Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 569

  1. The Conservation Plan 7th edition available online
  2. Australia ICOMOS 2013 conference: imagined pasts… imagined futures…
  3. Minding the Gap: The Role of Contemporary Architecture in the Historic Environment, a one-day symposium
  4. Australia ICOMOS – Sydney Talk Series
  5. Upcoming IPPHA courses
  6. Veterans Heritage Workshops, Melbourne
  7. APT NYC 2013 – call for abstracts
  8. Museums Australia National Conference 2013 – registration open
  9. Docomomo US National Symposium 2013
  10. A Passion for Plants – the life of Alexander Macleay, an illustrated talk by Derelie Cherry
  11. News from The Best in Heritage 2013
  12. Update on the International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era
  13. France to ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
  14. CAA2013 Perth conference: “Across Space and Time” – early bird registration closes soon!
  15. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
  16. Call for Nominations for the National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List
  17. 2014 World Monuments Watch nominations now invited
  18. SITUATION VACANT Tenders for the White Hills & East Bendigo Heritage Study
  19. SITUATION VACANT EOI to review/update CMP for Ballarat Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour, City of Ballarat
  20. SITUATION VACANT Curator, Petrie Museum, University College London
  21. SITUATION VACANT Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart

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1. The Conservation Plan 7th edition available online

James Semple Kerr’s The Conservation Plan was first published by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) in 1982. Since then it has evolved and expanded through six editions and twelve impressions. It has been widely used, not only by heritage practitioners and owners in Australia but worldwide. It outlines the logical processes of the Burra Charter, and how to prepare a Conservation Plan to guide and manage change to a heritage item appropriately.

Now, in 2013, Dr Kerr has generously allowed Australia ICOMOS to provide this 7th edition version of The Conservation Plan as a free-of-charge download from the Australia ICOMOS website. This will have huge application, particularly across the teaching institutions, and will allow ready access to this important resource by all. Australia ICOMOS is delighted to be able to help make this publication nationally and internationally accessible in this way.

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2. Australia ICOMOS 2013 conference: imagined pasts… imagined futures…

imagined pasts… imagined futures…
Australia ICOMOS 2013 National Conference—Centenary of Canberra
Thursday 31 October – Sunday 3 November 2013

Call for Conference Session Proposals

‘Imagined pasts, imagined futures’ is an exciting multidisciplinary conference that coincides with the centenary of Canberra and the array of cultural activities, performances, exhibitions and events that are planned for Canberra in 2013. Australia ICOMOS is partnering with the Museum of Australian Democracy in the unique setting of Old Parliament House to explore how heritage participates in the ‘imagined communities’ and ‘imagined geographies’ of nations and communities in a globalising world. Taking the imagining of the city of Canberra as our inspiration, the conference encourages a focus on imagination, innovation and creativity. Conference activities will feature special events that showcase Canberra’s unique cultural, historical and political heritage—from indigenous heritage futures, to the imagined frontiers of science and the heritage of political debate and satire! Pre and post conference activities will explore the heritage and cultural landscapes of the region, including its fantastic cool climate wines and produce.

Proposals are encouraged for sessions, workshops, panel discussions, performances, as well as individual papers – suggested themes are set out on the conference website. Be creative! Non-traditional formats welcomed.

PLEASE NOTE NEW DEADLINES

The deadline for proposals for sessions, workshops and panel discussions etc is 28 February 2013. The deadline for abstracts for individual papers or performances is 30 April 2013.

Please email proposals to Tracy Ireland (Conference Organising Committee).

Early bird registration for ICOMOS Members (Full and Associate) $495, Non Members $595.

Registration will open in May 2013.

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3. Minding the Gap: The Role of Contemporary Architecture in the Historic Environment, a one-day symposium

Minding the Gap: The Role of Contemporary Architecture in the Historic Environment
A One-Day Symposium
The Getty Center, Los Angeles
21 May 2013

Registration opens February 2013

Heritage conservation is about managing change – and nowhere is this more contentious than in the historic urban environment. How do today’s architects insert new buildings in cherished historic urban areas in a way that respects, reveals, and celebrates their special character while potentially creating the heritage of tomorrow?

For further information, visit the symposium website or view the Minding the Gap symposium flier.

