At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage in tutoring, marking, and teaching across diverse language courses.
- Company: Join the vibrant School of Languages and Cultures at UQ.
- Benefits: Earn $57.60 per hour, with training provided and flexible hours.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive environment with opportunities for growth.
- Why this job: Make a difference in students' lives while enhancing your teaching skills.
- Qualifications: Must have an undergraduate degree and relevant language expertise.
The predicted salary is between 57.6 - 57.6 $ per hour.
The School of Languages and Cultures (SLC) is seeking Casual academics across the discipline below:
- Undergraduate Language, Technology and Global Communication specifically recruiting for the course WRIT1001 – Writing for International Students.
Casual academics provide a rich and important contribution to the University’s academic, teaching, research, artistic, outreach and clinical endeavours through the provision of a range of academically focused services and activities. In SLC, Casual academics may be engaged to fulfil a wide range of duties, including (but not limited to) tutoring; marking; demonstrating; teaching; student outreach and engagement; moderating/facilitating and/or student advising across multiple academic disciplines.
Hours will vary according to the class timetable. SLC classes typically run between 8:00 am and 4:50 pm with occasional evening classes beginning at 5:00 pm or later for the entire semester. A commitment for the whole of the semester is required.
You must possess a minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in an area relevant to the discipline in which you seek to deliver content. You must have demonstrated language ability commensurate with the requirements of a given course and have relatively recent experience with the course material or a demonstrated capacity to become familiar with the material in a short time.
The selection process involves assessment of your application where consideration will be given to the following factors, in no particular order:
- Current postgraduate students whose supervisors approve the time spent teaching;
- Outstanding student feedback from prior courses;
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt to different teaching modes;
- Formal training and practical experience in teaching;
- Demonstrated expertise or relevant education in the course subject;
- For new postgraduate students: lack of other tutoring or academic work experience.
These are casual appointments. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. Casual academics are remunerated according to the category of their duties, as detailed in UQ’s Enterprise Agreement. The current pay rate is $57.60 per hour ($68.13 for PhD-qualified). Some training is provided.
You must have work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion.
Applications Close on 11 December 2026 at 11:59 PM AEST.
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