Casual Academics - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
About This OpportunityThe School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB) is seeking Casual academics for Semester 1, 2025.
Casual academics provide a rich and important contribution to the University's academic, teaching, research, artistic, outreach and clinical endeavours through the provision of a range of academically focused services and activities. In SCMB, Casual academics may be engaged to fulfil a wide range of duties, including (but not limited to) tutoring; marking; demonstrating; teaching; student outreach and engagement; moderating/facilitating and/or student advising; across the disciplines of chemistry and the molecular biosciences. Casual academics are remunerated according to the category of their duties, as detailed in UQ's Enterprise Agreement and reiterated in this job profile.
Hours will vary according to the class timetable. Classes typically run 9:50am - 12:50pm and 1:50 - 4:50pm on some or all of the weeks from 24 February to 30 May 2025. A commitment is required for each week a course's classes are held, although exceptions will be considered where explained in advance. Some training is provided. The current pay rate is $53.21 per hour ($62.94 for PhD-qualified). These rates will increase by 2% from the first pay period after 31 January 2025.
You must possess at least an undergraduate degree majoring in the discipline in which you seek to deliver content. You will either have relatively recent experience with the course material or a demonstrated capacity to become familiar with the material in a short time.
The selection process involves assessment of your application and an interview that includes a technical skills analysis.
Postdoctoral fellows and research assistants who already have an appointment at UQ will normally incorporate casual academic work into their duties by arrangement with their supervisor and not be paid additional casual rates, depending on individual circumstances such as employment fraction.
What We Can OfferThese are casual appointments. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. The casual rate will vary as per the work completed.
Questions?To discuss the role please contact the School on email ******.
For application queries, please contact ****** stating the job reference number in the subject line.
Other InformationYou must have work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. We value diversity and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University.
How to ApplyAll applicants will be asked to upload their resume and academic transcript (detailing relevant laboratory skills and experience).
As part of this application, we will send a survey out to gather your availability. This must be completed in order for you to tutor with UQ.
If you are a current employee of the University (including casual staff), or hold a HDR Scholarship with the University, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board. Please note, an expression of interest does not guarantee a position. While preferences are considered, you may be offered an alternative course. Successful applicants will be contacted by 17 February 2025.
Expressions of interest close Sunday 5 January 2025.
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