The successful appointees will support the Course Coordinator in the delivery of courseaims and learning outcomes, in first year, second year, third year and postgraduate courses in the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability.
Casual academic positions are based at both the Gatton and St Lucia Campuses and successful appointees must be available to attend on campus.
Responsibilities as a Casual Academic may include (but are not limited to):
moderating a discussion forum, being available for student consultation online or in person, being available for consultation/ assistance on a specific activity such as a simulation and where no preparation or follow-up is required outside of paid time; and
All Casual academics are required tocomply with legislation and University policy relevant to the duties undertaken, including but not exclusive to:
About the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
The School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability brings together expertise in agriculture, agribusiness, plant and crop sciences, animal science, soil science, food science, and international and rural development.
While the School itself is new, it draws on a rich history from predecessor Schools — the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Together, our work will help address complex and unrelenting global issues such as climate change, food and water insecurity, and biosecurity.
With world class teaching and research facilities, the School provides a flagship learning environment for addressing food security and sustainability on a global scale, while training and graduating a workforce capable of tackling these challenges.Academic support staff play a vital role in teaching and learning within the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability (AGFS), assisting teaching staff in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
We welcome expressions of interest from research assistants, postdoctoral fellows, honours, undergraduate/postgraduate and Higher Degree Research students, and applicants who have previously taught in their field at a significant level who want to return to the workforce.
This is a casual position. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. The casual hourly rate can be viewed here. Most casual academics rates will be within the AC30 and AC50 pay scales.
For application queries, please contact casualrecruit@uq.edu.austating the job reference number in the subject line.
All applicants must provide the following documents:
To ensure your application is considered, you must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline. Applications received via other channels, including direct email, will not be accepted.
If you are a current employee of the University, including current casual staff and HDR scholars, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.
