School of Political Science & International Studies Multiple Casual Academic positions Closing date 11 January 2026 at 11:59pm AEST About This Opportunity This is a call for applicants for Casual academics in the School of Political Science and International Studies in support of our course offerings in Semester 1 2026. Casual academics will typically be engaged in a range of duties, including (but not limited to) tutoring; marking; teaching and moderating/facilitating. Casual academics are remunerated according to the category of their duties, as detailed in UQ’s Enterprise Agreement. Please click here for a list of POLS courses, plus one PPES course which are likely to need tutors. Please indicate a maximum of six courses you are interested in teaching into. Although you will be asked to state why you have picked a course your response is optional. NB: Tutoring opportunities are reliant on course enrolment numbers and some courses at postgraduate level may not attract sufficient enrolments to require a tutor. Please note that these opportunities are subject to The University’s Code of Conduct. What We Can Offer These are casual appointments. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. The casual rate will vary as per the work completed. Please click here to view our various casual academic pay scales. The standard hourly pay rate is currently $55.36 per hour ($65.48 for PhD-qualified). For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit Why Work at UQ and review The University of Queensland's Enterprise Agreement 2021-2026. Questions? For application queries, please contact casualrecruit@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line. Other Information You must have work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. 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Casual academics will engage in a range of duties including tutoring, marking, teaching, and moderating/facilitating. These positions support course offerings in the School of Political Science and International Studies.
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