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4. Australia ICOMOS – Sydney Talk Series

Digitally Preserving World Heritage, the CyArk Mission 7.2.2013

     

Douglas Pritchard is the Director of CyArk Europe, an extension of the California-based CyArk Foundation. CyArk’s mission is to digitally preserve cultural heritage sites through collecting, archiving and providing open access to data created by laser scanning, digital modeling, and other state-of-the-art technologies. Douglas is also a senior partner in the Scottish Ten project, working directly with the team from Historic Scotland and has been involved in the technical planning, implementation and site work.

As the former Head of Visualisation at the Glasgow School of Art, Douglas directed a number of large commercial and research projects, including: the Urban Model for Glasgow (still one of the most detailed urban 3D models in Europe), two AHRC-funded heritage visualisation projects, the 3D documentation of Stirling Castle, Rosslyn Chapel among others. As a senior researcher his primary area of interest was in immersive visualisation and documentation technology in relation to heritage, architecture and urban planning. Douglas is a graduate architect from the University of Manitoba Canada, member of the City of Glasgow Urban Design Panel and the Academy of Urbanism. Douglas has spoken at numerous international conferences regarding the Scottish Ten project and collaborative work with Historic Scotland. His work has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian and Toronto Star.

Founded in 2003 as a non-profit organization, CyArk’s mission is to use digital technologies to preserve and share historic sites for the purposes of conservation, education, and widespread, free public dissemination of the information. CyArk has digitally preserved over 70 heritage sites worldwide, including Mt. Rushmore, Angkor, Pompeii, Tikal, and Babylon. It will be involved in the precise documentation of the Sydney Opera House, scheduled for April 2013.

CyArk works primarily through partnerships to digitally record and preserve important heritage sites. CyArk maintains partnerships with heritage site owners universities, museums, technology companies, architects, engineers and technical service provider organizations. CyArk’s primary vehicle for dissemination is its website, which receives 1.5 million visitors annually from all around the world. In addition to the website CyArk partners with museums and site visitor centers to produce mobile apps and kiosks to disseminate content more widely.

Members of the public are welcome!

Time & Date: Thursday 7 Febraury 2013, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Cost: Members $7, non-members $12, payable at the door. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Venue: Godden Mackay Logan, 78 George Street, Redfern
RSVP: email Jane Vernon or call (02) 9319 4811. Please note: RSVP is essential as places are limited.

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5. Upcoming IPPHA courses

The Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage & the Arts (IPPHA) is pleased to offer the following professional development courses for early 2013. (Click on the links to view course fliers)

  • Innovations in Museum and Gallery Exhibition Practice

    4-8 February 2013 at the Australian National University, various national cultural institutions and ACT Museums and Galleries

    An Advanced Professional Development Short Course considering innovative exhibition practice, learning first-hand from curators, exhibition designers and education officers.

  • Physical conservation of buildings and structures

    15-19 April 2013 at Kakadu National Park and Pine Creek Historic Township, NT

    Afield-based Professional Development Short Course covering a range of physical conservation issues and strategies for conserving buildings and structures in place. In 2013, for the first time, this course will be delivered at Kakadu National Park and will provide ‘hands on’ access to an intriguing range of historic buildings and understanding of the multiple values held by communities, including Aboriginal people.

  • Memory of the World: assessing the material records and links to other forms of heritage in international practice

    Wednesday 24 April at the Australian National University, Canberra

    A one-day Professional Update which explores our growing heritage of archives and documents, oral and visual recordings, as well as the strong links to places and intangible aspects of heritage, with case studies from Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Where detailed flyers are available, registration is now open at the IPPHA website.

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6. Veterans Heritage Workshops, Melbourne

The next Veterans Heritage Workshops will be held on 27 and 28 March 2013. These free all-day events are designed to support RSL, community museum and local historical society volunteers to preserve and display objects, photos and other memorabilia. As we approach the Anzac Centenary (2014-18) it is timely for community custodians to strengthen their skills and bring to light the fascinating stories associated with communities’ war-related collections.

The next workshops will be held in Melbourne as follows:

  • Workshop 1: Preparing displays and exhibitions (27 March)
  • Workshop 2: Introduction to Victorian Collections Cataloguing System (28 March)

You can apply to attend one or both workshops. Click here for more information and to download the registration forms.

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7. APT NYC 2013 – call for abstracts

APT NYC 2013
11-15 October 2013
New York, NY

Abstract deadline: 28 February 2012

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for APT NYC 2013, taking place in Times Square from 11-15 October 2013.

New York City has been a worldwide destination for centuries, which has forged a unique urban, cultural heritage. From a preservation standpoint, NYC has recently exceeded its peak 1970s population after decades of decline. Both expanding and shrinking cities present new challenges that require preservationists to think broadly and collaboratively, themes that will be highlighted at APT NYC 2013.

