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The Faculty of Arts offers sessional, fixed term and continuing academic appointments throughout the year.

Fixed term Discovery Teaching Associate roles are advertised  through the CTRS, information on how to apply can be found on this page.

All other continuing and fixed term roles, including  Teaching Associate Periodic Roles, and Part-time Teaching Only roles, are advertised on the University's Career's website. Graduate Research Teaching Fellowships will also be advertised through the Career's Website, a link will be sent to all current PhD students when advertising is live.

Sessional teaching opportunities will be advertised for 2024 in accordance with the dates below. Information on how to apply for these roles through the CTRS can also be found on this page.

Opportunities to register for the Faculty's casual research assistant pool will be open in accordance with the dates below. Information on how to register through the CTRS can also be found on this page.

Graduate Research Teaching Fellowships

Graduate Research Teaching Fellowships (GRTF) aim to enhance and deepen the teaching experience of our graduate researchers. They increase the opportunity our PhD candidates have to teach and to train in teaching. As such, the Fellowships aim to support PhD candidates by further fostering their inclusion in the academic life of the Faculty.

The GRTF will provide post-confirmation PhD candidates with a .3 fulltime equivalent, fractional appointment at level A2 for 10 months, from February to November, in the second and/or third year of their doctoral candidature. Each teaching fellow will be offered a package of teaching to meet the FTE allocated – approximately two to three hours of tutorials per week, depending on the level of subject and the teaching experience of the fellow. Fellows will be appointed on the basis of their eligibility and school/program teaching needs. Fellows will be expected to remain actively enrolled and working on their thesis for the duration of the Fellowship.

Fellows will also complete the Centre for the Study of Higher Education Certificate in Small-Group Teaching (CSGT), which is designed specifically for those new to university teaching and for teachers in small-group contexts, or the Melbourne Teaching Certificate (MTC), designed for teachers with some experience.

A Position Description is available below.

Recruitment dates for 2024

Study period and role type Applications open Applications close Outcome notification Teaching starts
Graduate Research Teaching Fellowships Fixed term February - November 20248/11/202326/11/202319/12/2023#26/02/2024
Teaching Associate (Discovery Subject Tutors) Fixed Term roles- semester 1 2024TBCTBCTBCTBC*

# outcomes will be staggered based on discipline/program selection, all outcomes are expected to be available by 19/12/2023

*start date will be determined based on experience

Graduate Research Teaching Fellowships

To Apply: Please look out for the link to apply, sent to all current Graduate Researchers on 9th November 2023 via the Arts Graduate Researcher Community

  • Graduate Research Teaching Fellow areas 2024

    In 2024 GRTFs will be available in the following areas:

    • Anthropology & Development Studies
    • Arts and Cultural Management
    • Classics and Archaeology
    • Creative Writing
    • Criminology
    • English and Theatre Studies
    • French studies
    • Gender Studies
    • History
    • Indigenous Studies
    • Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
    • Media and Communications
    • Philosophy
    • Political Science
    • Screen and Cultural Studies
    • Sociology

Sessional Academic Tutors

Recruitment Dates for 2024

Study period and role type Applications open Applications closeExpected Outcome notification Teaching starts
Summer, 2024 - Sessional Academic Tutors  20/11/20233/12/202312/12/2023Various Dates
Semester 1, 2024 - Sessional Academic tutors  11/12/202314/01/20242/2/2024

26/2/2024

Summer Term and Semester 1, 2024

Please note: successful applicants who are new to teaching in the Faculty of Arts will be required to complete compulsory online induction and orientation training modules via Canvas, during the fortnight prior to semester. The modules take a maximum of 7 hours to complete. This time is paid for staff new to the Faculty.

Subjects will continue to be added to the list as need arises. For subject details, please refer to the University Handbook.

In some cases, because these positions are dependent on student enrolments, applicants may not receive a final notification until the teaching start date for the teaching period.

The Faculty of Arts may choose at any time not to appoint to a particular advertised position. Any work offered will be offered on an hourly basis throughout the period of engagement. Actual hours of work will be scheduled and communicated by the responsible supervisor and may vary from anticipated hours.

