Lecturer - Agriculture & Rural Operations

Full time, Continuing Appointment

VET Teaching Focused Academic Level A – annual salary $76,604 – $114,924 pa

Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave

Katherine Rural Campus

Utilise your passion and experience in Agriculture & Rural Operations to teach students at Charles Darwin University (CDU)

About the Position

As the Lecturer – Agriculture & Rural Operations, you will contribute to the TAFE (VET) teaching and assessment programs in campus classrooms/workshops/remote areas and/or the workplace environment, working under the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and VET Quality Framework and to the competency standards of the Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package (AHC). Focusing primarily on the delivery of short courses and face to face training for regional and remote community's and specialised cohorts in the Northern Territory.

About You

To be successful, you will require:

• Possess relevant agriculture or rural operations qualification/s and/or demonstrate relevant supervisory level practical industry work experience in Agriculture and Rural Operations related workplace.
• Current qualification equivalent to a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116 or its successor) and the ability to obtain competencies in additional core units as required.
• Demonstrated experience providing training within a workplace setting or educational institution.
• Experience in researching and developing training tools to meet needs.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills including the ability to communicate in a culturally sensitive manner with internal and external stakeholders to whom English may not be the first language.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team, the ability and flexibility to manage workloads to meet conflicting deadlines, adapt to a changing work environment, while maintaining initiative, teamwork, self-motivation, and discipline.
• Competency with the Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software packages.
• Demonstrated advanced skills with machinery operations, along with related Rural Operations subject areas. (4WD vehicles, Side by Sides, Quad Bikes, Motorbikes, Tractors, Machinery Maintenance, Welding, Chainsaws and Work Health and Safety.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in working and travelling safely in remote areas, including camping out or staying in workers camp accommodations and operating without connectivity in remote and isolated situations.

To view the full position description please click the apply link to be directed to the vacancy on our CDU job site and then click on job attachments.

This position is subject to Charles Darwin University First Nations Priority Recruitment measures, in accordance with s57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT First Nations applicants are strongly encouraged to apply & will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For information on First Nations Priority Recruitment at CDU and how to apply, please visit

Remuneration

Appointment to this role will be at Teaching Focused Academic Level A. The base salary will be in the range of $76,604 to $114,924 per annum. 

The total remuneration package will be in the range of $89,626 to $134,461 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What's in it for you?

• An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
• 17% superannuation
• Up to six weeks of paid annual leave
• Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
• An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
• Work with a University committed to changing people's lives for the better through training, education, and research
• Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
• Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
• Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply

All applications must be received online via the 'apply' button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Samantha Dunwoody on or email

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU's Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on or email

Diversity and Inclusion

At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We're about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neuro-diverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.

You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.

Applications Close: Wednesday 8th October 2025