Head of Department and Professor, Macquarie Uniersity

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please submit your application online, including a covering letter addressing the selection criteria for the position (not more than 2 pages) and your resume.

Essential Selection Criteria:

• PhD in a relevant academic discipline;
• A well-articulated research agenda within an International Studies discipline (preferably French Studies) and a record of high-quality publications;
• A record of personal achievement in delivering high-quality foreign language learning and teaching methodologies at the tertiary level;
• Collaborative leadership that unites and inspires people and creates a culture of high performance and collegiality.
• Extensive experience and expertise in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programs preferably in French and Francophone Studies;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of an executive team, contributing to faculty strategic planning and the ability to translate and implement these as part of the department’s core areas of teaching, research, and engagement;
• Strategic thinking, business development and implementation at a senior team level and through the work of others
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and support the professional development of academic and professional staff.

Specific Role Enquiries: Professor Martina Mollering, Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts on martina.mollering@mq.edu.au

General Enquiries: Mal Sawley, HR Administrator on mal.sawley@mq.edu.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 18^th August 2019 at 11:55pm (Eastern Standard Time, EST)

The following link will take you to the website to access the full advertisement:

http://jobs.mq.edu.au/cw/en/job/506220/head-of-department-and-professor

Colloquium Dates: 27-29 November 2019

Venue: University of Western Australia

Theme: “Exchanges: people, knowledge, cultures”

Confirmed keynote speakers: Charles Forsdick (Liverpool), Joseph Lo Bianco (Melbourne), Jakelin Troy (Sydney), Virginia Yip (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Stephen Matthews (Hong Kong)

Earlybird Registration: until 31 August 2019

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Two teachers of Australian Indigenous languages are the joint winners of the Patji-Dawes Award – Australia’s premier award for achievement in teaching languages other than English.

Sophia Mung, a Gija woman from Purnululu (East Kimberley, WA), has been recognised for decades of tireless work to ensure the Gija language is passed down to future generations.

Brother Stephen Morelli is a Christian Brother, teacher and linguist who has worked closely with Aboriginal communities on the mid-north coast of NSW for over 30 years to revive and teach the Gumbaynggirr language.

See the recent story at https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/indigenous-language-teachers-win-nations-top-prize/11294722

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LCNAU is pleased to be supporting and maintaining University Languages Portal Australia (ULPA). With the support of the LCNAU Heads’ Cluster, the website has been updated to contain current information, and will be reviewed each year.  Its coverage of higher level courses will commence in 2020. We encourage all of our members to ensure that their institutions have links to the site in order to ensure that students and colleagues are aware of language availability across the sector.

To spread the word amongst your colleagues about this exciting development for the languages sector, encourage them to view this short animated video!

Memberships for the 2019-2020 financial year are now open.

As LCNAU memberships correspond to the financial year, all memberships become due for renewal on July 1. In order to benefit from reduced members’ rates for the 2019 LCNAU colloquium, you need to be a current member and to show proof of current membership at time of registration.

Earlybird registrations for the colloquium are available until 31 August 2019, which means that now is a good time to update your membership, and to encourage other colleagues to join or renew.

Join or renew here.