• Duration: 2 years fixed term
• Employment Type: Full time - 35 hours per week  
• Remuneration: Level A base salary $88,290 - $117,718 (plus 17% superannuation and leave loading) 

Why your role matters

The Associate Course Coordinator (ACC) in the IFY is a Level A, Education-Focussed role expected to make outstanding contributions to innovative and integrative teaching practice in the Business School’s Integrated First Year and beyond. Primarily responsible for one of the 8 large IFY courses year-round, the ACC is instrumental in assuring stability and advancing improvements in content delivery and student experience in their course and across the IFY, assisting rotating Course Coordinators (CC) and discipline lecturers in their work, and liaising with school teams, educational designers (EDD), support (EDS) and the IFY leadership team. Furthermore, the ACC is the primary point of contact and mentor for a large team of tutors, and responsible for managing them and ensuring the quality of teaching and a positive student experience in the tutorials.

As a group, the ACCs work closely with the Academic Lead of the IFY (ALIFY) on improving processes and delivery across the IFY and liaise with the Development Lead of the IFY (DLIFY) on course renovations as well as integration across IFY courses. ACCs are expected to take an active role in the ideation, design, and implementation of course improvements, typically in cooperation with education designers and other members of the teaching team.

The role of the ACC reports to the ALIFY with a dotted line to the relevant CC and has no direct reports.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Partner with IFY Lead and CC to create a development plan for tutors and authentically demonstrate commitment to professional development.
• Ensure thorough onboarding and preparation of tutors to deliver a quality education experience; establish a “buddy system” and a thriving Community of Practice of Head Tutors across all IFY courses.
• Actively coordinate course meetings when required with the CC and all tutors.
• Participate in the recruitment, selection of tutors/ sessional staff together with the wider operational support such as SAST and HR.
• Act as the channel for communication between CC and tutors ensuring consistency of material delivery and between tutorials by reviewing the tutorial handouts/guides.
• Teach 1-2 tutorial streams per term (ideally at least 2 terms per year) and be across all lecture content, including rubric design and an amount of marking / grade moderation. 

Who you are

Skills and experience:

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a related discipline with professional experience or further study
• Previous experience as a head tutor and/or facilitator of large undergraduate courses
• Passionate about improving the effectiveness, quality and relevance of the student learning experience, and about pedagogically-driven use of technology to innovate learning and teaching practices
• Motivated to work collaboratively with a large group of staff and disparate perspectives across disciplines
• An ability to integrate curricular and co-curricular components of the IFY
• Display proactivity, conscientiousness, collaboration, ability to work as a team, and be accountable

To learn more about this position, and view the comprehensive skills and criteria list, a copy of the Position Description can be found below.

Please note you if you are not progressed at this time, you may be placed in a talent pool to be considered at a later stage.

Benefits and Culture: 

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.   

Our benefits include:  

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)  
• Career development opportunities  
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments  
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period  
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness) 

How to Apply: 

Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit a 1–2-page document addressing how you meet the all the skills and experiences required, as listed in the Position Description, together with your CV and complete your application online before 9am Sydney time on Thursday 5^th December 2024.

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For any questions please contact: 

Contact: Persa Tzakis 

E: p.tzakis@unsw.edu.au  

Please apply online - applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed above. 

UNSW aspires to be the exemplar Australian university and employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds. UNSW aims to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention and promotion of staff and that no one is disadvantaged on the basis of their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity or Indigenous heritage. We encourage everyone who meets the skills & experience to apply. 

UNSW partners with Australia’s leading diversity organisations, networks, and campaigns. Please refer to UNSW’s diversity offerings for further information on our flexible work and leave options, and support for carers (childcare, parent rooms, parental leave).