• Mater Clinical Unit – University of Queensland

• Part-time (20%), fixed term position through to April 2028

• Base salary will be in the range $143,099 - $164,748 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level C)

• Based at our Mater Misericordiae Hospital and Queensland Children's Hospital

About This Opportunity 

This is a unique opportunity for a Principal Specialty Supervisor to make a meaningful impact on the next generation of medical professionals through high-quality, clinically relevant education within the Clinical Unit. Working collaboratively with the Specialty Supervisor, you will play a key role in integrating learning across all four years of the program, ensuring a cohesive and enriching student experience.

At UQ, you will be embedded within a dynamic hospital and community care environment, building strong partnerships with clinicians to enhance teaching and learning. Your visible leadership and established academic profile within your specialty will position you to influence educational excellence, strengthen clinical engagement, and contribute to a culture of collaboration, innovation, and real-world impact.

Key responsibilities will include but not limited to: 

• Clinical Teaching & Student Experience: Deliver high-quality teaching, supervision, assessment, and feedback across all years, fostering clinical competence, professional identity, and a consistently positive student experience.

• Leadership in Education & Quality Improvement: Support and guide clinical colleagues in supervision and teaching, while contributing to continuous improvement in curriculum design, assessment, and learning quality within the Clinical Unit.

• Collaboration & Academic Engagement: Work closely with Academic Title Holders, clinicians, and relevant academies to strengthen integrated learning and advance educational practice.

• Research & Scholarly Contribution (where applicable): Maintain an active clinical and/or education research profile, contribute to funding applications, and apply best-practice methodologies to inform teaching and learning.

• Professional Leadership & Service: Model UQ values through inclusive, respectful leadership; contribute to governance, student support and career guidance, and engage in ongoing professional development and compliance activities.

Organisational Relationships: This position reports to the Head, Mater Clinical Unit with functional oversight from the Head, Mayne Academy of Critical Care.

This is a teaching focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You 

• Medical qualification and eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia, with a relevant specialist qualification.

• PhD or equivalent in the disciplinary area, or an appropriate combination of professional and academic service relevant to the field.

• An established profile in clinical teaching and/or clinical research in the discipline area.

• Evidence of a substantial senior contribution to quality clinical teaching at undergraduate postgraduate and/or professional entry level.

• Expert discipline knowledge and extensive experience in a general or specialist capacity, including evidence of dissemination and adoption of new and innovative clinical techniques.

• National record of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences with a developing international profile.

• Active participation in the development and continuous innovation of programs, curricula and/or course material in the discipline area.

• Record of supervision of HDR students and/or trainees in speciality training programs.

• A growing record of meaningful internal service roles in conjunction with demonstrated leadership roles in external activities that foster links within the profession and the relevant specialty, including developing consultancies in speciality areas.

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, professional registration (AHPRA), mandatory immunisations. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

In this role, you will be responsible for teaching and supervising medical students within the hospital. Applicants must hold, and maintain for the duration of this appointment, a clinical position at the Mater or QCH to be considered for this opportunity.

This position may attract additional salary loadings (clinical and/or state) within this role, based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and registrations and subject to approval. More information can be found here

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Paul Griffin, [email protected]

For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected], stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
 

Want to Apply? 

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent, particularly from Australia’s First Nations Peoples. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact [email protected].

Other Information 

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

Applications close Sunday 12 April 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-62883). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday 21st April.