  • Asia Institute

    2024 Semester 1

    • JAPN10001 Japanese 1
    • JAPN10007 Japanese 3
    • JAPN2018 Japanese through the Media
    • ASIA30005 Global Cultures of Japan and Korea
    • ASIA10001 Language and Power in Asian Societies
    • KORE10001 Korean 1
    • CHIN20009 Chinese Economic Documents
    • CHIN20022 Advanced Seminar in Chinese
    • CHIN10003 Chinese 7
    • ISLM30018  Diplomacy: Middle East and South Asia
    • SOCI90010 International Migration
    • TRAN90001 Translation and interpreting as Product
    • TRAN90006 Translation in an Australian Context
    • TRAN90008 Translation in a Chinese Context
    • TRAN90020 Business and Legal Translation
    • TRAN90025 Consecutive Interpreting
  • School of Culture and Communication

    2024 Summer Term

    • AMGT90029 Applied Research Methods
    • JOUR90006 Dilemmas in Journalism: Law and Ethics
    • MECM90031 Audiovisual Communication

    2024 Semester 1

    • FNCE90085 Communicating Current Issues in Finance
    • ACUR90002 Art Museums and Curatorship
    • ACUR90007 Collection Management
    • ACUR90008 Curating Contemporary Art
    • AHIS10001 Art History: Theory and Controversy
    • AHIS20002 Australian Art
    • AHIS20011 European Renaissance Art
    • AHIS20020 Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art
    • AHIS20021 Arts of East Asia
    • AHIS30003 European Art & Absolute Power 1660-1815
    • AHIS30020 Contemporary Art
    • AHIS30025 Photography in China
    • AHIS90004 The Print Room
    • AHIS90005 History and Philosophy of Museums
    • AMGT90001 Principles of Arts Management
    • AMGT90004 Cultural Policy
    • AMGT90007 Stakeholders and Fundraising in the Arts
    • AMGT90013 Finance and Budgeting
    • AMGT90017 Marketing the Arts
    • AMGT90024 Cultural Festivals and Special Events
    • ARTS40001 Research Principles & Practices Honours
    • ARTS90032 Research Principles & Practices Graduate
    • CULS20014 Consumer Culture, Media and Lifestyle
    • CULS20018 Popular Culture: From K-pop to Selfies
    • CULS30004 Thinking Sex
    • CULS40001 Creative Economy, Policy, and Power
    • CWRI10001 Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction
    • CWRI20005 Creative Non Fiction
    • CWRI20007 Poetry
    • CWRI20010 Scripts for Contemporary Theatre
    • CWRI30001 Novels
    • CWRI30014 Advanced Screenwriting
    • CWRI30015 Writing Videogames and Live Performance
    • CWRI40004 Thinking Writing: Theory and Creativity
    • CWRI40009 Genealogies of Place
    • CWRI40011 Graphic Narratives
    • ENGL10002 Literature and Performance
    • ENGL20009 The Australian Imaginary
    • ENGL20020 Romanticism, Feminism, Revolution
    • ENGL20034 The Theatre Experience
    • ENGL30007 Popular Fiction
    • ENGL30046 Romancing the Medieval
    • ENGL30049 Exploring Irish Literature
    • ENGL30051 Comedy
    • GEND10002 Global Intersections:Gender, Race, Class
    • GEND30006 Trauma, Memory, Bodies
    • INDG10001 Indigenous Australia
    • INDG20001 Indigenous Treaties and Titles
    • INDG30004 Aboriginal Writing
    • JOUR90001 Researching/Writing Stories
    • JOUR90004 New Media Storytelling
    • JOUR90005 Audio Journalism
    • JOUR90010 Newsroom-Applied Professional Practice
    • JOUR90020 International Journalism - Key Skills
    • JOUR90021 International Traditions in Journalism
    • JOUR90022 Photojournalism
    • MECM10003 Media and Society
    • MECM10003 Media and Society
    • MECM20006 Understanding Australian Media
    • MECM20013 Text and Audio Journalism
    • MECM20014 Visual Communication and Digital Media
    • MECM30013 Marketing Communications
    • MECM30015 Media and Communications Project
    • MECM30016 Digital Media Research
    • MECM40003 Researching Audiences and Reception
    • MECM40006 Public Relations and Communications
    • MECM40011 Writing for the Media
    • MECM90002 Global Data Policy & Governance
    • MECM90007 Media Convergence and Digital Culture
    • MECM90024 Strategic Content Creation
    • MECM90031 Audiovisual Communication
    • MECM90034 Marketing & Media in a Global Context
    • MECM90035 Integrated Marketing Communications
    • MECM90036 Foundations of Marketing & Communication
    • MECM90036 Foundations of Marketing & Communication
    • MECM90038 Researching Media & Communications
    • MECM90039 Understanding Media & Communications
    • MECM90041 Political Economy of Digital Life
    • PUBL90001 Structural Editing
    • PUBL90002 Editorial English
    • PUBL90003 The Contemporary Publishing Industry
    • PUBL90004 Business and Professional Communications
    • PUBL90006 Writing and Editing for Digital Media
    • PUBL90009 Advanced Editing for Digital Media
    • PUBL90010 Print Production and Design
    • PUBL90013 Writing and Editing for Magazines
    • PUBL90014 Legal Issues in Arts and Media
    • SCRN10001 Introduction to Screen Studies
    • SCRN20011 Hollywood and Entertainment
    • SCRN30001 Art Cinema and the Love Story
    • JOUR90025 Journalism Project
  • School of Historical and Philosophical Studies

