Associate Teaching Fellow

**Job no**: 567151
**Work type**: Level A - Teaching and Research
**Location**: Geelong - Waurn Ponds
**Categories**: Health
- Based at our Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus
- Part-time, 0.2FTE and Fixed Term, 12 months
- Level A $80,065 - $107,633 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

**Why work with us?**

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

**Who are we?**

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

**As an**Associate Lecturer, you will**:

- Provide best in class clinical optometric care and ocular health outcomes to patients in our public facing optometry practice - Deakin Collaborative Eye Care clinic (DCECC)
- Ensure high quality teaching, observational and coaching experiences to students as part of the DCECC student placement clinics including our Dry Eye Clinic with potential to further develop into Glaucoma Clinic and Contact Lens Clinic by mutual agreement if required.
- Facilitate collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level. Adapt clinical instruction approach, learning material and practices to support diverse learners.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of student support and services and guide students to them where appropriate
- Undertake a commitment to the scholarship of learning and education

**To be successful, you’ll have**:

- Optometry qualification with therapeutic endorsement (e.g. BOptom, MOptom, OD)
- Current registration with the Optometry Board of Australia, enabling the practice of optometry in Australia, AHPRA
- Recent comprehensive clinical practice experience (within the past five years) with proven interest/experience in ocular surface /dry eye disease
- Experience in providing clinical or clinically relevant teaching to optometry students
- Endorsement to prescribe scheduled medicines in Australia
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues

**Here's how to apply**:
Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:
DCECC Clinician Level A - Teaching Focussed Optometry

**Applications for this position close on 27th February 2024**

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

**Advertised**: 13 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 27 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time