[vslist] FACULTY POSITION - OPTOMETRY & VISION SCIENCES-THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

[Neville McBrien]

TENURED FACULTY POSITION (LECTURER B)

DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY & VISION SCIENCES, THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

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 teaching =
and is co-located in the same building as the National Vision Research =
Institute and Clinical Vision Research Australia and shares resources. =
This 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 Position:  You will be required to take on responsibility for teaching =
duties in the Bachelor of Optometry, B.Sc. in Vision Sciences and in =
Postgraduate taught courses in one or more of the following areas: contact =
lenses, anterior eye disease (including microbiology and/or immunology); =
and ocular therapeutics.  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 Ocular 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 this position. Candidates with teaching experience in contact =
lenses or ocular immunology/microbiology of the anterior eye will be =
preferred as would candidates with research expertise which complements =
the existing research strengths in the Melbourne Optometry research =
complex.=20

The Benefits:  Salary $57,230 - $67,960 p.a. plus employer superannuation =
contributions of 17 percent.

Employment Type:  This is a full-time (continuing) position.

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.  A position description can be downloaded from the =
University=92s job vacancies website http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/jobs/

Closing Date:  30 June 2004

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 Y0014117 and include the names, phone, =
facsimile numbers and email addresses of three professional referees in =
your application.