Lecturer, Psychology

• Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed term until June 2026

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university headquartered in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across our campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India, and our vibrant online environment. 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.

The Lecturer in Psychology will lead unit teaching teams in undergraduate programs, focusing on cross-cultural and indigenous psychology to deliver unit learning outcomes and continuously improve the student learning experience and outcomes. The lecturer will chair the second-year elective unit in cross-cultural and indigenous psychology, deliver online lectures, and deliver online and face-to-face seminars. The position will be responsible for managing staff within the unit that have teaching and marking responsibilities.

As a Lecturer in Psychology, you will:

• Lead unit teaching teams and work collaboratively with other unit teaching teams in the course to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources (including through unit leadership roles). Contribute to the review of units and courses and implement refinements.
• Adopt innovation in curriculum design at the unit level and deliver learner-centric, research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery.
• Design collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level. Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit material and practices.
• Develop effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit level. Provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes. Monitor and adapt assessment practices to improve learning outcomes.
• Assist in integrating new pedagogical research across all aspects of education. Advance knowledge within their specific fields/areas of teaching, scholarship and pedagogical research activity.
• Contribute to discipline-based educational or pedagogy research projects and demonstrate an emerging reputation in teaching scholarship and pedagogical research.

To be successful, you'll have:

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in undergraduate programs, including innovative curriculum design.
• Emerging reputation in research and scholarship through publications and/or exhibitions and/or success in obtaining external research funding.
• Capacity to contribute to leadership of research and administration.

Here's how to apply:

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Stefanie Sharman, Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning) on

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

PD - Lecturer, Psychology

Applications for this position close on Tuesday 23rd September at 11:55pm.

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.

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.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.