• Greater Brisbane Clinical School

• Part-time (70%), permanent position.

• Base salary will be in the range $110,365 - $130,765 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level B)

• Based at our St Lucia Campus

About This Opportunity 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Teaching-Focused Lecturer with extensive experience and expertise in clinical skills teaching, learning, and assessment to further develop their career. The role offers the chance to build on an established record of achievement in teaching, including clinical education, as well as research and service. The successful candidate will not only contribute to the delivery of clinical skills education but also take on a leadership role, coordinating the activities of other staff and expanding their impact by driving innovation and excellence in clinical skills teaching and assessment

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Teaching: Oversee Clinical Skills and Clinical Scenario-Based Learning for Years 1 and 2 of the MD Program, ensuring consistency in teaching across multiple sites.

• Coordinate with tutors, course coordinators, and stakeholders to manage staffing, assessments, and the delivery of teaching activities.

• Collaborate on tutor onboarding, supervise casual tutors, and use online platforms to enhance teaching, assessments, and innovation.

• Scholarship of Learning and Teaching: Lead and develop effective pedagogical practices. Apply evidence informed research methodologies in curriculum design and development. Contribute to the advancement of medical education knowledge and practice

• Supervision and Researcher Development: Lead responsible research conduct and supervise the development of researcher skills and capabilities.

• Facilitate engagement opportunities for supervisees and resolve conflicts or grievances in line with university policies.

• Citizenship and Service: Develop partnerships, demonstrate leadership through mentoring, engage in internal service roles and committees, perform administrative functions, provide support to colleagues, and uphold university values.

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, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

The newly established Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences will be an interdisciplinary powerhouse of innovation and collaboration to lead integrated solutions to the needs of the communities we serve locally and globally. UQ offers one of the widest ranges of health and behavioural sciences programs of any Australian university, and the ambition for this new Faculty will be to will be to leverage its unified suite of esteemed schools, institutes and centres to unlock opportunities within UQ and with external partners

About You

• An MBBS or equivalent medical qualification. Eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia and recency of clinical practice as a medical practitioner in Australia will be highly regarded.

• Demonstrated experience and capacity in the development and delivery of medical education materials relevant to small group settings, including simulation.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver workshops and seminars to support professional development.

• Highly developed organisational skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex working environment.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues

• Evidence of a program of scholarly work in medical education and national recognition in this area

• Demonstrated ability to establish effective relationships, and to represent and promote the discipline to academic, industry, government and professional bodies.

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

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including right to work in Australia, education check, AHPRA registration (highly regarded), mandatory immunisations.

Work Rights: You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment / Visa sponsorship may be available for this appointment.

 
Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Associate Professor Sonia Saluja, Head MD Learning Hub, via email on [email protected]

For application queries or a full job description, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
 

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

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.

We know one of our strengths 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. Reach out to [email protected] for accessibility support or adjustments.

Applications close Monday 6th January at 11.00pm AEST (R-45798). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for week commencing 15th January.