• Based at South West Healthcare, Warrnambool
• Part-time (0.65 FTE) and fixed term in the School of Medicine
• Level C $143,490 - $165,001 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university headquartered in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across our campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India, and our vibrant online environment. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

Education-Focused Academic roles are tailored for academics dedicated to student-centred teaching, fostering a passion for teaching excellence and pioneering innovative educational practices. This presents a remarkable opportunity to contribute to shaping and co-designing this new academic career pathway, offering a genuine and meaningful option for those whose strengths lie in teaching and learning.

The Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creativity, social development, and ground-breaking 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 Medicine. 

The Senior Lecturer, Education-focused Academic will make senior level contribution to the student learning experience and outcomes. The position will lead growing, increasingly productive, high-quality scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs. The Education-focused Academic will engage in and increasingly develop and lead academic or other collaborations that enable novel and high-quality teaching methodologies in the Doctor of Medicine program.

The Senior Lecturer will:

• Make a significant contribution to the moderation and maintenance of academic standards in the MD course, and to the development of course and unit curricula, teaching and assessment experiences.
• Integrate creative and/or innovative teaching practices to improve student success and engagement and to support the transition to clinical learning within the MD course, and support the development of readiness for practice skills for entry to the clinical workforce upon graduation from the MD course.
• Provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes, including facilitating academic and/or professional behavioural remediation as required.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, delivery and review of major assessment tasks during the academic year.
• Support the professional development of educational and assessment skills in clinical teachers.

As a Clinical Learning Mentor, Education-focused, you will:

• Lead unit and course teaching teams and work collaboratively with other teaching teams in the faculty to develop effective unit/courses curricula and learning materials (including through course leadership roles).
• Integrate industry, clinical and/or research practice into unit/course design to improve student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.
• Design collaborative learning opportunities at the course level. Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit and course material and practices.
• Make a significant contribution to pedagogy research projects and demonstrate a disciplinary reputation in teaching scholarship and pedagogical research.
• Contribute to the development of community engagement activities at university level and lead the implementation of the University’s community engagement agenda and activities.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning.
• Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.
• Relevant postgraduate degree or Fellowship in a relevant field (or equivalent including significant post-Fellowship experience).
• Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery Degree/Doctor of Medicine (or equivalent).
• Current AHPRA registration.

Here's how to apply:

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 Brendan Condon (Clinical Education Lead) via email on brendan.condon@deakin.edu.au

Position Description:  Level-C-Clinical Learning Mentors-Education-Focused PD 281125 (1).pdf

Applications for this position close on Sunday 4 January at 11:55pm.

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

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.