APT’s annual conference is itself a melting pot of ideas and best practices from many disciplines. Abstract submissions are welcomed from architects, engineers, academics, conservators, consultants, planners, curators, landscape architects, developers, contractors, historians and students directly involved in the application of methods and materials to maintain, conserve, and protect historic structures and sites for future use and appreciation.

To review the four Conference tracks or to submit an abstract before 28 February, visit the conference website. 

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8. Museums Australia National Conference 2013 – registration open

Museums Australia National Conference 2013 (MA2013)
How museums work: people, industry and nation
17 – 20 May 2013
Canberra, Australia

Take advantage of the early bird pricing and register now at the conference website.

Through a vibrant program of talks and innovative curated sessions the conference will explore some of the challenges facing the industry today such as the changing nature of work within museums, the joys and pitfalls of working collaboratively and preparing the next generation of museum and gallery professionals.

Delegates will be able to choose from over 30 parallel sessions, hear leading thinkers reflect on the conference theme How museums work, attend a range of social events including visits to some of the world-class institutions Canberra has to offer, sample new museum products and technologies and connect with colleagues from around Australia.

MA2013 promises to be one of the professional development highlights in 2013 and is not to be missed.

As part of the conference, we are planing some exciting tours and excursions around the Nation’s capital. We would appreciate your thoughts on how, where and when you would like these tours to be run. It would be greatly appreciated if you could complete our survey on this topic, by clicking here.

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9. Docomomo US National Symposium 2013

Docomomo US National Symposium 2013
Modern Matters
18 – 20 April 2013
Sarasota, Florida 

Docomomo US, Docomomo US/Florida and the University of Florida’s Historic Preservation Program are pleased to announce the Docomomo US National Symposium 2013: Modern Matters taking place at Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, Florida from April 18-20 2013. The National Symposium features presentations by Docomomo US chapters, as well as selected individuals, regarding their experiences and efforts around the country. The multiple-day event includes a keynote address and tours of Sarasota’s significant post-war architecture.

For further information, visit the symposium website.

* DOCOMOMO = Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement

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10. A Passion for Plants – the life of Alexander Macleay, an illustrated talk by Derelie Cherry

A Passion for Plants – the life of Alexander Macleay
Wednesday 13 February
6pm for 7pm – 8.30pm

Described by his eldest daughter, Fanny, as the ‘Lion of Sydney’, Alexander Macleay’s garden of 54 acres at Elizabeth Bay was the finest in colonial New South Wales. Next February join Australia Garden History Society (AGHS) member, Derelie Cherry, author of Alexander Macleay – from Scotland to Sydney as she traces the life of this fascinating Scottish gentleman. Described by Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Stephen Garton as “a path breaking piece of forensic research…our knowledge of colonial New South Wales is much enhanced”.

Dismissed from public office by Governor Bourke in 1836 amidst bitter intrigue, Alexander Macleay’s life was filled with adventure, romance (especially his children’s), a passion for natural history and financial problems which ultimately resulted in personal calamity. Yet the Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney and Macleay Street in Kings Cross remind us of the significance of Alexander Macleay, whilst the Botanic Gardens, State Library, Australian Museum and Australian Club are just a few of our early institutions that benefitted from his active involvement.

Do not miss what promises to be a very interesting evening.

Venue: Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill
Cost: AGHS members, $20; Non-members, $30; includes light refreshments. Bookings essential.

Bookings and enquiries for the above event can be emailed to Jeanne.

PLEASE NOTE: Bookings must be made before payment. Payment confirms Booking. Payments for all events must be made prior to the event by either:

  • cheque to Australian Garden History Society and mailed to: Jeanne Villani, Waterfall Cottage, 90 Cabbage Tree Road, Bayview, 2104
  • bank transfer to: Australian Garden History Society, Sydney & Northern NSW Branch, ANZ Bank, Centrepoint Branch. BSB 012 040; Account 1017 62565

Payment must include your name and the function you are booking for.

Refunds for cancellations will not be made if less than 48 hours notice is given.

The book Alexander Macleay – from Scotland to Sydney is available at a discount to AGHS members – order online

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11. News from The Best in Heritage 2013

The Best in Heritage 2013
19 – 21 September
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Under Special patronage of ICOM and celebrating the 50th anniversary of our partner EUROPA NOSTRA !

