Lecturer

**Job no**: 533792

**Work type**: Full-time

**Location**: Geelong - Waurn Ponds

**Categories**: Health, Science
- Based at our Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus
- Full-time and fixed term until 31st December 2026
- AC_B - ($104,619.00 - $123,739.00) + 17% Superannuation

Founded in 1974, Deakin is a public university in Victoria with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and the online Campus. We are a progressive and open-minded university, with the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities.

This position is located within the undergraduate major pathways in the undergraduate courses the Bachelor of Health Science (H300) and the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (S323). The Lecturer will be required to teach in the infection and immunity/medical biotechnology area of Medical Sciences as well as undertake research, publish, and attract funding within the broad area of health and medical research. The appointee will promote the School and establish and maintain links and partnerships with the academic, industry and professional communities. The appointee will make an independent contribution to the School and Faculty’s teaching, research, program development, and relevant service activities.

**Your key responsibilities will include**:

- Maintaining deep discipline knowledge which is applied to inform unit design
- Leading teaching teams to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources (including through unit leadership roles)
- Adopting new innovation in curriculum design at the unit level including integrating industry, clinical and/or research practice to teaching
- Leading unit teaching teams and working collaboratively with other unit teaching teams in the course
- Contributing to review of units and courses and implementing refinements
- Providing clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes
- Developing effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit level
- Monitoring and adapting assessment practices to improve learning outcomes
- Supporting diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit material and practices
- Designing collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level
- Supporting the development of junior colleagues
- Contributing effectively to culture of educational excellence and engaging collaboratively with peers
- Completing Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching
- Building teaching and learning capability related to discipline or pedagogy
- Engaging collaboratively to develop novel and high-quality research activities
- Ensuring impact of academic activity in the field and the community
- Provide effective mentoring to HDR students to support professional and career development and employability

***Key selection criteria for this role**:

- PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
- 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 community engagement for research and teaching
- Capacity to contribute to leadership of teaching, research and/or administration
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues

**Applications for this position close on 12**th** February 2023.**
- Successful applicants will need to comply with vaccination mandates imposed by the relevant state/territory government. Applicants who attend third-party sites to undertake University activities will also be required to comply with any other directions or requirements in place at the third-party location._

**SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS**
- Frequent/Regular/Infrequent travel will be required describe further (e.g., interstate or overseas travel is required or regular travel within Victoria, not including between campuses)
- Drivers Licence
- Working with Children Check (refer to Recruitment Procedure)

**Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.**

**Are You Ready?**

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

**Advertised**: 30 Jan 2023 AUS Eastern