Lecturer Or Senior Lecturer

Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Education Focused), Indigenous Health Advocacy

Job No. :

Location : Clayton campus

Employment Type : Full-time

Duration : Continuing appointment

Remuneration : $118,974 - $141,283 pa Level B / $145,740 - $168,049 pa Level C (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Make a difference and improve healthcare equity for Indigenous peoples

The Opportunity

Gukwonderuk Indigenous Health Workforces Centre is Monash University's dedicated centre for advancing Indigenous health equity through culturally informed education, community engagement, and research. Named after a respected medicinal Gukwonderuk (Wotjobaluk), the Centre's vision is to create healthcare workforces that can meet the health and wellbeing needs of Indigenous peoples.

Its initiatives include delivering the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework, supporting Indigenous students, and leading programs like Hands on Health to inspire the next generation of Indigenous healthcare leaders.

Monash University's Gukwonderuk Indigenous Health Workforces Centre seeks a passionate Lecturer / Senior Lecturer educator and Indigenous ally to lead transformative curriculum design and champion culturally informed teaching across the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to systemic change in Indigenous health equity through education. Whether you identify as Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander, or bring a sustained commitment to critical Indigenous allyship, your leadership will help shape the future of healthcare delivery for Indigenous communities.

Key Responsibilities Include :

1. Designing and delivering innovative curriculum aligned with accreditation and professional standards
2. Building educator capacity in critical allyship and consciousness building
3. Leading educational scholarship and contributing to curriculum review and design
4. Mentoring academic colleagues and contributing to cross-faculty teaching initiatives
5. Publishing educational research and presenting at national conferences

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We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That's why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have policies to enable staff to balance work and personal commitments, including support for parents.

To Apply

For application instructions, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

In your application, please respond to:

1. How have you demonstrated a strong understanding of Indigenous health equity and critical allyship in your teaching or professional practice?
2. Describe your experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and how this has informed your approach to education.
3. What evidence can you provide of your leadership in curriculum innovation or educational scholarship?

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need reasonable adjustments, please contact us at the email provided in the application details.

Your employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and background checks as required by the University.

Enquiries : Professor Karen Adams, Director of Gukwonderuk, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, +61

Position Description : Lecturer - Indigenous Health Advocacy / Senior Lecturer - Indigenous Health Advocacy

Applications Close : Sunday 5 October 2025, 11:55 pm AEST