.59 pm