Job Reference: 657533
Lecturer – Civil Engineering
$101,079 - $119,738 plus 17% superannuation
4 year, fixed term contract

About us
The School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering delivers undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and high-quality research in civil and mechanical engineering. Curtin is recognised internationally as a leader in graduate research studies and for the breadth and quality of its research higher degree programs and offers Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The School has acquired laboratory facilities worth over $5 million and has a student retention rate 90% retained in School programs, with 93% retained at Curtin, one of the highest student-satisfaction rates across the university.

Your new role
An exciting opportunity exists for a Lecturer to join the discipline of Civil Engineering, specialising in structural engineering.
As a Lecturer, you will make significant contributions to teaching and research, and will carry out activities to enhance and develop scholarly activities relevant to the discipline or profession.
You will develop an understanding of the student learning experience through a commitment to high quality, effective teaching practice. This includes the ability to incorporate research, scholarship and/or professional practice into teaching activities.
You will have a clear potential for outstanding contributions in teaching, research and service/leadership, and a thorough knowledge of your subject within the discipline.
The ideal candidate will have outstanding communication skills with the ability to liaise with a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders, while also keeping up to date with the needs of engineering industry.

Essential Criteria

• A PhD or equivalent in related discipline
• Demonstrated record of achievement or evidence of outstanding potential in teaching
• Demonstrated ability or potential to supervise honours, masters and PhD students.
• Demonstrated ability or potential to establish and maintain professional relationships across the university and externally with industry, government, and professional bodies.
• Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster the developmentof a collegial and supportive working environment and the ability to interact with students and staff with cross cultural sensitivity
• Demonstrated research excellence commensurate with experience level, including a strong record of peer-reviewed publications in the discipline/field
• Potential to attract research income, including nationally competitive research grants and/or fellowships
• Capacity to deliver teaching in the area of structural engineering

Desired Criteria

• Capacity to engage in research in structural dynamics, especially extreme loading (explosion load, structural response, damage prediction)

Next steps
Please apply on-line with a cover letter, resume and separate document addressing the selection criteria to enable us to assess your suitability for the role. The selection criteria can be found under the section “essential criteria” outlined above. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process please advise in your cover letter.
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Applications close:Wednesday 17th March 2021, 9pm AWST

Contact details
If you have a query in relation to the application process please contact our careers team on curtincareers@curtin. edu.au or call Natalie Munro on 08 9266 2280.

Inclusion and Diversity at Curtin
We are committed to ensuring that Curtin has an inclusive environment, free from harassment, in which all students, staff and the community feel respected, valued and welcome.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to enable people with disability to participate fully in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.

Disclaimer
Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.