University of Sydney embarks on hiring spree in bid to Indigenise and decolonise its curriculum
Australias oldest university is Indigenising and decolonising its curriculum through a series of lucrative roles only available to Aboriginal applicants.
Australias oldest university is Indigenising and decolonising its curriculum through a series of lucrative roles only available to Aboriginal applicants.
The University of Sydney has advertised three highly-paid positions in the last week only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.
This is illustrative of the shift in academic priorities of Australian universities, which have abandoned the pursuit of knowledge for political activism, in this instance under the guise of "decolonisation", Dr Bella dAbrera, director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation program at the Institute of Public Affairs told Sky News.
One of the jobs on offer, with a base salary of $108,557 plus 17 per cent superannuation, is a Senior Education Design Officer who will guide academic staff in designing and implementing projects to Indigenise the curriculum.
The key responsibilities include designing, testing and implementing learning materials that support culturally inclusive education and the development and delivery of training programs that enhance cultural awareness.
The uni is also hiring a Project Officer, with a salary of $99,455 plus 17 per cent superannuation, who will work with team members to build new project plans related to Indigenising Curricula.
As the Project Officer, you will support the Education Manager and Education Designers across a number of initiatives aimed at Indigenising and Decolonising Curricula, the job description states.
The third job is for a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology on a two-day per week contract, which is paying between $150,461 to 173,492 (pro rata), plus 17 per cent super.
The University of Sydney (pictured) has gone on a hiring spree to Indigenise and decolone its courses, with three highly paid jobs advertised in the last week
Dr Bella dAbrera (pictured), director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation program at the Institute of Public Affairs, has slammed the University of Sydney
The successful candidate will primarily work… to support staff to bring together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and clinical knowledges and contribute to the Master of Clinical Psychology teaching program.
The Senior Lecturer will also contribute to undergraduate teaching and efforts to Indigenise the undergraduate curriculum.
The hiring spree has come despite reports that seven Australian universities are at risk of losing around $600million in US-funded research grants due to President Donald Trump targeting Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
The University of Sydney has strongly defended the new hires.
These roles have been designed to assist our educators when they are developing teaching resources about Indigenous knowledge and cultures where relevant for our curriculum, a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
Dr dAbrera asked why the university felt its existing curriculum was so racist that it needs to be decolonised.
If anything needs decolonising, it is the universities that have been colonised by radical fringe theories such as critical race theory, intersectionality and decolonisation, she said.
Vice Chancellor Mark Scott failed to protect his students from rampant and extreme antisemitism on campus last year, this year he is letting critical race theory take over students education.
Indigenous activist Warren Mundine (pictured), who was a leading No campaigner during the failed Voice referendum, said the universitys new jobs are bizarre and ridiculous
Indigenous activist Warren Mundine, who was a leading No campaigner during the failed Voice referendum, said the universitys new jobs are bizarre and ridiculous.
I thought that universities were about people coming there, challenging, researching, backing their arguments up with empirical evidence, learning, he said.
All these courses have become indoctrination.
The controversial hiring spree follows Australias wokest university scrapping its divisive and mandatory Manawari course that labelled non-Indigenous students visitors and settlers.
The controversial module at Sydneys Macquarie University made headlines when a student claimed she was required to take the class which labelled her a guest in Australia - despite being born and raised here.
The tutor made us all raise our hands and she asked overseas students to put their hands down, then students who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to put their hands down, student Ava told 2GBs Ben Fordham.
The rest of us with our hands still remaining, she basically called us all guests and that we dont belong here in Australia.
Considering I was born here 20 years ago and grown up here my entire life, I just was a bit taken back by it and it didnt sit with me very well.
But after being reported on radio and by Daily Mail Australia, and questions asked by Liberal MPs in the state parliament, the university has axed the module.