Education Focused Nexus Fellow, Nexus Program- School of Art & Design
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Job no: 516340 Education Focused Nexus Fellow- School of Art & Design
About UNSW & Nexus Program: UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged, and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place. At UNSW, new educational initiatives are constantly being developed in the PVCESE for implementation in the Faculties and Schools, while many innovations introduced by individual academics, Schools and Faculties have potential for institution-wide application. The Nexus Program will provide a critical missing link between organisational units at UNSW, connecting faculties to each other and to the PVCESE to develop and implement coordinated solutions to challenges in education and student experience. Through the recruitment of education-related staff distributed throughout UNSW’s Sydney and Canberra-based schools, Nexus Program will provide the Schools and Faculties with extra capacity to enable widespread implementation of educational initiatives. Additionally, it will provide a mechanism for teaching academics to contribute to and provide feedback on centrally developed education programs.
Why Your Role Matters: Nexus Fellows are education focused academic staff dedicated to educational excellence and student experience at UNSW. Those who are appointed to this prestigious role will be expected to lead and influence colleagues to successfully drive educational excellence and adoption of new educational practices at the university through collaboration with the Pro Vice Chancellor Education & Student Experience portfolio. This role will focus on playing a central role in supporting the School of Art & Design, in the first 3 years as a Nexus Fellow, and then as an Education Focused Academic. The Nexus Fellow will report to the Head of School with a dotted line to the Faculty Deputy/Associate Dean Education.
Responsibilities: As a Nexus Fellow:
As an EF Academic
You will have:
To learn more about this position, and view the comprehensive skills and criteria list, a copy of the Position Description can be found by clicking on the position description button beneath our ad on JOBS@UNSW. Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:
How to Apply: Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Upload your CV and include a 1–2-page cover letter addressing the selection criteria as shown in the position description. Applications close: 18th June 2023, Sunday at 11.30pm (Sydney Time)
Get in Touch: Aarti Talent Acquisition Coordinator Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.
For further information about the Nexus Program, please visit our website: https://www.unsw.edu.au/recruitment/nexus General questions related to the HR process and the Nexus Program can be directed to: nexus@unsw.edu.au
To be successful you will hold Australian Working Rights or Australian Citizenship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for staff.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
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