Lecturer in Remote Health

JR Lecturer in Remote Health (Allied Health)

• 2 Year Contract | Full-Time | Start early 2026
• Academic Level B | $113,211 - $133,974 p.a.
• Location: Katherine / Jawoyn, Dagoman and Wardaman Country
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About the Role

The Lecturer, specialising in Remote and Indigenous Health, will facilitate research and educational programs aimed at preparing a health workforce for the unique challenges of remote and Indigenous health care. The role involves teaching, academic administration, contributing to evidence-based research, and engaging with the local and professional communities in alignment with Flinders University's social accountability goals.

Key duties include contributing to allied health workforce programs, supporting health professional students on placement, and conducting research in rural health and workforce development. The incumbent will collaborate with UDRH program coordinators and health education teams across South Australia and the NT, fostering partnerships within Flinders University and external organisations. They will also provide guidance to research support staff and casual academics, ensuring alignment with University policies and standards.

About You

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Completion of a PhD in Health, or equivalent qualifications or evidence of professional standing, reputation and qualifications demonstrated to be of an equivalent standard in the discipline area
• Demonstrated evidence of or capacity to undertake high quality teaching in a tertiary environment, including involvement in topic coordination and curriculum design
• A strong research track record (for career stage) in an area aligned with research strengths including evidence of quality publications and attraction of external competitive grant
• Sound knowledge of the issues surrounding rural and remote health practice in Australia, including contemporary population health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
• Demonstrated experience or capability to engage with e-learning platforms for teaching purposes
• A current driver's license is essential for this position.

Rural and Remote Health Roles

If you are interested in this balanced Teaching and Research Role and are open to relocate to Katherine from the Darwin area, this will be considered as a component of the recruitment process.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• 6 Weeks Annual Leave (NT Only)

About Flinders Rural and Remote Health NT

At Flinders Rural and Remote Health NT, our aim is to be a hub for innovative health research, education, and workforce development across the Northern Territory. We engage with students, community, and stakeholders to provide critical programs, such as the Northern Territory Medical Program, Paramedicine, Rural Clinical School, and the University Department of Rural Health.

Our postgraduate education pathways (Remote Health Practice program), provides workforce development through Indigenous health and clinical skills training, and we have a community driven research program led by researchers committed to improving health outcomes. We work alongside Poche SA+NT focussing on Indigenous leadership capacity development and developing the Indigenous health workforce. All activities are driven by our values which focus on the long-term and short-term needs of the NT community.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
• Staff working in a health care setting are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID in line with the NT Health policy.
• Northern Territory Government legislation (the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007) now requires all individuals in child related employment or whose duties involve, or are likely to involve, contact with a child, to hold a valid 'Working with Children Clearance' (Ochre Card). This position involves child related work and is assessed as requiring a Working with Children Clearance/Ochre Card.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the website via the job portal:JR Lecturer in Remote Health (Allied Health)
• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Leigh Moore

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.