Casual Lecturers

Join a university that’s transforming tomorrow, today
- Deliver education and research differently
- Base yourself at our Gold Coast or Lismore campus

**About us**:
Southern Cross University is a young, dynamic and rising institution of excellence committed to transforming tomorrow. Our game changing new education model brings a deeper learning experience, improving individual student outcomes and quality of life.

Working at Southern Cross University combines a rare combination of being surrounded by ambitious students, amazing and dedicated colleagues and an environment of stunning natural beauty. We are leaders in our communities in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Coffs Harbour and the Gold Coast and pride ourselves on helping shape a better tomorrow.

**About the opportunity**:
The National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) is forging new frontiers in naturopathic medicine, lifestyle medicine, and integrative medicine, through pioneering research, robust clinical trials and leading academic courses.

An initiative of Southern Cross University, the NCNM is actively strengthening the evidence base for naturopathy by conducting rigorous, relevant research. NCNM is also upskilling current and future naturopaths to conduct research, scrutinise the evidence, and advocate for patients and the profession. It is our mission to empower patients and improve health by facilitating access to the best of integrative and conventional therapies. We are committed to educating healthcare professionals and delivering research outcomes which provide life-changing solutions for patient care.

The NCNM is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified educators to be part of a casual pool for teaching massage and mind-body medicine in the Centre’s Bachelor of Health Science (Health and Lifestyle). The duties of the casual teaching staff may include:

- Classroom teaching, including lectures, tutorials, workshops or intensive classes
- Online teaching including online lectures, tutorials and discussion forums
- Marking and moderation
- Curriculum and resource development

**About you**:
You will be a passionate and qualified naturopath or massage therapist with prior teaching experience preferably within naturopathic medicine. Ideally, you will have:

- A postgraduate degree or extensive experience in the relevant field and/or higher education including a Diploma of Remedial Massage;
- A minimum of 5 years clinical experience as a massage therapist and Association membership as a massage therapist;
- Knowledge of teaching technologies; and
- Ability to contribute to a positive learning environment focused on engagement and outcomes.

Applicants who demonstrate the following will be viewed favourably:

- Experience in the design, development, implementation and/or evaluation curriculum;
- Experience in clinical supervising, case-based and inquiry-based learning approaches; and

**Salary and benefits**:
We have opportunities based at our Gold Coast and Lismore campuses.

Casual academic staff are remunerated according to the category of their duties, as detailed in SCU’s Enterprise Agreement. The casual rates of pay can be found here.

Hours can vary and are largely dependent on enrolment numbers.

Find out more about working at SCU by visiting Why Work at SCU.

**Application requirements**:
To express interest, please upload your CV and cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ selection criteria, outlining your suitability for this position and stipulating your preferred work location (Gold Coast, Lismore or Online).

Applicants must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident or currently hold a visa with ongoing work rights in Australia. Employer visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Applicants will be contacted when suitable opportunities arise.

**Further Information**:
For more information about the role, please contact:
Name: Rebecca Redmond, Course Coordinator
- Southern Cross University is committed to diversity and social inclusion and aims to ensure equality in the recruitment of our staff. Applications are supported and encouraged by those that bring diversity to the University. _

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