School of Communication and Arts
Part-time (0.5 FTE), fixed-term position from January 2026 – December 2026
FTE base salary: $82,057.75 –$109,246.18 + 17% superannuation (Academic Level A)
FTE base salary: $114,824.05 – $136,048.72 + 17% superannuation (Academic Level B)
Based at our St Lucia campus
About This Opportunity
The School of Communication and Arts is seeking to appoint an outstanding Associate Lecturer (Level A), or Lecturer (Level B), in English Literature. The role will involve course coordination, innovative pedagogy, and collaborative engagement that enhances teaching practices and student experience across the school.
Key Responsibilities
Teaching
Teach and coordinate undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English Literature.
Design and deliver effective curriculum, assessments, and learning activities.
Update course materials to ensure contemporary and engaging content.
Maintain high-quality teaching performance and provide academic support to students.
Apply University rules and teaching policies.
Supervision & Researcher Development
Supervise Honours, Masters, and HDR students where appropriate.
Support the development and engagement of supervisees.
Citizenship & Service
Contribute to School service, committees, and teaching initiatives.
Build professional and community relationships.
Demonstrate behaviours aligned with UQ values.
Other
Comply with all relevant legislation, policies, and the Code of Conduct.
Perform other duties as required.
This is a teaching-focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
About the School of Communication and Arts
The School of Communication and Arts is a large, research-intensive school with strengths across literature, creative writing, communication, media studies, drama, cultural studies, and journalism. The School is home to a thriving community committed to teaching excellence, impactful research, and rich cultural engagement on the St Lucia campus.
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.
At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.
As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.
The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
About You
You should demonstrate:
PhD in English Literature or a closely related field.
Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Contemporary literature (fiction, life writing, poetry).
Global or transnational literatures.
Australian literature, including Indigenous literary cultures.
Gender, sexuality, identity, or diversity-focused literary approaches.
An emerging profile (Level A) or growing profile (Level B) in teaching with evidence of high-quality university teaching in English Literature across a variety of settings with course coordination responsibilities.
Ability to coordinate courses and contribute to the development and innovation of curricula and course material.
An emerging record of supervision of student projects.
Experience in internal service roles and an emerging profile (Level A) or growing profile (Level B) of professional expertise that complements the School.
In addition to the above, for appointment at Level B:
Ability to develop curricula and design effective learning materials and assessment tasks
Evidence of ability to supervise student projects to successful completion
Active contributions to external service activities.
You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment.
Questions?
For role enquiries, contact Dr Melissa Dickson at melissa.dickson@uq.edu.au.
For application queries, contact talent@uq.edu.au quoting the job reference number R-58188.
Want to Apply?
We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:
Applications must be submitted via the UQ Careers portal by Friday, 9 January 2026 at 11.00 pm AEST. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for mid-January 2026
Other Information
UQ values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from individuals who bring different perspectives to our community. Accessibility requirements and adjustments can be directed to talent@uq.edu.au
