Casual Talent Pool – Writer – Identified
The Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education Team of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Division, UNSW, is seeking Expressions of Interest from Indigenous educators and/or professionals with appropriate academic qualifications for casual curriculum writer roles across the UNSW Faculties and Schools:
- Arts, Design & Architecture
- Business
- Engineering
- Law & Justice
- Science
As part of the UNSW Progress for All Strategy, the embedding of Indigenous Knowledges in curriculum will be in focus during 2026. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander curriculum writers will work in Faculty-based teams, supervised by an Indigenous curriculum lead in consultation with the PVC Indigenous Education to contribute to the drafting of course content representing Indigenous Knowledges within their discipline areas. They will collaborate with Faculty representatives, other subject-matter experts (SME) and key professional staff working in curriculum development to provide appropriate, high-quality representations of Indigenous knowledges in course content.
This role is required to:
- review draft content from selected undergraduate or post graduate UNSW courses to confirm appropriate, discipline-relevant representations of Indigenous Knowledges
- submit drafts of proposed content for review and feedback where adjustments or new representations of Indigenous Knowledges are required in the selected courses
- respond productively to advice and feedback from the Indigenous curriculum lead representing a range of internal and external stakeholders
- provide evidence-informed, culturally responsive explanations for adjustments to draft content, assessment and support material, as required
- attend course-design meetings
- undertake any additional research (if necessary) as guided by Faculty.
- cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.
You will need:
- A relevant degree and subsequent relevant experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
- Experience working on asynchronous educational content development and skills in using the Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrated ability to synthesise stakeholder feedback to write and develop materials that are of high-quality, culturally responsive, clear, concise and respond to the needs of supervisors.
To apply, please complete the linked application form.
Pre-employment checks required for this position
• Confirmation of Aboriginality.
This position is open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants only. UNSW has obtained an exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) to designate and recruit professional and academic positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, to fulfil UNSW’s goal of a representative workforce rate.
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.