The job paying a six-figure salary but there’s a catch – so could you qualify?
- Edith Cowan University is advertising for a ‘female only’ engineering lecturer
- Perth position offers salary between $99,043 and $139,228 based on experience
- Only four per cent of ECU’s engineering academics were women as of 2017
A job advertising a six-figure salary comes with one condition: only women will be considered.
Edith Cowan University in Perth is seeking a ‘female only’ lecturer in civil engineering – a field traditionally dominated by men.
The position at the Joondalup campus in the city’s north offers a salary range of between $99,043 and $139,228 depending on experience.
The university is seeking either a Level B lecturer or a Level C senior lecturer who is a woman.
A job advertising a six-figure salary comes with one condition: only women will be considered. Edith Cowan University in Perth is seeking a ‘female only’ lecturer in civil engineering – as recently as 2017, only four per cent of engineering academics at ECU were women, including Dr Ana Vafadar (pictured)
‘ECU is seeking a female academic aspiring to be part of a teaching and research team at a university recognised internationally for its excellent quality of education and research,’ the ad posted on Seek said.
The advertisement hails its membership of a body designed to recruit more women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and touts how it has been recognised by the federal government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an ’employer of choice’.
‘ECU is committed to removing barriers to gender equity in the workplace,’ it said.
The advertisement also explained how its ECU Gender Equality Strategy was ‘working to break down structural and cultural barriers and driving diversity in higher education and research’.
As recently as 2017, only four per cent of engineering academics at ECU were women.
The position at the Joondalup campus in the city’s north offers a salary range of between $99,043 and $139,228 depending on experience. The university is seeking either a Level B lecturer or a Level C senior lecturer who is a woman
The university’s School of Engineering increased that to 12 per cent in December 2019 and ‘continues to participate in university initiatives to improve gender balance in engineering’.
Just in case potential applicants didn’t get the message, a message in bold and in caps said: ‘Please note: This position is open to females only, and open to Australian and international applicants. Relocation and sponsorship is available.’
‘ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society.
‘Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address under representation of specific groups.’
Applications close on November 11.
Edith Cowan University was named after the first woman to win a seat in Parliament in 1921 with a state electorate in Perth.