RMIT Classification: Trusted

Position Description – Lecturer, Games

Position Details

Position Title: Lecturer, Games

College/Portfolio: College of Design and Social Context

School/Group: School of Design

Campus Location: Based at the City campus, however may be required to work and/or be based at
other campuses of the University.

Classification: Academic Level B

Employment Type: Continuing

Time Fraction: 1.0 FTE

RMIT University
RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design and enterprise with more than 96,000 students and
close to 10,000 staff globally. The University’s mission is to help shape the world through research,
innovation and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for students to prepare them for life
and work.
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Our three main campuses in Melbourne are located in the heart of the City, Brunswick and Bundoora.
Other locations include Point Cook, Hamilton and Bendigo, two campuses in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City) and a centre in Barcelona, Spain. RMIT is a truly global university.
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We are also committed to redefining our relationship in working with, and supporting, Indigenous self-
determination. Our goal is to achieve lasting transformation by maturing our values, culture, policy and
structures in a way that embeds reconciliation in everything we do. We are changing our ways of knowing,
working and being to support sustainable reconciliation and activate a relationship between Indigenous
and non-Indigenous staff, students and community. Our three campuses in Melbourne (City, Brunswick
and Bundoora campuses) are located on the unceded lands of the people of the Woi Wurrung and Boon
Wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation.

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Why work at RMIT University
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learning, stimulating change to drive positive impact. Find out more about working at RMIT University,
what we stand for and why we are an Employer of Choice.
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We want to attract those who will make a difference. View RMIT’s impressive standings in university
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College of Design and Social Context

The College of Design and Social Context encompasses RMIT University’s renowned art, architecture,
design, built environment, communication, and social science disciplines. The college has 24,500 students
and over 1,000 staff located in eight schools. It teaches programs in architecture, art, design, education,
fashion, media and communication, property management and social studies. Its schools are located
across three Melbourne campuses and offer programs locally and internationally.

The College’s academic programs are generally market leaders and in high demand. Based on a strong
foundation of practise led, industry partnered teaching and research, it aims to deliver skilled graduates
with a deep sense of purpose, and high impact research and innovation.

The College of Design and Social Context comprises of a range of prestigious research centres and groups
within its schools. The College Research and Innovation office encourages research collaborations within
and across disciplinary and academic administrative boundaries.

Its eight schools are:

• School of Architecture and Urban Design
• School of Art
• School of Design
• School of Education
• School of Fashion and Textiles
• School of Global, Urban and Social Studies
• School of Media and Communication
• School of Property, Construction and Project Management.

For more information about the college, including the schools, research centres and staff resources, visit
the college homepage here.

School of Design
The School of Design consolidates RMIT’s design fields of Communication Design, Industrial Design and
Digital Design (animation, games and interactive Design). While maintaining a focus on these disciplines,
it embraces innovative approaches to interdisciplinary work. The School works closely with industry, the
cultural sector and communities, including research collaborations, internships and partnered studios.
Its industry partners include: ACMI, the National Gallery of Victoria, ANZ Bank, Australia Post, The Olivia
Newton John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre, Austin Hospital, Lend Lease, Deloitte Digital,
Aurecon, The Melbourne Zoo, to name a few. The School is global facing and engaged in what it does. It
delivers programs in Singapore and Vietnam and has a community of PhD researchers based in RMIT
Europe and Asia.

Its facilities include:

• Digital Design Studios – brand new animation and games design studios with a state-of-the-art
media precinct home to industry-standard technology
• Communication Design Studios - Dedicated studio facilities with state-of-the-art design and printing
equipment. Access to photography, editing and production suites for cross-discipline projects;
• Industrial Design Studios - World class industrial design facilities emulating global best practice.

For more information about this school, visit the School homepage here.

