Deputy Dean Institute of Education Arts and Community
Deputy Dean Institute of Education Arts and Community
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Ranked number one university in Australia for First Generation Student Enrolments (Good Universities Guide 2022 and with top rankings in Victoria around student support social equity skills and employment we are driven to make difference to every student and the community providing lifelong learning skills and research locally regionally and globally.
With University and TAFE campuses in Ballarat Berwick Gippsland and the Wimmera we are positioned to provide pathways from vocational education and skills training through to higher education.
Federation University transforms lives and enhances communities by providing access and equity and bridging the gap between participation and attainment. Our aim is to be Australias leading cooperative university in partnership with employers. Our research is deeply embedded in using digital capability to create sustainable liveable communities and in our learning to create student experiences that overcome traditional barriers to access through a focus on the student the employer and personalisation.
As Australias leading regional university with over 150 years of history we deliver worldclass education across university and TAFE campuses in Ballarat Berwick Melbourne CBD Gippsland and the Wimmera providing pathways from vocational education through to higher education and beyond. Our strategy aligns with Government priorities at every level and we are embracing a digital future that positions us to thrive in the changing educational landscape.
The Institute of Education Arts and Community at Federation University Australia offers nationally leading courses for educators at every level accompanied by innovative applied research. Students travel from across Australia to study at our Arts Academy which is driving a renewed vision for arts in Ballarat. We have focused rich and rewarding offerings across areas critical to the communities we serve including social work history heritage and Indigenous majors to name a few. We are leveraging our dual sector capability and the interdisciplinarity of the Institutes to meet emerging areas of demand.
We are seeking an outstanding leader for our Institute of Education Arts and Community who will support the Executive Dean in driving the Universitys strategic vision while providing academic leadership across teaching research and engagement activities aligned with our ambitious Strategic Planand its next iteration. Developing and building innovative pedagogy assessment and delivery approaches that delight our learners and employer partners the Deputy Dean will work collaboratively with the Institute leadership team as well as across the Institutes and central portfolios and will be instrumental in helping us leverage our dual sector capability and the interdisciplinarity of the universitys three Institutes to meet emerging areas of demand. This position requires an academic leader who can think strategically while managing complex operational requirements across multiple campuses.
A wellrounded leader the successful candidate will demonstrate capacity for strategic leadership operational planning and people management together with a collegial approach to building highperformance teams while championing our values of Inclusion Innovation Excellence Empowerment and Collaboration.
This fulltime fixedterm position for five years includes a professorial title and is based at our Mt Helen Campus in Ballarat with travel between campuses required.
Federation University has partnered with Devereaux Consulting for the recruitment of the Deputy Dean Institute of Education Arts and Community. To apply please submit your CV along with a cover letter addressing your suitability to this position.
To review a position description or for a confidential discussion please contact Jackie Besley Managing Partner Devereaux Consulting onor by email:
Applications close 16 April 2025.
Any application submitted via Workday will be forwarded to the above agency.
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Employment Type
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