• Based at our Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus.
• Part-time (0.8 FTE) and continuing in the School of Medicine.
• Level B $108,804 - $128,689 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time).

Applications are currently being accepted exclusively from our current and former sessional academic cohorts. 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 criterion will not be considered at this time.

Who are we?
The Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creating and social development and fostering cutting-edge research and discovery. The School of Medicine places high emphasis on research that makes a difference and is solution-led. We work closely with industry partners and the government to put findings into practice.

About the role:
The Lecturer, Health Ethics, Law, and Professionalism will lead unit teaching teams in UG and/or PG programs to deliver unit learning outcomes and continuously improve the student learning experience and outcomes within the Research Scholar Program of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) and across new and existing health ethics, law and professionalism units within the MD and other courses. The position will initiate, design and conduct productive, high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs in their discipline area. The Lecturer may lead research activities and is expected to engage collaboratively to develop novel research outcomes. 

As a Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism you will:

• Lead unit teaching teams and work collaboratively with other unit teaching teams in the MD course to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources.
• Design collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level. Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit material and practices.
• Contribute to discipline-based educational or pedagogy research projects and demonstrate an emerging reputation in teaching scholarship and pedagogical research.
• Initiate, design, conduct and may lead intra and inter-disciplinary research collaborations, to enable major breakthroughs in knowledge and understanding and solutions to complex problems.
• Supervise and or examine honours and/or HDR students with timely completions and productive, high-quality outcomes and provide effective mentoring to HDR students to support professional and career development and employability.
  
  

To be successful, you’ll have:

• PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., health ethics, health law, health social sciences).
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, or health professional training, including innovative curriculum design
• Emerging reputation in research and scholarship through publications and/or success in obtaining external research funding.
• Ability to contribute to communities through research.
• Capacity to contribute to leadership of research and administration.
  
  

Special Requirements

• This position may require the incumbent to travel domestically and/or internationally to attend conferences, events and to represent the university.
• This position requires the incumbent to hold a current Working with children Check
• As part of Deakin’s flexible work arrangement, the incumbent will be required to work in a blended pattern with weekly attendance on campus.

Note: The intention of the position description is to provide an outline of scope and responsibilities, at a point in time. Please note, responsibilities may evolve in accordance with organisational needs.

How to apply:
To be eligible to apply, you must currently be or have been engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within two years of the advertising date. To find out if you are eligible to apply, please contact Deakin HELP on +61 3 5247 9999 or peopleconnect@deakin.edu.au

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the selection criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Dominique Martin (Professor in Health Ethics and Professionalism) at dominique.martin@deakin.edu.au.

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Applications for this position close on Thursday 27 November, at 11:55pm

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.