Associate Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health

School of Veterinary Science
- Join a university ranked in the
- world’s top 50
- Teaching-focused position at Academic Level A
- Opportunity to develop teaching practice in Veterinary Public Health
- Join our
- Gatton Campus community
- take a
- virtual tour


About UQ’s Gatton Campus

Established over 125 years ago, UQ’s Gatton Campus has a long history - from starting out as a dedicated agricultural institution, to being a field hospital during WWII, and to joining the UQ community in 1990. With this history in mind, we’re proud to have made the

Queensland Commitment

, to break down personal, financial, and geographical barriers facing students to make education opportunities available for all Queenslanders.

These days, our Gatton Campus houses innovative research and teaching facilities in agriculture, animal science, veterinary science and the environment. We’ve partnered with government, industry and donors to invest in major research infrastructure, facilities and technologies, including: the largest

solar research facility

in the Southern Hemisphere, the state of the art

Queensland Animal Sciences Precinct

, and over 1000 hectares of

farms


Additional benefits of joining UQ, as well the Gatton campus specifically, include:

- Genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process
- Access to greater research funding opportunities, including grant writing support and post-fellowship contracts via our
- UQ Amplify initiative
- Recognition of prior service with other Australian universities
- 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
- 17% superannuation contributions
- 25% discount on eligible
- UQ Vets
services
- Access to our $4.1 million
- UQ Sports facility- On campus childcare
, medical clinic, and post office- Free parking
and
- intercampus bus

About This Opportunity

Key responsibilities will include:

- Undertake teaching, facilitation, and examination of undergraduate, honours, and/or postgraduate coursework students in the Veterinary Public Health.
- Contribute to the curriculum by supporting the development of programs offered in the School, including course design, preparation of teaching materials, and assessment.
- Implement pedagogies that are effective for specific student cohorts, including appropriate use of educational technologies.
- Organise facilitators and provide tutorial assistance if necessary.
- Strengthen student engagement and student experience through collaboration and the provision of high-quality service to students, including academic consultation and advice.
- Gather evidence of teaching effectiveness to improve the quality of courses and teaching and engage in professional development to enhance teaching effectiveness.
- Engage in educational collaborations to document and disseminate good teaching practices in the unit.
- Translate your scholarly research findings to benefit of student learning and experience, including, where relevant, commercialisation of UQ IP.
- Contribute to educational partnerships with peers and/or students and/or external partners that result in quality outputs.
- Demonstrate and promote UQ values.

This is a teaching focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s

Criteria for Academic Performance


This is a part-time (50%), fixed-term position for up to 2 years.

At Academic level A, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $74,308.68 - $99,426.59, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $86,941.16 - $116,329.11 annually.

About You
- Evidence of high-quality university teaching skills or contributions to teaching veterinary science and/or veterinary public health under the mentorship of established academics.
- An emerging teaching profile in veterinary science with evidence of impact on student learning.
- An emerging profile of contributing to education research and emerging profile of collaborating on high-quality research in the discipline.
- Participation in activities to develop teaching expertise in the discipline.
- Participation in service activities in the School or the broader University.
- Well-developed communication, interpersonal and consultative skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in teaching and learning.
- A profile of professional expertise that complements and/or supplements the expertise that currently exists within the School and the broader University

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

- Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Ricardo Jorge Soares Magalhaes at

Want to Apply?
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Other Information

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