Lecturer

About the Role:

The Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) is seeking a forward-thinking Lecturer to contribute to the next generation of mining innovation. Based in Kalgoorlie - the heart of Western Australia’s mining and resources sector - this is an exciting opportunity to live and work at the centre of a globally significant industry, with additional connection to Curtin’s Perth campus.

As a Lecturer, you will have primary responsibility for teaching and learning within the Mining discipline, contributing to the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate units.

Your responsibilities will include:

Teaching

• Deliver high quality teaching to undergraduate, honours and postgraduate students.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing reflective improvement in teaching.
• Conduct tutorials, practical classes, demonstrations, workshops, student field excursions, clinical sessions and/or studio sessions, as appropriate, which stimulate and foster student learning.
• Contribute to curriculum innovation and content design.
• Participate in teaching and learning external grant submissions.
• Undertake a range of administrative functions connected with the subjects taught.

Research

• Undertake nationally competitive and high-quality research in discipline/field.
• Develop a coherent programme of research (to be agreed through PCP process).
• Participate in and act as co or chief investigator in applications for competitive funding.
• Disseminate research findings through seminars, workshops and conferences
• Publish/exhibit in high quality refereed journals/outlets in manner consistent with disciplinary practice.
• Provide effective supervision or research honours, research masters, and research doctoral students.

Service and Leadership

• Contribute to academic service, collegiality and engagement, including efficient management of internal service roles.
• Significantly contribute to external activities relevant to the discipline/profession and community engagement.
• Contribute to the development of a collegial and supportive working environment.
• Model a high standard of professional behaviour consistent with the University Code of Conduct and Vision, Mission and Values.

Who We Are Looking For (Selection Criteria):

Essential:

1. A doctoral qualification in relevant discipline.
2. Demonstrated high level teaching skill and a demonstrated reflective approach to teaching delivery.
3. A strong understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice relevant to the discipline and a record of contribution to scholarship in teaching.
4. An established record of research outputs/creative works in high quality refereed academic journals/outlets consistent with the discipline.
5. A history of successful competitive grant applications.
6. Demonstrated ability to supervise higher degree research students.
7. Demonstrated experience / capacity to undertake unit coordination role.
8. Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills with a commitment to the development of a collegial and supportive working environment and the ability to interact with students and staff with cross cultural sensitivity.
9. Demonstrated commitment to applying relevant and applicable policies, procedures and legislation in the day-to-day performance of the functions of this position.

Desirable:

Knowledge and experience in areas such as: experimental mine automation and robotics; autonomous systems and advanced sensing; field robotics and operational technology trials; technology translation from research to mine-site deployment.