Associate Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery

• Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus
• Full-time and continuing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery
• Level A $76,985 - $103, % Superannuation 
• Applications are currently being accepted exclusively from our current and former sessional academic cohorts at Deakin. Applicants must have been engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within two years of the advertising date to be eligible to apply. Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be considered at this time.

Who are we?

The Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creativity, social development, and groundbreaking research and discovery. We work closely with industry partners and government bodies to translate discoveries into real-word impact. This role will specifically be working within the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

About the role:

Join a collaborative teaching team to design engaging learning materials and activities that enhance student outcomes. With guidance and mentorship, you'll also contribute to impactful research and scholarship within your discipline. 

As an Associate Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, you will:

• Develop effective learning materials and activities as part of a design team or with guidance from the Unit Chair and demonstrate awareness of ongoing innovation in curriculum design.
• Assist in applying industry, clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.
• Deliver effective teaching practices within unit and suggest approaches to innovate teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.
• Conduct high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs, with mentorship.
• Contribute to Deakin community and its effectiveness via local engagement and citizenship activities.

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 UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design.
• Emerging research and scholarship through publications, and/or exhibitions as appropriate to the discipline.
• Ability to contribute to communities through research.
• Capacity to contribute to teaching, research and administration.

Here's how to apply:

To be eligible to apply, you must currently be a sessional academic at Deakin or have been previously engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within the last two years of the advertising date. To find out if you are eligible to apply, please contact People Connect on or

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 Lauren McTier, Deputy Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning and Deputy Head of, School of Nursing & Midwifery on

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

 PD - Lecturer - Level-A - TR - Burwood - LM

Applications for this position close at 11:55pm on Tuesday 25th of November 2025

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.