Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, Nursing

Join to apply for the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, Nursing (Diabetes Education) role at Deakin University.

Location: Based at Geelong Waterfront Campus or Melbourne Burwood Campus with hybrid work arrangements. Employment type: Full-time and continuing. Salary: Level B $117,684 - $139,191 or Level C $143,490 - $165, % Superannuation.

Who are we? Deakin is a cutting-edge public university headquartered in Victoria, with 61,000 students across campuses including Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and online. We're a progressive university delivering high student satisfaction and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities. The Faculty of Health drives innovation in teaching, learning, research and social impact. We're seeking a Senior Lecturer to lead as Course Director for the Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education, leading the unit and course teaching teams in undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

As a Lecturer, Nursing you will:

• Lead unit teaching teams in UG and/or PG programs to deliver unit learning outcomes and continuously improve the student learning experience and outcomes
• Initiate, design and conduct productive, high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs in their discipline area
• Engage collaboratively to develop novel research outcomes
• Maintain deep discipline knowledge which informs course and unit design
• Build a national reputation, based on a growing, focused body of work recognised for quality, excellence and impact and a growing track record of timely delivery of outcomes for industry partners

To be successful you'll have:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a registered nurse
• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience in Diabetes education
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design
• Emerging reputation in research and scholarship through publications and/or exhibitions and/or success in obtaining external research funding
• Ability to contribute to communities through research

As a Senior Lecturer, Nursing you will:

• Lead unit and course teaching teams in UG and/or PG programs to improve the student learning experience and outcomes
• Lead growing, increasingly productive, high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs
• Integrate industry, clinical and/or research practice into unit/course design and lead development and/or adoption of new innovation in curriculum design
• Make significant contribution to seeking funding for research and creative activities, including applications for external competitive funding, external funding for commercialization and other activities

To be successful you'll have:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a registered nurse
• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or advanced qualifications and experience in Diabetes education
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design and research supervision
• Nationally recognised research reputation underpinned by publications in quality journals and exhibitions where relevant to the discipline
• Positive engagement with research, community, industry and government to enhance the national standing of the discipline

How to apply:

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria. For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Professor Lauren McTier (Deputy Head of School of Nursing) at

For a copy of the position descriptions: PD - Lecturer, Diabetes Education (Level B) - ; PD - Senior Lecturer, Diabetes Education (Level C) -

Applications close on Sunday the 14th of September at 11:55pm.

Why work with us? Deakin offers benefits such as flexible working arrangements, generous parental leave, opportunities for ongoing learning and development, and an inclusive culture to support work-life balance.

Are You Ready? Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We value diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and genders.