• Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus
• Fulltime and continuing in the school of Nursing and Midwifery
• Level B $113,157 - $133,837 + 17% Superannuation
• 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 Nursing and Midwifery.

About the role: 

• Lead unit teaching teams and work collaboratively with other unit teaching teams in the course to develop effective unit curricula and learning resources (including through unit leadership roles). Contribute to the review of units and courses and implement refinements.
• Assist in applying industry, clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.
• Adopt innovation in curriculum design at the unit level and deliver learner-centric, research-informed teaching practices across different levels / modes of delivery. Maintain deep discipline knowledge which is applied to inform unit design.
• Design collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level. Support diverse learners by designing accessible and inclusive unit material and practices.
• Develop effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit level. Provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes. Monitor and adapt assessment practices to improve learning outcomes.
• 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 Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery, Education-focused, you will: 

• Assist in integrating new pedagogical research across all aspects of education. Advance knowledge within their specific fields/areas of teaching, scholarship and pedagogical research activity.
• Contribute to discipline-based educational or pedagogy research projects and demonstrate an emerging reputation in teaching scholarship and pedagogical research.
• Assist the implementation of local citizenship activities and contribute to effectiveness as influencer.
• Contribute to the implementation of specific aspects of University’s strategic and Community engagement agenda.
• Provide academic support to students within units and guide students to appropriate support services where appropriate.
• Contribute effectively to a culture of educational excellence and engage collaboratively with peers. Build teaching and learning capability related to discipline or pedagogy and effective unit teaching teams and support the professional development of junior colleagues.

To be successful, you’ll have: 

• Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a midwife and registered nurse.
• A PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
• Excellent record of scholarly learning and teaching in UG and/or PG programs, including innovative curriculum design
• Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning
• Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to improve student success and engagement
• Emerging record of scholarly learning and teaching in postgraduate or undergraduate programs.
• Demonstrated passion for teaching and learning.
• Ability to deliver effective teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.

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 Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Lauren McTier - Deputy Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning and Deputy Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery on lauren.mctier@deakin.edu.au

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

 PD_571950_Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery, Education-focused.pdf

Applications for this position close on May 25 2025.

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.