• Generous financial assistance provided to help you relocate to the beautiful Orange region
• Shape the future of physiotherapy education and improve rural and regional health outcomes.
• Empower students through innovative and hands-on experiences, helping them to become highly sought-after graduates.

The role

• Chronic Care and General Physiotherapy
  
• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
  
• Neurology Physiotherapy
  
• Acute Care and Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy
  

• Continuing, full time (part time hours considered)
• Multiple positions are available in the following areas of practice:
• Academic Level B/C - $113,841 to $160,308 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Location: Orange, NSW

We are seeking experienced physiotherapy professionals to join the School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences to actively deliver high quality teaching, contribute to curriculum development and foster student engagement using blended subject delivery modes. The successful candidates must have the capacity to teach across a range of areas of physiotherapy practice, a commitment to regional, rural and remote health and practice, research experience, and capacity and willingness to contribute to supporting workplace learning for physiotherapy students in collaboration with the workplace learning team.

The successful candidates must have substantial experience in one of the following areas:

• Chronic care and general physiotherapy
• Neurological physiotherapy, including rehabilitation and management of complex presentations
• Contemporary musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice and persistent pain management
• Acute care and cardiorespiratory physiotherapy practice

About you

• A qualification relevant to physiotherapy appropriate to the level being applied for, or equivalent accreditation and standing
• Current practising registration as a Physiotherapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra)
• Sound knowledge of the discipline, including digital health and culturally safe health care, and experience in physiotherapy practice and research in rural and regional contexts
• Substantial experience in chronic care and general physiotherapy practice OR neurological physiotherapy, including rehabilitation and management of complex presentations OR contemporary musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice and persistent pain management OR acute care and cardiorespiratory physiotherapy practice
• Commitment to delivering high-quality student-centred learning and teaching

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Faculty of Science and Health here.

Learn more about the School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, and address the selection criteria in the position description and upload your CV.

If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description(s)

• Level B - Lecturer
• Level C - Senior Lecturer

• Level B - Lecturer
• Level C - Senior Lecturer

• Level B - Lecturer
• Level C - Senior Lecturer

• Level B - Lecturer
• Level C - Senior Lecturer

• Chronic Care and General Physiotherapy
  
  
• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
  
  
• Neurology Physiotherapy
  
  
• Acute Care and Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy
  
  

or by contacting:

Dr Cherie Zischke | Course Director and Lecturer in Physiotherapy | [email protected] | Ph: 02 6582 9465

Closing Date: 11pm, 30 October 2025