- Location
- St Lucia Campus, Australia
- Department
- Education
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
About This Opportunity
The School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry is seeking Casual Academics for Semester 1, 2027.
Casual Academics make a rich and important contribution to the School’s academic, teaching and research endeavours through the provision of a range of academically focused services and activities. Casual Academics may be engaged to fulfil a wide range of duties, including (but not limited to) lecturing; tutoring; marking; and teaching support across multiple academic areas. Casual Academics are paid according to the category of their duties, as detailed in UQ’s Enterprise Agreement.
Casual Academic responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):
- Lecturing/Coordination
- Tutoring
- Marking
- Teaching Support
What We Can Offer
Current School of School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry HDR students can apply to undertake casual academic positions for the courses listed here.
This is a Casual position. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. The casual rate will vary depending on the type of work completed. Please view our various casual academic pay scales.
Initial marking hours are based upon expected enrolment figures, which often fluctuate in the first few weeks of semester. After census date, all marking is reassessed using census enrolment figures, which means that your allocated hours for marking may increase or decrease depending on student numbers.
For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit Why Work at UQ and review The University of Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2021-2026 (Enterprise Agreement).
Eligibility
In the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry preference is given to our current HDR students.
You 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. UQ’s Diversity and Inclusion webpage contains further information if you require additional support.
Want to Apply?
All applicants will be asked to nominate your course preference/s via the application form. In addition, all applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
- Resume
- A brief statement addressing: experience in lecturing/coordination/tutoring/marking undergraduate or postgraduate coursework (preferably with the School), and knowledge/expertise in the academic content of the course/s (generally demonstrated through completion of an Honours year, and/or progress towards Higher Degree Research in the field).
Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box during the application form.
The submission of your EOI is appreciated as soon as possible however is due no later than 11:59 pm AEST on Sunday 29th November 2026.
If you are a current employee of the University, 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.