First Nations Health Education Academic

PRIMARY DETAIL

We are seeking a suitably qualified First Nations academic with a strong teaching and research record in Medical/Health Education.
- Appointment Type: Part-time or full-time, continuing
- Location: Macquarie University (Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde)

The Role

The Macquarie Medical School within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS) is seeking a First Nations academic to lead the continuing development, refinement, coordination and delivery of aspects of teaching and learning related to the history, culture, traditional/ contemporary knowledges and health of First Nations peoples in courses for the Macquarie Medical School - especially the Doctor of Medicine (MD).

This role will also work with colleagues in the School and Faculty to strengthen First Nations education - including but not limited to the Academic Director First Nations Health, FMHHS, other First Nations academics in the School & Faculty, and Walanga Muru.

Areas of focus for this role will include:
- Teaching of First Nations cultural awareness, respect, and cultural responsiveness in interactions with First Nations peoples, under a framework of cultural safety,- Teaching of key aspects of history and culture and their connection to current health issues affecting First Nations peoples,- Strength-based approaches, and communication as important counters to problem-based perspectives of First Nations health and peoples,- Teaching of First Nations perspectives on health and healing, what can be learnt from First Nations approaches- Fostering partnerships and engagement that focus on mutually beneficial relationships which support community-led change & co-design.

A key focus of the role will include the development of connections and partnerships for community engagement and First Nations clinical experiences for students in our medical and health courses.

The role would also support alignment of existing learning and teaching with, and implementation of, Mudang Dali - the University’s First Nations Connected Curriculum Framework. Opportunities for completing higher degree research studies whilst working in the role will be considered.
- About You
- You will be a highly motivated person with a passion for education in First Nations culture, history traditional/ contemporary knowledges and health. You have previous academic experience, and you have worked in health or a health-related role, such as an Aboriginal health worker, an Aboriginal Liaison Officer, an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, or other clinician roles in the field.
- You have experience in developing, teaching and leading aspects of curricula within a higher education setting. You will be able to bring to the role your established personal and professional connections and networks to provide authentic interactions, and to develop clinical education experiences, for our students.
- About Us
- Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus is on Dharug land, and located 15 kilometres from Sydney's city centre, in one of the largest business and technology precincts in the Southern Hemisphere. Macquarie University acknowledges the important contribution of all First Nations peoples to our University, and respects and takes pride in the knowledges of the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.
- The- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

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 Faculty’s current education suite includes courses in clinical science, physiotherapy, medicine, public health, psychology, linguistics, audiology, and speech pathology. The Faculty forms part of MQ Health, an integrated academic health sciences enterprise which incorporates Macquarie University Hospital and primary and speciality clinics. We have active research programs in neurosciences, health systems and patient safety research, cancer medicine, and clinical sciences, amongst others.
- We foster 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.
- Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation in 1964, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community.- Connect with us today

- To Apply- A First Nations person.-
- Postgraduate and/or professional qualifications, qualifications as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, an Aboriginal Liaison Officer, and/or in a health-related field such as medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, or other allied health profession, pu