Dr Jack Tan (he/him)

Teaching areas:  Literature, Creative Writing, Education

Jack has degrees in Education, English Literature and Linguistics from the University of Melbourne and the National University of Singapore. In 2024, he completed his PhD in Education and Creative Writing at RMIT University. In 2025, Jack is Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Education. He is also Adjunct Associate at RMIT School of Media and Communication's non/fictionLab. Jack has lived and worked in the Melbourne residential colleges since 2009. He has tutored extensively for the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Arts and the residential colleges.

Jack is a keen collaborative pianist. At JCH, he performs regularly with student musicians and the JCH Choir. At St Jude’s Anglican Church, he serves as leader and keyboard player for worship bands. Jack holds a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) with distinction in piano performance. 

Prior to his arrival in Melbourne, Jack worked as a piano teacher and classroom teacher in Singapore and Shanghai. Outside academia and music, Jack enjoys visual arts, cafés and bookstores, as well as driving and road trips.