• Based at our Geelong, Waterfront or Warrnambool Campus with teaching on campus at Waterfront required
• Full time and continuing in the School of Health and Social Development, commencing in May 2026
• Level C $143,490 - $165,001 + 17% 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 University 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.

We are pleased to offer Deakin’s newest employment classification; the Education-focused Academic. These roles are tailored for academics dedicated to student-centred teaching, fostering a passion for teaching excellence and pioneering innovative educational practices. We invite applications from current and former sessional academics engaged with Deakin within the past two years. 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 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 Health and Social Development.

About the role:

The Senior Lecturer, Education-focused Academic will provide leadership of the Field Education team in the role of Academic Lead with oversight of relevant units and course teaching teams in both the UG and PG programs to improve the student learning experience and outcomes.

The role will engage in and increasingly develop and lead academic or other collaborations that enable novel and high-quality teaching methodologies in Field Education in the social work discipline.

As a Senior Lecturer in Social Work, 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 material (including through course leadership roles).
• Lead review of units and courses and implement refinements.
• Integrate industry, clinical and/or research practice into unit/course design to improve student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources
• Develop effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit and course level and provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes.
• Lead moderation of assessment tasks at course level and adapt practices to improve learning outcomes
• Provide academic support to students within units and courses and work collaboratively to improve student support services to optimise student outcomes.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• PhD in a relevant discipline (for example, social work) and/or advanced qualifications and experience in the relevant discipline area.
• Demonstrated capacity and passion for leadership and line management of a Field Education team working with academics and professional staff, including planning workloads, recruiting, training and management of field educators and liaison staff.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design and research supervision
• Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning.
• Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.

Special Requirements

• This position can be based either at the Geelong Waterfront or Warrnambool Campus, and will require the incumbent to teach on campus at the Waterfront Campus.
• This position requires the incumbent to hold a current National Police Record Check

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 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 Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Kim Robinson, Associate Professor, Social Work.

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

 PD Senior Lecturer Education-Focused 580197.pdf

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on Tuesday the 3rd of March

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.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations. 

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process.  A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence.  A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.