    2024 Summer Term

    • ANCW20028 Interpreting Material Culture
    • HPSC20015 Astronomy in World History

    2024 Semester 1

    • ANCW10001 Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
    • ANCW20015 Classical Mythology
    • ANCW20022 History of Greece: Homer to Alexander
    • CLAS10004 Ancient Greek 1
    • CLAS10006 Latin 1
    • HEBR10001 Hebrew 1
    • HIST10016 Europe: From Black Death to New Worlds
    • HIST20090 Gender in History: 1800 to Present
    • HIST30068 A History of Violence
    • HIST90023 The Writing of Australian History
    • HIST90024 International History
    • JEWI20007 Modern Israel: Good Bad and Disputed
    • PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Big Questions
    • PHIL20033 The Philosophy of Mind
    • PHIL20041 Phenomenology and Existentialism
    • PHIL20044 The Ethics of Capitalism
    • PHIL30024 The Foundations of Interpretation (Marker only)
    • PHIL30052 Race and Gender: Philosophical Issues
    • PHIL30053 Philosophy of Language
    • UNIB20024 Designer Humans – Prospects & Perils
  • School of Languages and Linguistics

    2024 Semester 1

    • ARTS20002 Going Places - Travelling Smarter
    • ESLA10003 Academic English 1
    • ESLA90003 Professional Literacies
    • ESLA90004 Intercultural Professional Communication
    • FREN10001 French 3
    • FREN10004 French 1
    • FREN10006 French 5
    • FREN20019 French 7
    • ITAL10004 Italian 1
    • LING10002 Intercultural Communication
    • LING20005 Phonetics
    • LING30013 Morphology
    • LING90002 Presenting Academic Discourse
    • LING90005 Quantitative Methods in Language Studies
    • LING90008 Language Program Evaluation (Marker Only)
    • LING90009 Language Assessment (Tutor and Marker)*
    • LING90012 Second Language Acquisition
    • LING90021 Bilingualism
    • LING90039 Concepts in Applied Linguistics
    • POLS90042 Latin America in the World
    • SPAN10001 Spanish 1
    • SPAN30021 Exploring Latin America

    *Please note that while the CTRS indicates that LING90009 Language Assessment is a Marking-Only position, tutoring may also be available for this subject.

