• Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus or Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus
• Full-time and continuing in the School of Psychology
• Level C $137,971 - $158,654 + 17% Superannuation

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across seven campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

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 Psychology.

About the role:

The Senior Lecturer, Education-focused Academic will lead unit and course teaching teams in our undergraduate psychology programs (please see the Bachelor of Psychological Science for more information) to improve the student learning experience and outcomes. The position will lead growing, increasingly productive, high-quality scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs. The Education-focused Academic will engage in and increasingly develop and lead academic or other collaborations that enable novel and high-quality teaching methodologies in the psychology-discipline area. The position will also be responsible for appointing, managing, and supporting teaching staff with fixed-term contracts.

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.

As a Senior Lecturer, 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 materials (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.
• Lead the development and/or adoption of new innovation in curriculum design within a course and deliver learner-centric, research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery.
• Design collaborative learning opportunities at the course level. Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit and course material and practices.
• Develop effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit and course level. 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.
• Take responsibility for appointing, onboarding, developing, and managing the School’s teaching and learning focused academics.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• PhD is Psychology. 
• Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning.
• Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in undergraduate psychology programs, including innovative curriculum design and research supervision.
• Evidence of leadership in scholarly learning and teaching in undergraduate and/or post graduate programs, including innovative curriculum design and education development.
• University wide reputation in the scholarship of learning and teaching underpinned by publications in quality journals and/or conference presentations and/or success in obtaining funding for education innovation.
• Positive engagement with research, community, industry and government to enhance the national standing of the discipline.

Here's how to apply:

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.

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 Dr Stefanie Sharman (Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning), School of Psychology) stefanie.sharman@deakin.edu.au

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

 PD-Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Education-focused.pdf

Applications for this position close on Sunday, 9 March 2025 at 11:55pm.

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

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 gende