Nexus Fellow (Faculty of Medicine & Health)

• Employment Type: Full - time (35 hours a week)
• Duration: Fixed Term until 31 December 2026
• Remuneration: $127k - $150k base (+17% superannuation and a 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, NSW

The Opportunity  

Nexus Fellows are academic staff dedicated to educational excellence and the student experience at UNSW. Those who are appointed to this prestigious role will be expected to lead and influence colleagues to successfully drive educational excellence and adoption of new educational practices at the university through collaboration with the Pro Vice Chancellor Education & Student Experience portfolio.

The Nexus Program is an innovative and ambitious program, running since 2024, which is now in its final year. This program provides opportunities for Academic and Professional staff from across the University to work together on new approaches to providing our students with an outstanding educational experience whilst being embedded in a specific school.

The focus of this position will be on the implementation and evaluation of innovations, where the incumbent will be primarily working on an implementation and evaluation framework for the Medicine program re-design.

Key skills and experience required:

Level B

• A PhD in Higher Education in healthcare or a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills, including the ability to influence others and drive change.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and learning design, development, delivery and evaluation at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience using/designing with artificial intelligence and/or educational technologies and online delivery methods to improve teaching delivery, assessment and/or feedback practices 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 capacity to contribute to SoTL.
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.

Level C (in addition to the above)

• Demonstrated track record in the scholarship of teaching and learning with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve excellence as well as the capacity for leadership.
• Leadership roles in School, Faculty, university or specialty College level curriculum, academic development or student teams, either permanently or on secondment.

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:

Merita O'Connell, Talent Acquisition Partner

E:  merita.oconnell@unsw.edu.au    

Applications close: Monday 16^th 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.