[vslist] Tenured Positions - Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne

[Neville McBrien]

LECTURER and SENIOR LECTURER POSITIONS

DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY & VISION SCIENCES

The University of Melbourne is an internationally recognised teaching and =
research institution.  Commitment to excellence is demonstrated by =
innovative academic programs and its record as Australia=92s largest =
recipient of competitive research funding. The Department of Optometry and =
Vision Sciences has an international reputation for research and is co-=
located in the same building as the National Vision Research Institute and =
Clinical Vision Research Australia and shares resources. This research =
complex houses Australia's highest concentration of basic and clinical =
vision research laboratories with active programs in the areas of ocular =
disease, ocular growth and refractive development, retinal cell biology, =
visual neuroscience and contact lenses.

The Positions:  You will be required to take on responsibility for =
teaching duties in the B.Optom course and B.Sc. in Vision Sciences.  You =
will be expected to maintain an active research program supported by =
external research funding.  Research establishment funds will be available =
in the first instance.=20

The Person:  You will have a Ph.D. in clinical or basic vision sciences =
and a proven track record of postdoctoral research. Ideally you will have =
an optometric qualification that will enable you to be licensed to =
practice in Australia, although candidates with a strong background in the =
vision sciences are also encouraged to apply.  A demonstrated commitment =
to quality teaching and a capacity to sustain an externally funded =
research programme are required for these positions.  Applicants for the =
Senior Lecturer position would be expected to have an established =
international research track record and proven success in attracting =
research funding. Candidates with research expertise which complements the =
existing research strengths in the Melbourne Optometry research complex =
may be preferred as would candidates with teaching experience in optics; =
contact lenses or ocular immunology/microbiology.=20

The Benefits:  Salary 	$56,602 - $67,214 p.a. (Lecturer Level B); $69,337 -=
 $79,951 p.a. (Senior Lecturer Level C) plus employer superannuation =
contributions of 17 percent.

Employment Type:  These are full-time (continuing) positions.

Contact:  Professor Neville McBrien, Head of Department, tel. +61 3 8344 =
7001, fax + 61 3 9349 7474, email n.mcbrien@optometry.unimelb.edu.au for =
further information.  Position descriptions can be downloaded from the =
University=92s job vacancies website http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/jobs/

Closing Date:  15 September 2003

Send applications to:  Vice-Principal (Human Resources), The University of =
Melbourne, Victoria, 3010; fax +61 3 8344 6080 or email hr-applications@=
unimelb.edu.au by the closing date.  Applicants must address the selection =
criteria and provide a detailed curriculum vita by the closing date.  =
Please quote position number Y0008532 for the Lecturer position and =
Y0013054 for the Senior Lecturer position, and include the names, phone, =
facsimile numbers and email addresses of three professional referees in =
your application.