  • Due to our decision to expand and innovate the conference with Global Heritage Forum, we have decided to shift the original conference dates to 19- 21 September. Twenty-four projects awarded in the past year will present themselves in Dubrovnik as examples of professional excellence. So far, projects from China, Egypt, Russian Federation, Germany, Portugal and United Kingdom have confirmed their participation. Draft of the program is available here. In the following newsletters we will keep you up-to-date with freshest information about featured projects and more news.
  • With International National Trusts Organisation as the founding global partner, and Europa Nostra as the founding European partner and host, we announce the launch of the “Global Heritage Forum”, to take place at this year’s event. The aim of this Forum is to bring together senior representatives of global and European heritage organisations, some of which are already our partners and patrons, enabling them to discuss a “Global Agenda for Heritage”. This “top level, low key” informal meeting on global strategy and action with regard to heritage is intended to become a regular feature at our annual conference.
  • New videos are available on The Best in Heritage YouTube channel, including the video of best formal presentation, as voted by our audience in 2012 – Dragodid project from Croatia, laureate of EU prize for cultural heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2011. Others are Kizhi State Open Air Museum from Russia and New Acropolis Museum from Greece. Subscribe to our channel to receive information on the freshest videos. Upcoming presentations include: The Intan from Singapore, Antwerp Central Station project from Belgium, Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine and many more.

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12. Update on the International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era

Volume 2 no 1 is nearly ready to go to press. The (peer-reviewed) papers for this issue are:

  • ‘An enhanced distributed Repository for working with 3D Assets in Cultural Heritage’
  • ‘Automated Generation of an Historic 4D City Model of Hamburg and its Visualisation with the GE Engine’
  • ‘Identity Card of Cultural Heritage: How to Collect and Organize Data’
  • ‘Flame Detection for Video-Based Early Fire Warning for the Protection of Cultural Heritage’
  • ‘Mapping of defect structural micro-morphology in the documentation of conservation approaches’
  • ‘Process Modelling and Photogrammetric Production for Structural Investigations Concerning to the Collapse of Palazzo Edilizia in Salerno (Italy)’
  • ‘Surveying Masonry Structures by Semantically Enriched 2.5D Textures: a new approach’
  • ‘Macedonia from Fragments to Pixels: A permanent exhibition of interactive systems at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki’
  • ‘Adaptive Augmented Reality for Cultural Heritage: ARtSENSE project’
  • ‘Modeling the Past: Digital Technologies and Excavations in Polis, Cyprus’

The contents and abstracts of all papers published in Volume 1, 2012 are available by clicking here. As a gift to the heritage research community, Volume 1 Number 1 is completely free, all the papers are Open Access. The Proceedings of EUROMED 2012 – Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation are also freely available from the same webpage.

The journal is seeking contributions and subscribers. For enquiries about publishing articles in this peer-reviewed journal, contact the editor, Marinos Ioannides, via email. More information about the journal’s editorial board and its aims is at the Multi-Science Publishing website.

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13. France to ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

France will ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in the very near future. There was a long debate in France and lengthy negotiations with all relevant ministries but finally the Convention will be ratified with the unanimous approval of all departments involved. France will act as a state party for the fourth session of the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention.

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14. CAA2013 Perth conference: “Across Space and Time” – early bird registration closes soon!

CAA2013 PERTH “Across Space and Time”
University Club of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
25 – 28 March 2013

Registration for the CAA 2013 Conference is now OPEN.

Early Bird registration closes 7 February 2013 (11:59pm GMT). Online registration closes 24 March 2012 (11:59pm GMT).

For more information about registration and fees visit the Registration webpage.

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15. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available

To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.

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16. Call for Nominations for the National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List

The Hon Tony Burke MP, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities invites people to nominate places for inclusion in the National Heritage List or in the Commonwealth Heritage List for the assessment period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

Nominations must be received by the Department by 8 March 2013. Click here for further information.

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17. 2014 World Monuments Watch nominations now invited

Deadline for nominations is 1 March 2013.

Every two years, World Monuments Fund (WMF) accepts new nominations to the World Monuments Watch. Nearly 700 sites on all seven continents have been included in the nine Watch cycles since 1996. Watch listing provides an opportunity for sites and their nominators to raise public awareness, foster local participation, advance innovation and collaboration, and demonstrate effective solutions. The announcement of the 2012 Watch was covered by 1000 news outlets in 65 countries, with circulation to over 700 million people worldwide. By capitalizing on the attention raised by Watch listing, local entities have leveraged support for Watch sites totaling over $180 million. WMF has contributed an additional $90 million toward projects at Watch sites in more than 80 countries.

