Victoria University of Wellington: Lecturer in Italian, 1980-1982
James Cook University of North Queensland: Lecturer in Italian, 1983-1985
Flinders University of South Australia: Lecturer in Italian, 1986-1987
University of Western Australia: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor in Italian, 1988-2019
University of Western Australia: Director, Faculty of Arts Multimedia Centre, 1996-1999

I have recently completed a biography of Raffaele Martelli (1811-1880), the first Italian migrant to become a British subject in Western Australia (1860). After a successful career as a seminary professor in his native Ancona, Father Martelli participated in the First War of Italian Independence (1848). He arrived in Western Australia in 1853 and worked here, without ever returning to Italy, until his death in 1880. It is a fascinating story of dedication, humility and courage in his service of his fellow humans. It will be published shortly in English and in Italian.

John Kinder is Emeritus Professor of Italian Studies. He taught at UWA for 33 years. He published on the Italian language among migrants in Australia and New Zealand, on Italian grammar and authored a multimedia history of the Italian language.

He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, a Corresponding Fellow of the Accademia della Crusca, and a Grand Ufficiale of the Order of the Star of Italy.

Head of Section, European Languages and Cultures, Australian Academy of Humanities (2016-2018)

Member of the Italian Ambassador’s National Language Advisory Group, Canberra (2015-present)

Management Committee, Language and Culture Network of Australian Universities (2014-present)

Deputy-Chair, Management Committee, Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (2010-present)