Lecturer in Health Sciences

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time

• Academic Level B | $113,211 - $133,974 p.a.

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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Flinders University's Strategic Plan Making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda

The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and section 65 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA). The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. The successful candidate will be required to provide Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

About the Role

As a leader within the health education sector, Flinders University is seeking a Lecturer to join our team of talented academics within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

As a balanced academic, you will contribute to high-quality and innovative research and evaluation. This involves collaboration and participating in cross-disciplinary research activity as well as exploring new partnerships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

The Lecturer is also responsible for the delivery of topics across the suite of undergraduate and/or postgraduate topics/courses. You will play a role in the development of teaching materials, delivery of lectures/tutorials, examinations, and placement education. You will also be responsible for:

• Planning and delivering ethical, high quality and innovative research through activities such as quality publications, external grant acquisitions, scholarship and presentations that align with the College's areas of research strengths.

• Delivering inspiring and innovative teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience and support students with academic and/or other challenges impeding their academic progress.

• Focusing and contributing to supervision of research student programs.

Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural SA, interstate, and overseas travel, may be required.

For the full list of duties applicable for this position, please view the position description.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.

About You

As the successful candidate, you will be a strong communicator with the ability to maintain effective relationships with staff, students, and industry. You will have a strong understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship and practice.

You will have completed a PhD, or equivalent qualification in a health-related field. You will also demonstrate evidence of research and/or evaluation experience, and exhibit the following:

• Relevant and extensive contemporary experience in health or social care.

• Demonstrated evidence of, or capacity to, undertake high quality teaching in a tertiary environment, including involvement in topic coordination and curriculum design.

• Evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area of strategic research focus for the Caring Futures Institute.

• Experience in coordinating and/or leading the activities of other staff (desirable).

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, including exclusive staff study offers

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

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. You will be eligible to join the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collective, which works to promote a culturally safe workplace for Indigenous staff within the College. You will also be eligible to join the Flinders University First Nations Research Collective, which provides a supportive, reciprocal network to share knowledge, foster collaboration, enhance opportunities, and build capacity for emerging and established Indigenous researchers and higher degree by research students.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

• Information for Indigenous Applicants

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

• The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and section 65 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA). The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. The successful candidate will be required to provide Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description.

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Stuart Ekberg

Certification

National Police Check - Australian Federal Police

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

07 Oct

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.

Flinders. Fearless.

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