▷ (23/9/2025) Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Education-focused

Overview

- Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus

- Part-time 0.5 and continuing in the school of discipline

- Level B $113,157 - $133,837 or Level C $137,971 - $158,654+ 17% Superannuation (pro rata, 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 University 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.

We are pleased to offer Deakin’s newest employment classification; the Education-focused Academic. These roles are tailored for academics dedicated to student-centred teaching, fostering a passion for teaching excellence and pioneering innovative educational practices.

We invite applications from current and former sessional academics engaged with Deakin within the past two years. This presents a remarkable opportunity to contribute to shaping and co-designing this new academic career pathway, offering a genuine and meaningful option for those whose strengths lie in teaching and learning.

The Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creativity, social development, and groundbreaking research and discovery. We work closely with industry partners and government bodies to translate discoveries into real-word impact. This role will specifically be working within the School of Psychology.

About the role:

This position is for a Clinical Psychologist or Neuropsychologist who can teach at Masters and Doctoral level clinical psychology programs with a passion for learning and teaching and a keen interest in contributing to community engagement for teaching and employability.

To be a Lecturer in Psychology, Education-focused you will

- Lead unit teams, design inclusive and innovative curricula, assessments, and learning experiences that integrate industry and research practice.

- Provide academic guidance, foster accessible learning environments, and ensure timely, constructive feedback to enhance student success.

- Contribute to pedagogical research, publish findings, and integrate new teaching innovations to improve graduate outcomes and employability.

- Build teaching capability, mentor junior colleagues, and complete formal qualifications like the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching.

- Support strategic initiatives, participate in community engagement, and contribute to professional innovation, especially for those with industry or clinical backgrounds.

To be successful you’ll have

- 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.

- Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues.

- Experience supervising clinical masters and fourth-year research thesis projects.

- Registered psychologist (AHPRA) with an area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology or clinical neuropsychology *Essential

To be a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Education-focused you will

- Lead unit and course teams in designing inclusive, industry-informed, and research-driven curricula, assessments, and learning experiences across diverse delivery modes.

- Provide academic support, enhance student services, and ensure accessible learning environments that foster engagement and achievement.

- Champion educational excellence, mentor colleagues, build teaching capability, and lead moderation and refinement of teaching practices.

- Lead and contribute to discipline-based pedagogical research, publish innovations, and build a national/international reputation in teaching scholarship.

- Drive strategic initiatives, represent the university in professional forums, and lead community engagement and industry-linked educational innovation.

To be successful you’ll have

- PhD in a relevant discipline and/or advanced qualifications and experience in the relevant discipline area.

- Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in PG clinical or professional psychology programs, including innovative curriculum design and research supervision, using different ways of engaging with students (lectures, seminars, workshops, intensives) and different methods of delivery (face-to-face and online).

- Evidence of leadership in scholarly learning and teaching in undergraduate and/or post graduate programs, including innovative curriculum design and education development.

- University wide reputation in the scholarship of learning and teaching underpinned by publications in quality journals and/or conference presentations and/or success in obtaining funding for education innovation.

- Registered psychologist (AHPRA) with an area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology or clinical neuropsychology *Essential

Here/'s how to apply

To be eligible to apply, you must currently be a sessional academic at Deakin or have been previously engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within the last two years of the advertising date. To find out if you are eligible to apply, please contact People Connect on +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, please contact Glenn Melvin, Associate Professor, at glenn.melvin@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position descriptions, please see below:

PD - Lecturer in Psychology, Education-focused.pdf

PD - Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Education-focused.pdf

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on Sunday 28th September.

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 to Deakin and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

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