Sessional staff
Sessional staff and tutors 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 1 2023.
Available subjects
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Architecture
Applicants for Master of Architecture Studio D (ABPL90143) or Master of Architecture Studio E (ABPL90115) need only to apply for Master of Architecture Studio D (ABPL90143) in the SSRS.
Applicants for Master of Architecture Studio C (ABPL90142) should apply for Master of Architecture Studio C (ABPL90142).
Applicants can apply for Studios C, D and E by applying for Studio C and D (as above).
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Environmental Technologies UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL10007 Architectural Technology UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20033 Environmental Building Systems UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20036 Global Foundations of Design UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20055 Architectural Tectonics UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30041 Formative Ideas in Architecture UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30053 Measured Drawings & Digital Heritage PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90020 Australian Architecture PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90089 Twenty-first Century Architecture PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90117 Applied Architectural Technology PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90118 Advanced Computational Design PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90123 Architectural Practice PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90140 Master of Architecture Studio C PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90142 Master of Architecture Studio D PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90143 Design Futures PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90147 Design Communications Workshop (P/G) PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90167 Design Thesis PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90169 Master of Architecture Studio A PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90284 Construction Methods PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90286 Architectural Cultures 1: Modernism PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90288 Architecture and Media PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90368 Architecture as Spectacle PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90369 Visions and Agendas in Architecture PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90403 Design - Philosophy - Architecture PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90421 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 Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH10003 Design History & Theory in the Making UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH10004 Design Studio Beta UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH20001 Design Studio Gamma UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH20002 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 Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH30001 Design Studio Epsilon UG Non-Studio Apply Now ARCH30002 -
Construction
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Understanding the Built Environment UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL10005 Construction of Residential Buildings UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20042 Steel and Concrete Structural Systems UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30046 Construction Management UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30055 Advanced Construction Technology PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90010 Project Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90028 Risk in Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90035 Environmental Systems PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90086 Advanced Cost Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90129 Construction of Buildings PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90292 Construction Regulations and Control PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90295 Supply Chains in Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90309 Management of Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90313 Materials and Structures PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90324 Means and Methods in Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90334 Design Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90370 Energy & Carbon in the Built Environment PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90405 Construction Cost Planning PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90413 Lean Construction PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90414 Building Information Modelling PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90432 Building Information Modelling UG Non-Studio Apply Now CONS30001 -
Landscape Architecture
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Landscape Studio: Urban Open Space UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30042 Landscape Studio 5:Sustainable Urbanism PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90072 Contemporary Landscape Theory PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90078 Landscape Studio 1: Design Techniques PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90107 Landscape Studio 3 Speculations PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90172 Constructed Ecologies PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90263 Shaping the Landscape PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90271 Environment Behavior Methods for Design PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90417 Design with Country: Resilience Studio PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90430 Site Tectonics UG Non-Studio Apply Now LARC30001 -
Property
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Property Case Studies UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30059 Asset Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90016 Property Development PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90026 Corporate Real Estate Management PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90031 Property Securitisation PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90034 Property Law (PG) PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90041 Property Markets and Valuations PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90274 Property Agency and Marketing (PG) PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90314 Property Research and Analysis PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90363 Property in the Modern Economy UG Non-Studio Apply Now PROP10002 Finance for Built Environment UG Non-Studio Apply Now PROP20001 Design and Property Principles UG Non-Studio Apply Now PROP20002 Valuation of Land and Buildings UG Non-Studio Apply Now PROP30001 -
Urban Planning
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Cities: From Local to Global UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL20035 Urban Transport Politics PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90056 Introduction to Transport and Land Use PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90077 Planning Law & Statutory Planning PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90130 Planning Theory and History PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90134 Analytical Methods PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90135 The Economies of Cities and Regions PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90246 Urban Environmental Policy and Planning PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90341 Urban Design Studio C PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90389 Cities Past and Future UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN10001 Planning Scenario and Policy Workshop UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN30001 Research Methods for Planners UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN30003 Transit Oriented Development UG Non-Studio Apply Now PLAN30004 -
Urban Design
Subject Title Level Type Application Link Handbook Link Urban Morphological Mapping UG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL30051 Urban Design Theory PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90017 Urban Design Studio A PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90061 Urban Design Studio B PG Studio Apply Now ABPL90273 Informal Settlement PG Non-Studio Apply Now ABPL90425
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 may 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 sessional 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
- Monday 14th November 2022
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5:00 pm
Applications open
- Thursday 22nd December 2022
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11:30 pm
Applications close
Late applications can only be accepted with the approval of the subject coordinator.
- Friday 6th January 2023
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10:00 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 13th January 2023
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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 27th February 2023
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9:00
Semester 2 2022 teaching commences