"Professorial Chair in the Faculty of Education"

Role type: Part-Time, 4 Year Fixed Term

Faculty: Faculty of Education

Salary: $232,180 p.a. (pro rata) plus 17% super

Prestigious leadership role to advance educational enquiry and global visibility, catalysing pioneering scholarship. Apply now to lead academic excellence and mentorship in education, shaping the future of global educational theory. Investing in you: benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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As the Professorial Chair in the Faculty of Education, you will provide intellectual leadership and mentorship, advancing the discipline of education on an international scale. You will lead high-quality scholarship, support graduate researchers and early-career academics, and elevate the Faculty's global profile. This role allows you to catalyse pioneering educational research and foster international collaboration.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and Mentor: Provide academic leadership and mentorship to graduate researchers and early-career academics, fostering their scholarly development.
• Drive Research Excellence: Maintain a distinguished research agenda, publish high-quality outputs, and engage in multidisciplinary projects.
• Enhance Global Engagement: Strengthen international networks and promote the Faculty as a global leader in educational research.
• Foster Collaborative Opportunities: Design and lead Graduate Research Schools, facilitating international dialogue and intensive learning experiences.
• Drive Engagement: Build a strong culture of engagement with external partners across industry, government, education systems, and community sectors and groups.

You will be an esteemed academic with a PhD in Education, possessing a strong global standing and a commitment to intellectual leadership, mentorship, and advancing educational scholarship. You may also have a proven track record in obtaining competitive research grants, leading interdisciplinary initiatives, fostering excellence in scholarly activities, possessing strong leadership skills, being passionate about diversity and inclusion, and having effective communication skills for building partnerships.

What we offer: Opportunity to be part of a vibrant community with benefits including supportive flexible work arrangements, progressive leave provisions, salary packaging, access to discounted services like Bupa health insurance, and health and wellbeing services. For more information check out our benefits page.

Your new team - Faculty of Education: Empowers world-class scholars to drive transformative research and innovation that shapes the future of education and society.

Be Yourself: The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. For assistance, contact Kim Groizard on +61 3 9035 3218 or at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to connect with the Indigenous Employment & Development team at oied-hr@unimelb.edu.au.

A Working with Children Check is required. Join Us and unlock your career potential! Apply with Resume, Cover Letter, and responses against the Selection Criteria. Applications close: 9 November 2025. Learn more about the application process.