• Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus
• Full-time and continuing, commencing mid June in the School of Nursing and Midwifery
• Level B $108,804 - $128,689 or Level C $137,971 - $158,654 + 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 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.

Who are we?

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 Nursing and Midwifery

About the role:

We are seeking a Lecturer, Nursing (level B) or a Senior Lecturer, Nursing (level C) with excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues.

The incumbent will be responsible for leading the Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education as Course Director for a period of time as determined by the Dean.

As a Lecturer, Nursing you will:

• Lead unit teaching teams in UG and/or PG programs to deliver unit learning outcomes and continuously improve the student learning experience and outcomes
• Initiate, design and conduct productive, high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs in their discipline area
• Engage collaboratively to develop novel research outcomes.
• Maintain deep discipline knowledge which is applied to inform course and unit design.
• Build a national reputation, based on a growing, focused body of work recognised for quality, excellence and impact and a growing track record of timely delivery of outcomes for industry partners

To be successful you’ll have:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a registered nurse.
• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience in Diabetes education.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design
• Emerging reputation in research and scholarship through publications and/or exhibitions and/or success in obtaining external research funding.
• Ability to contribute to communities through research.

As a Senior Lecturer, Nursing you will:

• Lead unit and course teaching teams in UG and/or PG programs to improve the student learning experience and outcomes.
• Lead growing, increasingly productive, high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs
• Integrate industry, clinical and/or research practice into unit/course design and lead  development and/or adoption of new innovation in curriculum design
• Make significant contribution to seeking funding for research and creative activities, including applications for external competitive funding, external funding for commercialization and other activities

To be successful you’ll have:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a registered nurse.
• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or advanced qualifications and experience in Diabetes education.
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design and research supervision.
• Nationally recognised research reputation underpinned by publications in quality journals, and exhibitions where relevant to the discipline.
• Positive engagement with research, community, industry and government to enhance the national standing of the discipline.

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 People Connect on +61 3 5247 9999 or peopleconnect@deakin.edu.au

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the corresponding Level B or Level C Key Selection Criteria within the attached position descriptions.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Professor Lauren McTier, Deputy Head of School, Nursing and Midwifery on lauren.mctier@deakin.edu.au

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

 Lecturer, Nursing (Level B) 570993.pdf

 Senior Lecturer, Nursing (Level C) 570993.pdf

Applications for this position at 11.55pm on Thursday the 17th of April

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.