Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Senior Interdisciplinary Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The University of Sydney – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

• Full time and Part time continuing (tenure-track) academic Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Education Focused and Teaching and Research positions at The University of Sydney
• Opportunity for the best and brightest talented educators and researchers to be part of our future at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Base Salary Level B/C $127,436 p.a. - $179,998 p.a. (pro-rata for part time appointments) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The University of Sydney welcomes applications for various academic disciplines outlined below, during an exciting and innovative time. With the introduction of the new University of Sydney Enterprise Agreement 2023-26, the University has committed to establishing and advertising new continuing education-focused (EF) and teaching and research academic positions across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

You will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to teaching in your field of expertise while you also continue to build substantial research contribution, expertise, connections, and impact. As part of this role, you will also contribute to the governance, leadership, and engagement work of your employing school.

Over time, staff appointed to these roles will be supported to engage with professional development opportunities to build their capability to lead change and improvement in teaching and research at the University.

Education Focused Academics (Sydney Horizon Educators) Opportunities

Successful education focused candidates will join the Sydney Horizon Educators cohort. For further insights into this exciting opportunity, we invite you to watch this video.

Sydney Horizon Educators will have access to apply for Education-Focused Specialist Grants of up to AUD$30,000 to support education-related activities, primarily in the areas of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the enhancement of current educational offerings at the University of Sydney.

By offering these education focused roles the University aims to attract and retain the best and brightest emerging academics, within a specialised category of academic engagement. Positions in this opportunity are for talented educators with a passion for, and demonstrated excellence in, educational practice and innovation, and research capability (in disciplinary and/or education-related research). This newly recruited group of educators will support an uplift in the teaching capability and student experience at the University of Sydney, while also developing as leaders in the education space at the University.

Teaching and Research Opportunities

By offering these teaching and research roles the University aims to attract and retain the best and brightest emerging academics. To support an uplift in the teaching and research capability and student experience at the University of Sydney, these positions are for talented researchers who also have a passion for, and demonstrated excellence in, pedagogical practice.

For further information regarding the Education Focused Academics (Sydney Horizon Educators) and Teaching and Research roles and responsibilities please refer to the following link.

The University of Sydney is recognised as one of the top research and teaching universities in the world. A globally ranked university, ranked 25th in QS University World Rankings 2026, 2nd for sustainability in Australia.

To build on this performance, the University is seeking applications for the following positions:

Faculty Education Team

• Senior Interdisciplinary Lecturer (Education Focused) Level C

This role is designed for an academic who is passionate about supporting students to engage in experiences that are grounded in authentic, complex problem-solving and/or creative or cultural projects in collaboration with industry and community organisations.

In this role, you will make a significant contribution to industry-engaged teaching and learning practices, as well as to curriculum design and evaluation across the Faculty, through strong collaboration with the central Education Portfolio’s Work Integrated Learning team. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of educational innovation, which may include an Advance HE Fellowship and/or a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, or a willingness to undertake such a qualification. Applicants should have a track record of education-related research, or a willingness to develop one, to complement their work in the arts or social sciences. The applicant must also demonstrate an interest in educational leadership, consistent with their aspiration to build a career in the education-focused space.

Selection Criteria:

• A PhD in an Arts, Social Sciences, or a Higher-education specialisation
• Experience in partnership-based research and teaching engagements with industry or community organisations
• A demonstrated track record of coordination and curriculum development, including technology-enabled learning
• Expertise in, and passion for, experiential teaching and learning in a tertiary environment, particularly in industry and community-engaged, project-based curricula (such as interdisciplinary, immersive, or work-integrated learning)
• Ability to conduct teaching oriented toward authentic problem-solving or project-based work on issues and projects posed by industry and community partner organisations, including those in the galleries, libraries, and museums sector
• A collaborative working style with receptiveness to new ideas and feedback
• Publications in relevant journals and fields
• Advance HE Fellowship and/or a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, or a higher qualification in higher education (desirable)
• Experience in teaching large student cohorts and group-assessed programs of work (desirable)
• Experience in teaching student cohorts from diverse cultural backgrounds (desirable)

School of Languages and Cultures

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies (Education Focused) Level B/C

The position is open to a candidate capable of providing high-quality teaching, unit coordination, and student supervision in Modern Greek culture and language. The candidate will be required to teach a broad range of topics in the field of Modern Greek and Byzantine literature, history and culture, participate in the teaching of language units at all levels (beginners, intermediate and advanced); and take an active role in supervision of Honors, Masters and PhD.

Key responsibilities:

• Teach, coordinate and design a broad range of topics in the field of Modern Greek and Byzantine Literature, History and Culture
• Participate in the teaching of language units at all levels (beginners, intermediate and advanced)
• Contribute to collaborative teaching in the School and work flexibly and collaboratively in a team environment
• Fulfil the necessary administrative and leadership tasks to ensure the smooth running of the Discipline
• Supervise honours and postgraduate research students in Modern Greek and congruent areas of Studies
• Maintain a research profile compatible with the Discipline, School and Faculty research programmes through publication and research grant applications (this may take the form of disciplinary research, or Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, or a mixture of both fields)
• Engage in community outreach activities of the Discipline and the School and work with the Greek community in fundraising and the promotion of Greek Studies
• Actively participate in governance and academic community at School and Faculty levels

Selection Criteria:

• A PhD in Greek Literature/Culture/History or related areas
• Demonstrated experience in teaching/research in higher education institutions
• A strong research record of academic publications in the field of Greek Studies in reputed academic journals
• A track record of experience in organisational and administrative within the Discipline of Modern Greek and the School of Languages and Cultures

School of Social and Political Sciences

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Political Economy (Education Focused) Level B/C

The position is based in the School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS) and will make a significant contribution to the Discipline of Political Economy’s pluralist, heterodox and interdisciplinary program of political economy teaching and learning at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The appointee will also conduct research in their area of study and/or in pedagogical practice, design and evaluation, and contribute to educational and other leadership and governance priorities in SSPS. Applicants with capabilities in teaching foundational political economy, international political economy and interdisciplinary units of study are particularly encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria:

• A PhD in Political Economy or a cognate field
• Demonstrated teaching excellence at the undergraduate and/or postgraduate level
• Demonstrated leadership in educational innovation, curriculum design and review, relative to opportunity
• The ability to teach core and selective units of study in the Political Economy undergraduate major, Master of Political Economy and Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (BPPE). These may include postgraduate units of study in International Political Economy or interdisciplinary BPPE units co-taught with Economics and/or Philosophy
• A high-quality research agenda in political economy and/or pedagogical practice, design and evaluation (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)

Sydney School of Education and Social Work

• Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy and Practice (Education Focused) Level C
• Senior Lecturer in Primary Numeracy Level C

Details for these roles follow similar patterns as above, focusing on contributions to teaching, research, and curriculum in education fields.

About you

The University values trust, accountability and excellence. We are looking for education focused and teaching and research candidates who meet specific criteria as outlined in the text.

How to apply

Please prepare and upload a statement indicating how you believe you meet the criteria outlined in the “About you” of the advertisement (maximum 3 A4 pages) and a CV which can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.