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Position Summary
The Games Program at RMIT is well known for its ties to the local independent Games industry and for
producing Games with cultural impact in Australia and further field. RMIT Games also runs this program
at RMIT Vietnam. In this new role, the Lecturer should seek to expand and complement this existing
expertise with new relationships and technological foci, as well as building ties with RMIT Games
Vietnam. This specifically includes building educational content for growth areas and game engines such
as; Unreal Engine, Godot, AI-driven tools and Game-specific 3D modelling and animation. Additional
complementary capacity building could involve extended reality, motion capture, photogrammetry/spatial
scanning or location-based game design. The lecturer should be self-driven to build this capacity and
create impactful ties to industry to support viable student careers, with a passion and aim to help
students develop high-quality portfolios with advanced formal design and visioning skills.

The Lecturer is expected to contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School, in disciplines
related to their field of expertise. More specifically, the Lecturer is responsible for carrying out teaching
activities within undergraduate, Masters and Graduate Diploma programs and for maintaining and
advancing their scholarly, research and/or professional capabilities. The Lecturer is also expected to
actively promote the program by establishing and maintaining memberships, links and partnerships with
academic, industry and professional communities. The Lecturer is expected to work collaboratively and
collegially with fellow academics within the teaching team, and update colleagues and students on
developments in their subject area or specialisation. The Lecturer may be responsible for course
coordination.

Reporting Line
Reports to: Associate Dean, Digital Design
In relation to any course coordination, the Lecturer is responsible to the relevant Program Manager.

Organisational Accountabilities
RMIT University is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of its staff. RMIT and its staff must comply
with a range of statutory requirements, including equal opportunity, occupational health and safety, privacy
and trade practice. RMIT also expects staff to comply with its policy and procedures, which relate to
statutory requirements and our ways of working.

RMIT is committed to providing a safe environment for children and young people in our community.
Read about our commitment and child safe practices. https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-locations-and-
facilities/facilities/safety-security/child-safety.

Appointees are accountable for completing training on these matters and ensuring their knowledge and
the knowledge of their staff is up to date.

Key Accountabilities
• Undertake independent teaching at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate level including:
designing, conducting and moderating assessment; implementing improvements informed by
course evaluation activities and student feedback.
• Undertake independent professional activities, scholarship and/or conduct high quality research
activities appropriate to the profession or discipline including: managing individual projects within
timelines and budgets and ensuring compliance with quality and reporting requirements;
publishing research results in high quality outlets as lead or co-author; preparing and submitting
external research funding applications; and supervising higher degree by research candidates.
• Undertake administration duties, which may include course coordination role or management of a
small award program.

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Key Selection Criteria
1. Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver programs at undergraduate and post-graduate levels,
including online delivery, and the ability to produce high quality curriculum or program materials.
2. Ability to undertake course coordination role.
3. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with and to negotiate sensitively with students especially
on issues related to effective learning.
4. Emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs which will contribute to existing
Discipline and School research areas evidenced by publications, development of new research
initiatives, competitive research funding, and industry links.
5. Demonstrated ability to supervise higher degree by research candidates.
6. Ability to build effective networks with colleagues and generate alternative funding projects through
effective liaison with industry and government.
7. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills appropriate for interacting with higher degree by
research candidates, staff and industry, together with a strong commitment to teamwork and
multidisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications
Mandatory: PhD or equivalent 1 in relevant field.

Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check and other checks
as required by the specific role. Maintaining a valid Working With Children Check is a condition of
employment at RMIT.

Preferred: Completion of the Essentials of Learning and Teaching (login required) or possess (or eligible
to apply for) appropriate HEA fellowship (if the appointed candidate does not meet this requirement at time
of appointment, they will be supported to complete this as a requirement to fulfil their probation).

Endorsed: Signature: Approved: Signature:

Name: John Boardman Name:
Title: Senior Manager, School Title:
Operations
Date:
Date:

1 Equivalence is defined in the exemption criteria at Appointment of staff without Doctoral qualifications instruction

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