Sessional Lecturer

James Cook University Brisbane is a campus of James Cook University operated in partnership with Russo Higher Education Pty Ltd. Our Queen Street Campus offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a range of disciplines to international full fee paying students from a range of countries. We prioritise teaching excellence and student engagement.

JCU Brisbane has forged a reputation for making students job-ready in IT, data science, business, education, and tourism. According to the 2023 Good Universities Guide, JCU is number one in Queensland for graduate starting salary and full-time employment outcomes for graduates. The Brisbane campus began operations in 2006 and is one of the four campuses of JCU.
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Accounting
- Business/Management/Leadership (including specific teaching areas such as Marketing; Economics; Sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Law).
- Project management
- IT
- Education
- Engineering

Sessional workloads may include face to face and online lectures, workshops, student consultation, marking and assessment activities with classes timetabled across the days and evenings. To be considered for academic employment and to be successful, you must possess:

- A Ph.D. or a Masters degree plus experience in industry practice.
- Demonstrated capacity and experience in university teaching.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a collegial manner and contribute to the positive culture and aspirations of both the JCU Colleges and the Brisbane campus, including collaborating with other staff, and liaison with industry partners.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct and publish quality research, with evidence of high-quality papers in national and international conferences or journals; or experience in industry practice that involves original applied research (desirable).

We embrace the diversity of our people and flexible working arrangements to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we serve.

To be eligible for this position you must have an appropriate visa to work in Australia/New Zealand.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.