Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Psychiatry and Mental Health)
- Employment Type: Part - time (14 hours a week)
- Duration: Fixed Term until 30 September 2028 (possible extension, funding dependant)
- Remuneration: $127k - $150k base prorated (+17% super, clinical loading, leave loading)
- Work rights: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position.
- Location: UNSW Campus, Kensington (Hybrid working)
UNSW School of Clinical Medicine
The School of Clinical Medicine encompasses all our clinical campuses and disciplines as well as several other affiliated clinical sites. We have four main metropolitan clinical campuses which include our South West Sydney Campus, St George and Sutherland Campuses, the Randwick Campus and St Vincent's Healthcare Campus. Our Rural Campuses include Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a psychiatrist with a strong interest in medical education to work within the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health education team within the School of Clinical Medicine. The successful candidate would support and develop undergraduate psychiatry education within the UNSW medicine course. Alongside a strong team of educators and professional support staff and as part of a vibrant Education Focused academic community at UNSW, the role will involve teaching, mentoring, curriculum design and development, assessment and support of learning and learners across the 6-year medical program and its associated teaching hospitals.
Key skills and experience required:
Level B
- A medical degree, registered to practice in NSW and specialist qualification in Psychiatry
- A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated experience in teaching and learning design, development and delivery at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
- Experience using and/or designing with educational technologies and online delivery methods
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence (e.g. relevant discipline-based curriculum design and development at a variety of levels and scales)
- Demonstrated knowledge of industry or experience of work-integrated learning (desirable)
- Actively stays up to date with discipline knowledge and professional development
Level C (in addition to the above)
- Evidence of professional development of teaching practice in self and others with the ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in learning and teaching
- Demonstrated success in initiating curriculum development and improvement
- Demonstrated ability to interact with the profession and industry and attract funding for learning and teaching initiatives
- Demonstrated experience with industry or work-integrated learning
Full details can be found in the position description.
UNSW Benefits and Culture:
UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:
- Flexible working
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here.
How to apply:
Please click on Apply now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate cover letter addressing the key skills and experience for the role listed in the Position Description.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for. These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:
- Confirmation of Aboriginality documentation
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
Enquiries:
A/Professor Megan Kalucy, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health
E: m.kalucy@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: Sunday 15th March, before 11.30pm Sydney time.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
