Casual staff
Casual staff assist with the teaching of subjects to be offered in the faculty. Our subjects range across the disciplines of Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Property, Urban Design and Urban Planning.
The following information is for Semester 2 2023.
Available subjects
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Architecture
Applications are now open for the subjects below:
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Design Studio D (closed May 10th) PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90438 Design Studio E (closed May 10th) PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90439 Design Studio C PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90437 Environmental Technologies UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL10007 Architectural Technology UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20033 Global Foundations of Design UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20055 Architectural Tectonics UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30041 Construction History PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90085 Twenty-first Century Architecture PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90117 Applied Architectural Technology PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90118 Architectural Practice PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90140 Design Thesis PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90169 Design and Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90287 Architectural Cultures 2:After Modernism PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90289 ICT in Building PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90331 Critical&Curatorial Practices in Design PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90367 Contemporary Architectural Archives PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90419 Introduction to High-Performance Design PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90424 Foundations of Design: Representation UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH10001 Design Studio Alpha UG Studio Apply Now ARCH10003 Design History & Theory in the Making UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH10004 Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH20003 Design Processes and Techniques UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH20004 Design Studio Delta UG Studio Apply Now ARCH30001 Design Studio Epsilon UG Studio Apply Now ARCH30002 Design Visualisation: Digital Techniques UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH30005 Design Studio Beta UG Studio Apply Now ARCH20001 -
Construction
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Construction of Concrete Buildings UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20053 Construction Contract Administration UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30039 Industry Partner project Studio UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30044 Project Evaluation PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90030 Building Services and Operations PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90032 Construction Measurement and Estimating PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90208 Steel and Composite Construction Systems PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90293 Cost Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90312 Prefabrication in Building PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90325 Procurement Methods PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90327 Contract Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90335 Research in Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90358 Research Practicum in Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90359 Energy & Carbon in the Built Environment PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90405 Building Information Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90433 Construction Management Internship PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90434 Concrete Construction Systems PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90435 Principles of Building UG Non-Studio Apply Now CONS10001 Measurement of Building Designs UG Non-Studio Apply Now CONS20002 Building Information Management UG Non-Studio Apply Now CONS30002 Management Systems for Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now CONS90001 -
Landscape Architecture
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Landscape Studio: Designed Ecologies UG Studio Apply Now ABPL30061 Landscape Practice PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90048 Landscape Studio 5:Sustainable Urbanism PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90072 Landscape Detail Design PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90074 Landscape Studio 4 Strategies PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90170 Landscape Studio 2: Site and Design PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90176 History of Landscape Architecture PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90265 Ecology for Design PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90283 Flexible Urban Modelling PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90304 Landscape Architecture Design Thesis PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90375 Natural History UG Non-Studio Apply Now LARC10001 Designing Living Systems UG Non-Studio Apply Now LARC20001 Interpreting Australian Landscape Design UG Non-Studio Apply Now LARC30002 -
Property
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Advanced Property Analysis PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90011 Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90027 Property Investment PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90036 Statutory Valuation (PG) PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90045 Fundamentals of Built Environment Law PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90290 International Real Estate Economics PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90339 Research Thesis - Property PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90362 Land and Property Economics PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90416 Economics and Cities UG Non-Studio Apply Now PROP10001 Design and Property Industry Studies UG Non-Studio Apply Now PROP20003 Design and Property Studio UG Non-Studio Apply Now PROP30003 -
Urban Planning
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Healthy Communities PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90022 Urban Sustainability and Climate Change PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90064 Public Transport Network Planning PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90090 Strategic Plan Making PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90131 Urban Coding and Design PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90132 Inclusive Cities PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90266 Participatory Planning PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90315 Place Making for The Built Environment PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90404 Introduction to Urban Planning UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN10002 Urban Design for People and Places UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN20002 Urban Precinct Studio UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN30005 Urban Demography and Statistics UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN90001 - Urban Design
Responsibilities
As a tutor your responsibilities include preparing and delivering tutorials or studio classes during the teaching period, in each subject in which you are tutoring. You may also be required to contribute to the marking of all assessments and the collation of results. You may need to attend 1-2 hour subject meetings throughout the semester, as required as well as tutor briefing before the start of the semester.
The University of Melbourne is a child safe organisation. You will be required to hold a valid Working with Children Check as a condition of employment in this role.
Candidates
Applicants must be able to demonstrate appropriate academic background: typically we would expect an undergraduate degree with studies in the appropriate fields, plus suitable postgraduate qualifications or current admission in a postgraduate course in those fields. Applicants must demonstrate good organisation, communication and presentation skills. Professional experience in the field is also encouraged.
Your subject preference may be used by the assessors when making their selection. Please contact the subject coordinator to discuss your preference to teach in the subjects you are applying for, if you are concerned that the preference may disadvantage you.
If you would like to find out more about the specific skills required to teach in a subject or the subject content, please consult the subject entry in the University Handbook or contact the subject coordinator directly.
Indigenous Australians
The University of Melbourne is committed to increasing the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across all academic and professional occupation categories.
As one of the leading research and teaching universities, The University of Melbourne is an ideal platform to build an academic or professional career. The University Of Melbourne offers great remuneration, staff benefits and rewarding work. There is pre-employment support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants via Murrup Barak: https://murrupbarak.unimelb.edu.au/employment/prospective-staff
Pay scales
Current pay scales for casual tutors can be found here.
Before you apply
Please check tutorial/studio class times for the specific subject for which you intend to submit an application, to see if they match your availability. You can search the published class times for specific subjects in the University timetable. Alternatively, you can also click on the ‘View timetable’ link in the specific subject Handbook entry.
Submitting an application
If you are interested in tutoring a class or studio, please create a profile and lodge an application during the application period. If you have taught at the Faculty before, please update your details in the system and put in an application for the subjects you intend to apply for this coming semester. Applicants must apply for each teaching period in which they wish to tutor.
- Please refer to SSRS casual staff application page for information on how to apply, and to commence your application.
- You can also search the Handbook to find out more about specific subjects and find subject coordinator details.
- If you have used the system before, you can log directly into the applications system
- Applications system link: https://ctrs.app.unimelb.edu.au/ctrs/
Required information and documents
- An updated Curriculum Vitae
- Academic results if you have not previously taught at the Faculty
- Studio based subjects: If you are applying for studio based subjects, you may also be required to submit your teaching and/or academic portfolio via the system. Maximum file size is 10Mb. Check the list above to confirm subject type.
- Subject specific questions: There may be a number of selection questions which will have to be answered by the applicant. Not all subjects have subject specific questions.
- Reference Checks
Timeline
- Friday 12th May
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6:00 pm
Applications open
- Sunday 11th June
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11:00 pm
Applications close
- Friday 16th June
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9:00 am
Assessment of applications begin
Applications are assessed by the subject coordinator(s). To follow up your application status, please email the subject coordinator listed in the subject's Handbook entry.
- Friday 16th June
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5:00 pm
Outcomes to be emailed to applicants
Based on enrolment numbers, waitlisted candidates may receive successful outcomes weekly up until Week 3 of the semester.
- Monday 24th July 2023
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9:00 am
Semester 2 2023 teaching commences