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Located within the GBS the Department of Marketing offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in marketing and entrepreneurship at the Gold Coast, Nathan and/or Southbank campuses, as well as internationally and on-line. All current members are PhD qualified and jointly supervise more than two dozen doctoral candidates. The Department has an active research focus, with an impressive history in securing research grants and consultancies, actively engaging with community groups, publishing high-quality research and in maintaining a strong track-record of successful PhD student completions.

Within the Department of Marketing there are two Academic Centres which focus on Social Marketing and Franchising, respectively. Social Marketing @ Griffith launched in 2013 and in its first three years of operation Social Marketing @ Griffith has grown to become the largest centre in social marketing, globally. The Social Marketing @ Griffith team, which, in 2017, numbers more than 40 full-time staff and higher degree research students, has already delivered significant social dividends and high impact award winning research and has achieved remarkable success delivering additional research staff appointments, publications and HDR completions. It has also secured external research income amounting to more than $2 million across HERDC Categories 1-4 in its first 3.5 years of operation.

This is a continuing, full time position based at the Nathan campus.

The role

The successful applicant(s) will have demonstrated considerable research accomplishment in areas of social marketing, and by applying highly developed research knowledge, skills and expertise, will develop, enhance and provide strategic leadership in research, and learning & teaching in the Department. The appointee will provide research leadership including supervision and mentoring to junior staff and research students, achieve high quality research publications, obtain competitive grant funding, work closely with industry partners, and contribute to the objectives of the Department and Social Marketing @ Griffith. You will develop and lead collaborative research activities with internal and external research groups in order to build research capacity across the Department, and will participate in developing, convening and teaching courses both at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the Department.

This position is a strategic appointment to further extend capacity and to provide additional senior leadership to support to Centre Director, Professor Sharyn Rundle-Thiele. The successful applicant may be appointed as Deputy Director, Social Marketing @ Griffith.

The person

We require an experience senior social marketing academic who can teach effectively across several marketing courses, lead research projects in collaboration with junior academics, and supervise research higher degree candidates. We particularly seek individuals with experience in and passion for both on-line and blended (face-to-face with digital support material) modes of teaching, and who demonstrate willingness to undertake senior academic leadership roles within the Department.

Salary range: Professor, level E: $172,326 per annum. Salary package including 17% employer superannuation contribution: $201,622 per annum.

Associate Professor, level D: $133,778 - $147,383 per annum. Salary package including 17% employer superannuation contribution: $156,521 - $172,439 per annum.

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Closing date: Wednesday, 16 August 2017 at 5 pm AEST.

All applications must be submitted online.

Further information

For further information about this role, please contact Professor Scott Weaven, Head, Department of Marketing on +61 7 5552 9216 or email: s.weaven@griffith.edu.au For application queries, please contact Ms Busra Sevimli, HR Officer on +61 (0) 7 3735 7359 or email: b.sevimli@griffith.edu.au

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