Lecturer (Level B) for The School of Applied

**Company Description** Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why.**
Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excellence, and the transformative power of education. But what sets us apart is why those things matter and how you’ll achieve them.

**Why?** Griffith brings together exceptional minds like yours from across the globe and from all walks of life. Here, we do incredible work, questioning and challenging, always in the pursuit of excellence.

The School of Applied Psychology currently has 50+ academic staff and multiple research fellows across three campuses (Mount Gravatt, Gold Coast and South Bank), whose teaching and research interests span counselling, suicidology, health services management, and psychology areas encompassing clinical, social, developmental, cognitive, forensic, health, organisational, and experimental domains.

We are seeking a passionate Lecturer for Placements Innovation to work collaboratively with our team on the National Mental Health Pathways to Practice Program Pilot, to expand placement opportunities for students in clinical psychology and professional psychology postgraduate programs, with specific emphasis on mental health and rural and remote placements. This position has a large focus on Service and Engagement as well as Teaching via supervision.

As the Lecturer for Placements Innovation, you will develop and support new placement opportunities for postgraduate psychology students and their supervisors and contribute to teaching, scholarship excellence, and engagement activities within the discipline of Psychology.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

- Identify, generate, support, and evaluate new placements for postgraduate psychology students that meet the project aims.
- Collaborate with the broader project team to meet the project aims.
- Partner with clinical psychology and professional psychology teaching teams and placement coordinators to facilitate integrated learning experiences for students on project placements.
- Foster excellent student experiences, including through the delivery of innovative and effective teaching and learning.
- Support high quality learning and teaching strategies that facilitate improved student retention, employability, and successful outcomes for students.
- Develop meaningful and impactful partnerships with external stakeholders and the broader community to promote and enhance the student experience within the School of Applied Psychology.

This is a fixed term (ending June 2025), part-time (60%) position and can be primarily based at either the Griffith University Gold Coast or Mt Gravatt campus. As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations.

Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

**Salary Range**
The full time equivalent base salary will be BLT Level range $108,298 - $128,608 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $126,708 - $150,471 per annum.
**Qualifications**
To be successful in this role, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated commitment to Psychology. You will also have, but not limited to:

- A doctoral or master qualification in Psychology (or demonstrate significant progress towards the completion of such qualifications).
- Be registered as a psychologist in Australia (AHPRA).
- Hold the necessary qualifications to provide supervision as per the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Have a psychology area of practice endorsement (highly regarded)

In addition to the above, you will be able to demonstrate:

- Expertise in supervision of provisionally registered psychologists.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and a readiness to contribute to the School’s success.

**Additional Information**
At Griffith, we’re committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all - whoever you are and wherever you’re from. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. For more information please visit our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page. Griffith University also maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy against all forms of modern slavery. For more information, please refer to Griffith’s Modern Slavery Policy.
- A covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (please refer to the qualifications above and the position description)
- Current curriculum vitae/resume including full contact details

**_ Applicants must have unrestricted working rights. Sponsorship is not available for this positio