Professor of Anthropology

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGY

  • Ref 1003/15
  • Parramatta Campus
  • Full-Time, Ongoing Position

The University of Western Sydney is a major urban university spread over six campuses in Greater Western Sydney, a region of great opportunity, diversity, challenge and growth. The University has a strong connection to Greater Western Sydney, working with its communities and businesses to contribute to the region’s growth. The University is culturally diverse, with 2,500 staff and 40,000 students drawn from Australia and around the world.

The UWS strategic plan, Securing Success: 2015-2020 Strategic Plan, articulates the University’s values and commitments of being:

1) A Distinctively Student-Centred University;
2) A Research-Led University with Regional, National and Global Impact;
3) A Unique Learning Experience that is Innovative, Flexible and Responsive;
4) An Expanding International Reach and Reputation;
5) A Leading Advocate and Champion for the Greater Western Sydney Region and its People;
6) A Dynamic and Innovative Culture that Secures Success.

The School of Social Sciences and Psychology commenced in 2012, being a merger of the School of Social Sciences and the School of Psychology. The combined School has an active research culture which encompasses a range of theoretical and epistemological approaches, and a strong program of postgraduate training reflecting the diverse and multidisciplinary interests of staff. The School of Social Sciences and Psychology is located on the Bankstown, Parramatta and Penrith campuses of the University.

The disciplines and areas of study that make up the School of Social Sciences and Psychology are among the most exciting and important in the contemporary university. At UWS they include Policing, Peace and Development Studies, Criminology, Sociology, Community Welfare, Psychology, Heritage and Tourism Studies, Therapy Studies and Geography and, from 2016, Anthropology.

The School takes pride in educating students in an environment that is contemporary, challenging and adapted to a rapidly evolving world, and we seek enthusiastic academics to join our team.

The School of Social Sciences and Psychology is launching a new anthropology program organised around a new Bachelor of Anthropology that will provide students with the opportunity to undertake a field placement either internationally or in Australia. Anthropology will also be available as a major within the existing Bachelor of Social Science. Currently the School and its associated research centres and groupings includes a number of anthropologists whose ethnographic areas include Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and whose broad research themes include economic anthropology, nations and identity, globalisation, gender, and religion. The School plans to recruit further in order to develop an anthropology program that is world class, in both teaching and research. The Level E appointment is to provide leadership for the program, to grow the staffing, research and research student base for Anthropology as a discipline within the University. Through this they will contribute to a School which is committed to build on its reputation through:

  • conducting cutting-edge research and scholarship that contribute to international debates and result in new knowledge which informs our teaching,
  • undertaking engaged research that addresses many of the challenges facing contemporary society,
  • providing high quality undergraduate and postgraduate education for students from Greater Western Sydney and beyond,
  • offering ground-breaking programs that meet accreditation and industry standards and prepare graduates for employment and professional memberships leading to rewarding careers, and
  • developing stimulating academic and industry collaborations in research and teaching that are local, national and international in scope.

If you are interested or require more information, please view the Position Description and apply online via UWS careers website.

Remuneration Package: Academic Level E $200,738 per annum (comprising Salary $170,411 p.a., 17% Superannuation and Leave Loading).

Position Enquiries: Associate Professor Mary Hawkins, (+61 2) 9772 6352, email: m.hawkins@uws.edu.au

Closing Date: 30 August 2015

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