Lecturer (Industry / Technical Academic) in Speech

PRIMARY DETAIL

We are seeking an experienced speech pathologist to provide outstanding speech pathology services and high-quality academic teaching.

THE ROLE- Salary Package: Lecturer (Industry / Technical Academic) (Level B), from $110,274 to $130,472 p.a., plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.- Appointment Type: 3-years fixed term, full-time- Location: Macquarie University (Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde)

The Role

We are seeking an experienced speech pathologist to provide outstanding speech pathology services for people with lifelong disabilities and high-quality academic teaching for postgraduate students in the Master of Speech and Language Pathology. In this role, you will provide speech pathology services via the MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic, focusing on clients who are National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. In addition, you will deliver excellent academic teaching to students of the Master of Speech and Language Pathology, focusing on lifelong disability and current issues for speech pathology practice in Australia. This role offers a unique opportunity for an experienced speech pathologist to blend an active client caseload and service provision with academic teaching in an eminent pre-professional speech pathology course.

About You

You will be an experienced speech pathologist who is committed to delivering impactful outcomes for clients with lifelong disabilities affecting communication and/or swallowing. You will have an excellent knowledge about how lifelong disabilities affect communication and/or swallowing, extensive experience implementing aligned evidenced-based speech pathology practice, and a deep understanding of the factors shaping current speech pathology service delivery in Australia. You will be passionate about speech pathology education, and have a sound ability to communicate and discuss best practice with speech pathology students.

You will hold Certified Practising Membership of Speech Pathology Australia. You may also have a PhD or other research qualification relevant for speech pathology practice with lifelong disability.

You will have the ability to conceptualise, discuss, and draw sound conclusions about complex topics, and communicate your reasoning process clearly across all modalities. You will also value the opportunity to creatively link speech pathology practice and speech pathology education. Importantly, you will be able to manage a varied workload effectively.

About Us

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation 59 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we’ve grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community.

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This role is located in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS). FMHHS is ambitiously pushing the boundaries of progressive thinking and challenging what’s possible to solve some of the big issues of our time, both nationally and on a global scale.

The current education suite of FMHHS includes courses in clinical science, physiotherapy, medicine and public health, psychology, cognitive sciences, linguistics, audiology, and speech pathology. FMHHS forms part of MQ Health, which is an integrated academic health sciences enterprise that incorporates Macquarie University Hospital and primary and speciality clinics. FMHHS has active research programs in neurosciences, health systems and patient safety research, cancer medicine, and clinical sciences, amongst others.

FMHHS fosters a values-based culture of innovation and creativity to achieve excellence in teaching and to enhance the research performance of the University. We invest in developing the careers and wellbeing of our students and staff and expect all our leaders to live our values of Caring, Integrity, Teamwork, Ambition, Innovation, and Engagement.

Within FMHHS, the Department of Linguistics hosts the Master of Speech and Language Pathology and the MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic.

The MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic provides a high-quality clinical service to the community and excellent clinical education for students of the Master of Speech and Language Pathology and the Master of Clinical Audiology. The clinic offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and rehabilitative speech pathology and audiology services. Its services help Australians to participate at home, at school, at work, and in social life. The MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic is a registered provider of the NDIS.

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please submit a cover letter and CV demonstrating how you meet the following selection criteria:
Essential criteria- Certified Practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia- Current NSW Driver Licence and access to own transportation- Demonstrated extensive experience with speech pathology assessment and