The World Monuments Watch calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change. From archaeological sites to iconic architecture, cultural landscapes to historic urban centers, the Watch identifies places of significance in need of timely action.

Nominating a site to the Watch is a two-part process. Click here to submit an initial inquiry, after which a username and password will be provided to access the secure Online Nomination Form.

Information about the 2014 World Monuments Watch can be found at the World Monuments Fund website.

Questions about the nomination process should be emailed to World Monuments Fund.

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18. SITUATION VACANT Tenders for the White Hills & East Bendigo Heritage Study

Tenders closing at 3pm AEDT on Tuesday 19 February 2013 are invited for White Hills & East Bendigo Heritage Study.

Enquirie: contact Paul Sherwood, Contract Coordinator, on (03) 5434 6462.

Tender information and downloads can be accessed by clicking here, then follow the link to the City of Greater Bendigo Tenderlink website.

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19. SITUATION VACANT EOI to review/update CMP for Ballarat Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour, City of Ballarat

The City of Ballarat is seeking expressions of interest to undertake a review and update of the Ballarat Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Management Strategy Plan 1997 (CMP).

Ballarat’s state listed Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour is a living memorial to the 3,771 people from the Ballarat area that enlisted for active service in the First World War. The Avenue was conceived in 1917 and between June of that year and August 1919 a tree was planted for each of these service personnel by the local community using funds they raised themselves. Since this time the community has continued to drive the conservation and management of this significant and highly recognised icon. The Avenue is a 22km long heritage landscape that is a type of war memorial unique to Australia which reflects a local, state, national and global story.

The current management strategy plan developed for the Avenue was adopted in February 1997. In the following fifteen years several changes have occurred which have impacted on the relevance and accuracy of aspects of this document and the issues affecting the site. In addition this significant heritage icon faces many challenges into the future which, among other things, requires the investigation of a broader range of values associated with this place. Given this situation Council is seeking expressions of interest from qualified experts to undertake the development of an updated Conservation Management Plan (CMP) that reflects current heritage processes and formats to ensure the continued protection of the Avenue as well as improve the interpretation of its significance and value to the community, state and nation. (Please note, a Strategic Asset Management Plan and design guidelines for the Ballarat West development/Avenue of Honour interface have recently been completed which will also support this work).

If you would like to receive further information please contact Susan Fayad, Coordinator Heritage, City of Ballarat via email or on (03) 5320 5677. Please note that applications for this opportunity are scheduled to close around mid-February.

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20. SITUATION VACANT Curator, Petrie Museum, University College London

Duties and Responsibilities

The Petrie Museum is one of the most respected collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It holds an estimated 80,000 objects which illustrate life in the Nile Valley from prehistory (5000 BC) through to the emergence of Islam (7th century AD).

The curator will have a lead role in the care and administration of the collection by ensuring it is properly documented and housed, managing the strategy for updating and maintaining the collections database, and managing the internal and external loans program.

Key Requirements

The Petrie Museum seeks a highly motivated person with extensive knowledge of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology who has a passion for using collections to engage audiences of all types. The ideal candidate will have the ability to interpret and use the collection for a range of needs, be they academic research, university teaching, informal adult education workshops, or schools sessions.

The successful candidate will have a graduate degree in Egyptian archaeology, Egyptology or Arab world archaeology

This is not an academic role within the UCL organisational structure and thus there are no individual research or publication requirements associated with this position.

Application deadline – 15 February 2013

For further information and to download a position description, click here.

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21. SITUATION VACANT Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart

Research Associate for the ARC Funded MONA Project (Level A)

Applications are invited for appointment to this part time [50%) position, which will be offered on a contractual basis for three years, with the successful appointee being required to take up duty at or near the beginning of Semester 1, 2013.

This is a multi-method research position attached to the ARC Funded Linkage Project: Towards A Bilbao Effect: MONA and the Social and Cultural Coordinates of Urban Regeneration Through Arts Tourism located in the Sociology Programme in the School of Social Sciences, Hobart.

Applicants with a PhD (or a near completed PhD) and experience in the fields of cultural studies, social anthropology, sociology, tourist studies, museum studies, geography, economics, planning or social policy are encouraged to apply.

The appointment salary will be within the Academic Level A scale depending on experience and qualifications.

For further information about the position please contact the Professor Adrian Franklin, on telephone (03) 6226 7241 or email Adrian.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 13 February 2013.

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