Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor in Mathematics and Literacy Education (Learning Sciences)
The Opportunity
The Faculty of Education is seeking to appoint two academics to contribute to excellence and innovation in mathematics and literacy education from a learning sciences perspective. These positions supports the University’s academic mission through impactful research, scholarly engagement and curriculum innovation, strengthening the Faculty’s leadership and broader academic profile in learning sciences and educational impact.
The opportunity is available at Senior Lecturer (Level C) or Associate Professor (Level D), with appointment determined by the successful candidate’s experience, expertise and demonstrated contribution to the field.
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering and coordinating teaching across mathematics or literacy education from a learning sciences perspective, developing curriculum and learning materials, supervising honours and higher degree research students, and contributing to research and scholarly publications. At Level C, you will lead unit development, contribute to research projects, and support Faculty initiatives and committee activities. At Level D, you will provide academic leadership through research mentoring, curriculum planning, competitive grant development, staff supervision, and strengthening national and international partnerships.
As the successful candidate, you will demonstrate expertise in learning sciences within mathematics or literacy education, supported by a strong research publication record, advanced curriculum design capability, and excellence in innovative teaching practice. At Level C, you will bring experience in research supervision, unit coordination, and developing collaborative research partnerships. At Level D, you will demonstrate leadership in securing competitive research funding, mentoring researchers, expanding HDR supervision, and building nationally and internationally recognised research collaborations and academic networks.
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