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Job no: 577511
Work type: Level B - Teaching and Research, Part-time
Location: Geelong - City
Categories: Health

Overview

Based at our Geelong, Waterfront Campus. Part-time (0.8 FTE) and continuing, commencing in February 2026, in the School of Health and Social Development. Level B salary range: $108,804 - $128,689 plus 17% Superannuation (pro rata for part time).

Applications are currently being accepted exclusively from our current and former sessional academic cohorts at Deakin. Applicants must have been engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within two years of the advertising date to be eligible to apply. Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be considered at this time.

About the Faculty and Role

The Faculty of Health is dedicated to teaching, learning, creativity, social development, and research impact. This role will specifically be working within the School of Health and Social Development.

About the role:

The Lecturer, Occupational Therapy will lead unit teaching teams in UG and/or PG programs to continuously improve the student learning experience and deliver unit learning outcomes. The role involves initiating, designing, and conducting high-quality research, scholarship, and creative activities generating impactful outcomes.

Responsibilities

- Engage collaboratively with other unit teaching teams to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources (including through unit leadership roles).

- Contribute to the review of units and courses and implement refinements.

- Assist in applying industry, clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.

- Maintain deep discipline knowledge which is applied to inform unit design.

- Contribute effectively to a culture of educational excellence.

- Support, and may lead, applications for research and creative activities, including applications for external competitive funding and other funding activities.

- Build a national reputation based on a growing, focused body of work recognised for quality, excellence and impact.

Qualifications and Requirements

- PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience.

- Current registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (AHPRA).

- Demonstrated experience in occupational therapy practice.

- 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.

- Knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and contemporary issues related to First Nations Peoples.

Application Process

Who is eligible to apply? You must currently be a sessional academic at Deakin or have been engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within the last two years of the advertising date. For eligibility, contact People Connect at +61 3 5247 9999 or peopleconnect@deakin.edu.au.

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter, and responses to the Key Selection Criteria. For a confidential discussion regarding this role, contact Kirk Reed, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy at k.reed@deakin.edu.au. For a copy of the position description, please see below.

Application Close

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on Monday 20 October.

About Deakin

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are committed to delivering excellence in education, research and innovation, and to building an inclusive, diverse working environment. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations and genders.

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