  • School of Social and Political Sciences

    2024 Summer Term

    • POLS90007 US Foreign Policy

    2024 Semester 1

    • ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Self & Other
    • ANTH20001 Keeping the Body in Mind
    • ANTH20011 Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World
    • ANTH20012 Self, Culture and Society
    • ANTH30005 Power, Ideology and Inequality
    • ANTH30023 Crisis, Culture, and Resistance
    • ANTH30024 Money and Sweat: Economic Anthropology
    • CRIM10001 Crime, Criminology, and Critique
    • CRIM20002 Order, Disorder, Crime, Deviance
    • CRIM20007 Cybercrime and Digital Criminology
    • CRIM20008 Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms
    • CRIM20009 Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice
    • CRIM30001 Crime & Public Policy
    • CRIM30005 Corporate Power and White Collar Crime
    • CRIM30006 Crime & Culture
    • CRIM30011 Young People, Crime and Justice
    • CRIM90011 Research & Criminal Justice Governance
    • CRIM90018 Making Sense of Crime and Justice
    • DEVT10001 The Developing World
    • DEVT90001 Development Project Management & Design
    • DEVT90009 Development Theories
    • DEVT90040 Gender Issues in Development
    • DEVT90041 Development Research Design & Assessment
    • DEVT90043 Advocacy in Development
    • DEVT90053 Development Systems and Interventions
    • DEVT90061 Global Urban Development
    • GEND20008 Feminist Futures: Theory and Activism
    • GEND20010 Technologies of Sex
    • GEND90006 Gender, Globalisation & Development
    • GEND90007 Rethinking Rights & Global Development
    • INTS10001 International Politics
    • MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills
    • POLS20006 Contemporary Political Theory
    • POLS20008 Public Policy Making
    • POLS20023 Comparative Politics
    • POLS20026 Politics and the Media
    • POLS30011 Chinese Politics & Society
    • POLS30030 American Politics
    • POLS30032 Campaigns and Elections
    • POLS30033 Democracy and its Dilemmas
    • POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar
    • POLS90016 International Organisations
    • POLS90023 International Governance and Law
    • POLS90028 International Relations Theory
    • POLS90047 Diplomacy: Theory & Practice
    • POLS90050 Terrorism & Insurgency
    • POLS90051 Technology and Power in World Politics
    • POLS90065 Cyberpolitics in International Relations
    • PPMN90006 Public Management
    • PPMN90007 Public Policy Analysis
    • PPMN90031 Public Policy Lobbying Strategies
    • PPMN90032 Innovative Design & Service Delivery
    • PPMN90035 Public Consultation and Policy Negotiations
    • PPMN90037 Governance
    • PPMN90056 Business & Government
    • SOCI10003 Inequalities: Challenges for the Future
    • SOCI20017 Sexualising Society
    • SOCI20018 Families, Relationships & Society
    • SOCI20020 Environmental Sociology: Warming Planet
    • SOCI30001 Contemporary Sociological Theory
    • SOCI30013 Survey Design and Analysis
    • SOCI30014 Race and Racism in Australia
    • SOCI90004 Critical Social Policy
    • SOCI90011 Foundations of Social Policy
    • SOCI90012 Inclusive Policy Development
    • SOCI90021 Feminist Social Policy
    • SOCI90026 Social Policy & Urban Planning

Casual Research Assistants

This work supports Faculty of Arts researchers across all Schools in their research activities. Research Assistants on the pool will be eligible to be offered research assistance assignments on a casual basis throughout 2024. Casual work assignments may be between a few hours and a few weeks at a time and will vary through the year.

Casual Research Assistants must have one or a combination of skills including editing and proofreading, proposal writing, translation of a variety of languages, literature reviews, and data collection and management. Research Assistants will be allocated project-based work aligned with their skills and expertise as it becomes available.

Registration for the casual pool does not necessarily guarantee that work will be offered during the year.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Registration of Interest dates for 2024

The Faculty of Arts is not currently seeking registrations of interest for the casual Research Assistant pool.

Apply now

Sessional Positions

During the period of advertising for casual tutors, subjects will be added on a rolling basis so please continue to check the CTRS to see what is open.

All Sessional applications must be lodged through the CTRS to be considered. For more information please see CTRS user guides below.

Discovery Teaching Associates

Discovery Teaching Associate roles for semester 1 2023 will be advertised through the CTRS. To apply for available positions follow the Apply Now link and create a user account in the CTRS.

Working With Children Check

All casual staff engaged on an academic teaching or teaching support contract are required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check. Further information is available on the Working with Children website or by contacting the University’s HR Assist team.

Important notes

  • It is expected that the majority of applicants will receive an outcome within the timeframe listed in the ‘Outcome notification’ section of the table above. In some cases, because these positions are dependent on student enrolments, applicants may not receive a final notification until the teaching start date for the teaching period.
  • Applicants for sessional teaching who are enrolled as PhD or Masters students must have been confirmed in their candidature and not be past 3.5 years (PhD) and 1.5 years (MA) full-time equivalency. Currently enrolled Research Higher Degrees (RHD) students at the University of Melbourne applying to become a tutor must have the support of their supervisor.
  • Applicants for Graduate Research Teaching Fellowships must be confirmed in their PhD candidature, successful applicants will be in their second or third year of candidature with a minimum of 6 months EFT candidature remaining.
  • In most cases, it is essential to have a minimum of an honours degree in a relevant discipline (Please note: that if you are applying for a casual academic staff role in the Asia Institute or the School of Languages and Linguistics this criterion may not apply. Please contact the Program Convenor for clarification)
  • Late applications will not be accepted unless an exceptional circumstance arises based on a school’s requirements. All casual academic staff selected need to have applied formally