JR0000012809

• Continuing | Full-Time
• Academic Level B or C | $110,127 - $154,558 p.a.
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
• View Position Description - Lecturer in Health Sciences Teaching Specialist (Academic)
• View Position Description - Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences Teaching Specialist (Academic)

College of Nursing and Health Sciences
At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.

About the Role
The Lecturer and Senior Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) will contribute to excellence in teaching and learning across the topics in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, specifically with a focus on the area of Digital Health. The roles will be responsible for making an independent contribution to teaching and the scholarship of teaching using innovations in practices and technologies to deliver excellence in teaching. The Senior Lecturer will also have a key leadership role in service to the College and/or University.

Please refer to the attached position descriptions, for a full list of roles and responsibilities.

About You

To be successful in the role as either Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in (Health Sciences) you will possess the following:

Lecturer Teaching Specialist (Academic)

• Hold and maintain a current membership with a relevant professional association.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level in digital health.
• Making an independent contribution to the development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies, including student assessment.
• Evidence of reflective practice.
• Demonstrated understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship and practice.

The ideal candidate will have completed a PhD or EdD or equivalent qualification in a digital health related field.

Senior Lecturer Teaching Specialist (Academic)

• Hold and maintain a current membership with a relevant professional association.
• An understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice relevant to a health-related discipline.
• Significant and sustained excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level.
  
• Significant and sustained development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to reflective improvement in teaching delivery.

The ideal candidate will have completed a PhD or EdD or equivalent qualification in a digital health related field.

Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia)

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000012809 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences
• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the
• View Position Description - Lecturer in Health Sciences Teaching Specialist (Academic)
• View Position Description - Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences Teaching Specialist (Academic)

For more information regarding this position, please contact Dr Louisa Matwiejczyk

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Tuesday, 1st April 2025.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.