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Lecturer in Medicine 

• Strong understanding of medical sciences, particularly in public health, ethics, and law
• Generous employee benefits, including 17% superannuation, 26 weeks paid parental leave, salary packaging, and professional development opportunities
• Full time or part-time considered/ Fixed Term (Dec 2026) role based in Burnie

About the opportunity

The Rural Clinical School (RCS) is seeking to appoint a Lecturer to deliver high-quality education to medical students studying at the Burnie campus in the North West region of Tasmania.

The position provides the opportunity for the appointee to deliver contemporary, high-quality education to medical students in the foundation years of the Bachelor of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine (BMedScMD) degree with a particular focus on course content relating to public health, ethics and law. The role also extends to involvement in student professional practice projects.

The appointee will report to the Director of the Rural Clinical School and will work with a team of clinical academic staff to deliver medical education aligned with the School of Medicine and the University of Tasmania’s goals of making significant socially accountable contributions to the health and wellbeing of the Tasmanian community.

What you’ll do:

• Make an effective and sustained contribution to the University in achieving its strategic objectives and fulfilling its operational responsibilities.
• Undertake scholarly undergraduate coursework teaching of a high quality.
• Actively seek opportunities for collaboration across health disciplines to support strategic alignment of course and unit content and interprofessional learning.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of productive and effective links inside the University and locally and nationally with the discipline, relevant interdisciplinary domains, profession, industry and/or wider community.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

­What we’re looking for:

• Experience in University-level teaching and learning. 
• Professional experience relating to medical ethics and law and / or public health.
• Experience in project management together with experience and/or qualifications in mixed methods and qualitative research.
• A record of contributing to building and maintaining effective and productive links locally and nationally with the discipline, profession, industry (where relevant) and wider community.

Qualifications and Licences

• Qualifications relevant to medical ethics and law and / or public health

Salary details

Appointment to this role will be at Academic Level B and will have a total remuneration package of up to $150,759 comprising base salary within the range of $110,992 to $128,854 plus 17% superannuation.

How to Apply

• To apply online, please provide your CV and 1-2-page cover letter outlining your interest in the role, skills, capabilities and experience.  You do not need to separately address the success profile criteria
• For further information about this position, please contact Lizzi Shires, Director Rural Clinical School, Lizzi.Shires@utas.edu.au  or 0487 173 709
• Please visit https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
• Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.

 Position Description - 501014 - Lecturer in Medicine.pdf

Applications close Sunday, 27 April 2025, 11.55pm

To be eligible for this position, you are required to have Australian or New Zealand citizenship, permanent residency or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfil the requirements of this role.