• Full time
• Continuing
• Campus Independent
• Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions

About the position

La Trobe University’s Department of Social Inquiry seeks to appoint an excellent candidate to a Level A (continuing) Teaching Focused position. This teaching-focused position is designed to help deliver the Crime, Justice and Legal Studies curriculum which has relied heavily on casual staff in the past. To be eligible for this role, applicants must:

1. Have casual experience or fixed term experience at La Trobe University totaling at least two (2) teaching sessions at the University in the previous two (2) years.
2. Have not held a continuing position in a university in the previous three (3) years.

This position is located within the Crime, Justice and Legal Studies Program, which is part of the Department of Social Inquiry in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Staff within this program deliver the Crime, justice and Legal Studies major within the Bachelor of Arts and co-deliver the Bachelor of Criminology with the Law School.

The program takes an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research about law and law-related issues and has a strong commitment to the achievement of excellence and to social justice.

The Department of Social Inquiry also includes the Aboriginal Studies, Sociology, Anthropology and Sustainability and Development programs.

The successful candidate is expected to be a full and active member of the Department of Social Inquiry and will also have regular contact with staff in the Law School who are involved in teaching and research in Criminology.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Completion or near-completion of a PhD in socio-legal studies, critical criminology or a cognate field demonstrating an interdisciplinary criminological approach.
• Demonstrated ability to be effective in teaching and curriculum development in face-to-face, blended and/or online modes, as evidenced by, for example, high results on student feedback on teaching surveys relative to their peers, or through other forms of evidence.
• Ability to engage with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively, collaboratively and productively with staff and students from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Evidence of engagement with interdisciplinary and critical approaches to teaching and learning within socio-legal studies and/or critical criminology.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

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Benefits:

• 17% employer contributed superannuation
• Flexible work arrangements
• Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses

How to apply

Closing date:  By 11:55pm, Thursday 13^th May 2025

Position Enquiries: Raelene Wilding, HOD, Social Inquiry

via email R.Wilding@latrobe.edu.au

Recruitment Enquiries: Lisa White, Talent Acquisition Consultant,

via email Lisa.White@latrobe.edu.au

Position Description below:

 PD - Ass Lecturer -Crime Justice & Legal Studies TF.pdf

Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.

Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:

• Cover letter,
• An up to date resume; and
• A separate document addressing each bullet point under the Essential Criteria ‘Skills and knowledge required for the position’, which is in the position description.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants 
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005.  If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.