Ref 2394/18 - Expression of Interest - Casual Academics, School of Law

• Eligibility List, Casual Academics
• Attractive Casual Salary Rates
• Various Campuses

School of Law Sessional Academic Staff Recruitment

The School of Law at Western Sydney University is looking for suitably qualified, experienced and committed individuals to join our Team as Sessional Law Academics.

Sessional Law Academics play a key role in the delivery of the teaching program. Sessional Law Academics work under the supervision of academic staff and, subject to qualifications and experience, may be involved in a number of associated activities in relation to the delivery of our units including classroom and online teaching, assessment preparation, marking, meeting with students and other academic activities. 

There are opportunities to teach across several of our campuses. Most opportunities will be available at our Parramatta CBD, Parramatta South and Campbelltown campuses and limited opportunities will be available at our Bankstown and Penrith campuses. Please indicate your Campus preference/s  and your availability in your application (daytime and evening classes are held from Monday to Sunday).

While it is our intention to ensure that sessional teaching or other such roles be equitably shared amongst all eligible candidates, inclusion on the eligibility list does not guarantee engagement.

This eligibility list will remain open until vacancies are filled.

Please view the below headings in helping you complete your application.

Position Description Please read the Position Description before applying (link below).

Selection Criteria To be considered for a position you must meet all essential selection criteria which are listed in the Position Description.

Unit Descriptions To have a better understanding of the units offered by the School and areas of potential need please visit the Handbook .

Academic Staff Enterprise Agreement  All casual sessional staff will be employed under the Academic Staff Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021 please click here . Information on the rates of pay are in the Enterprise Agreement and may be subject to qualifications held (please refer to page 87).

Application To lodge your expression of interest, please complete the online application and submit a CV including your unit preferences, availability and a statement briefly addressing the selection criteria. It is important that you list your areas of law expertise, campus preferences and availability in your application. 

Enquiries For any enquiries please contact Sandy Noakes , Interim Deputy Dean.

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Western Sydney University is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.

If you require assistance in using the System, please email [email protected] or phone the Recruitment Helpline on (02) 9852 5422. Please note, we do not accept applications for roles to the [email protected] email.  This site is optimised for all the latest browsers including Edge, Safari, Firefox and Chrome. Note that earlier versions of any of the browsers mentioned are supported, but likely to demonstrate slower response times.