Lecturer in Nutrition Science, Professional Practice

Job no: 576186

Work type: Full-time, Level B - Teaching and Research

Location: Melbourne - Burwood

Categories: Health

• Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus
• Full-time and continuing in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
• Level B $108,804 - $128, % Superannuation (pro rata, part time)
• 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 Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.

About the role:

The Lecturer, teaching in the areas of nutritional physiology, diet and disease and/or lifespan nutrition, will lead unit teaching teams in undergraduate and/or postgraduate nutrition programs to deliver unit learning outcomes and continuously improve the student learning experience.

This position will make a significant contribution to placement units across nutrition programs through sourcing and supporting students to source placement opportunities, maintaining and developing connections with placement partners and performing administrative tasks to ensure placement completion.

As a Lecturer in Nutrition Science, Professional Practice you will:

• Assist in applying nutrition industry and research practice into student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.
• Adopt innovation in curriculum design at the unit level and deliver learner-centric, research-informed teaching practices across different levels and modes of delivery.
• Maintain deep nutrition science discipline knowledge which is applied to inform unit design
• Support, and may lead, applications for nutrition science research and creative activities, including applications for external competitive funding, external funding for commercialization and translation activities and other funding demonstrating sustained efforts.
• Build a national reputation, based on a growing, focused body of work recognised for quality, excellence and impact and a growing track record of timely delivery of outcomes for nutrition industry partners.

To be successful, you'll have:

• PhD in nutrition science (or related discipline) and/or other relevant qualifications and experience.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in undergraduate and/or postgraduate nutrition science programs, including innovative curriculum design.
• Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning.
• Emerging reputation in nutrition science research and scholarship through publications and/or exhibitions and/or success in obtaining external research funding.
• Ability to contribute to communities through nutrition science research.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues as well as key external partners and community members.
• Eligible for membership of the Nutrition Society of Australia and status as a Registered Nutritionist and/or the Australian Institute for Food Science and Technology (desirable).

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 Katie Lacy on

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on Friday the 22nd of August

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.

Advertised: 15 Aug 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 22 Aug 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time