Reference No: LA 253/08

Position: Associate Professor/Professor in Art (Visual or Performing) and Head of School

Type: Academic

Location: Launceston

School/Section: Visual & Performing Arts

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts

Appointment: Tenured

Availability: Internal & External

Closing Date: Friday, 31 October 2008

Link: http://jobs.admin.utas.edu.au/positions/pd_detail.aspx?PositionId=749

Applications are invited for appointment to the position of Professor or Associate Professor, which will be offered on a full-time tenured basis, with the successful appointee being required to take up duty as Head of School (for at least one term.

The School of Visual and Performing Art is among the most successful schools at UTAS, committed to artistic creativity, professional practice, community engagement, academic excellence, social responsibility and environmental sustainability. The SVPA programs have developed high reputation for professional focus, practice-orientation community spirit and strong academic profile.

The Associate Professor/Professor of Art will bring leadership skills, academic distinction, professional expertise, enthusiasm and team spirit to the School. S/he will lead the development and implementation of University and Faculty strategies aiming at excellence, distinction, growth and community engagement.

The successful appointee will have demonstrated leadership capacities combined with an outstanding academic record of research, teaching, program development and professional practice. A demonstrated commitment to quality teaching and demonstrated personal qualities necessary for effective relations within the school, local community, and across all sectors of the art profession will also be highly valued.

An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply as the University is seeking to increase the number of women in senior academic and administrative positions.

For further information about the position please contact the Head of School, Professor Vincent McGrath, School Visual and Performing Arts, Academy of the Arts, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1362, Launceston, Tasmania 7250 by telephone 03 63244400 or email: vmcgrath@utas.edu.au

The following occupational health and safety risk factors have been identified for this position:

Keyboard/Mouse Work, Driving, Sitting (including travelling between campuses) and/or standing for extended periods, Laboratory or Workshop activities, Working under pressure, including working to constant deadlines and/or in the resolution of conflict

All potential applicants should take these risk factors into consideration when determining their capacity to undertake the duties of the position.



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