• Located at Deakin Medical School, University Hospital Geelong
• Part-time and continuing in the School of Medicine
• Level C $143,490 - $165,001 + 17% 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 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 Medicine.

About the role:

This position is suited to a person with an emerging record and passion for learning and teaching, a keen interest in contributing to community engagement for teaching and employability.

The Senior Lecturer, Clinical Learning Mentor will teach within the Doctor of Medicine, in addition to broader contributions to the program through scholarship in their area of expertise. The appointee 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.

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

• Make a significant contribution to the moderation and maintenance of academic standards in the MD course including the development of course and unit curricula, teaching and assessment experiences that exemplify Deakin’s curriculum framework
• 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.
• Advise and support the development of students regarding teaching and learning, along with supervising their personal and professional development in a mentor role.
• Make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of Indigenous Health learning and assessment activities, in consultation with the School’s Indigenous Health Professional Education Team

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)

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 Cameron Shaw (Deakin Clinical Education Lead, Geelong-Barwon) on cameron.shaw@deakin.edu.au.

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

 PD - Senior Lecturer, Clinical Learning Mentor (Education-focused), 580110.pdf

Applications for this position close on Thursday 29th January. 

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.