À propos de ce poste Senior Lecturer in Medical Education chez Flinders University
Position Details
Full-Time | Continuing position
Academic Level C | $141,370 - $162,619
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
About the Role
Join the College of Medicine and Public Health as a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education, where you will play a key leadership role in delivering outstanding teaching and learning experiences across medical and medical bioscience programs, with a particular focus on physiology. This position is suited to an experienced educator who is passionate about curriculum innovation, educational excellence, and student success, and who can provide strategic leadership in teaching, course development, accreditation, and academic service within a dynamic university environment.
Key responsibilities:
Lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of high-quality teaching across physiology, medical and medical bioscience topics and courses.
Drive curriculum development, course renewal and educational innovation, incorporating contemporary teaching practices, technologies and learning approaches.
Provide educational leadership through course and topic coordination, mentoring staff and students, and promoting best practice in teaching and learning.
Contribute to accreditation, compliance, committee leadership and strategic initiatives that support the College, University and broader professional community.
This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to change 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 through directly contributing to the strategic driver of Student Centricity. By delivering exceptional learning experiences, leading innovative curriculum design, and fostering student success, the Senior Lecturer in Medical Education helps develop capable, career-ready graduates equipped to make meaningful contributions to society and the health sector.
About You
You are a passionate and experienced educator with a strong background in medical, physiology or medical bioscience education and a demonstrated commitment to student success. You bring a track record of teaching excellence, curriculum innovation and academic leadership, together with the ability to inspire learners, collaborate with colleagues and drive continuous improvement in higher education teaching and learning.
To be successful in this position, you will:
Hold a PhD, EdD or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline such as physiology, medicine or medical bioscience, with a strong understanding of contemporary educational practice.
Demonstrate sustained excellence in tertiary teaching, including successful topic and/or course coordination and a commitment to enhancing student outcomes.
Bring experience leading curriculum development and implementing innovative teaching approaches, including the effective use of learning technologies and online learning platforms.
Possess outstanding communication, leadership and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with students, colleagues and external stakeholders.
College of Medicine and Public Health
At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.
Life at Flinders
They say know your place. We say you've found it right here.
Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.
Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.
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.
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program
Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Recognised as a Veteran Employer of Choice
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
Appointment to this role is conditional on the completion of required pre-employment checks and declarations, each of which must be satisfactory to the University.
These include:
Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance checks. A disclosable outcome will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
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
You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
Flinders University is committed to providing an environment where staff with disability are valued, supported and encouraged to participate fully and independently in the life of the University. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, please contact the Recruitment Team so that we can make appropriate arrangements through [email protected] or call 08 8201 2383.
For more information regarding this position, please contact Karen Lower.
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
11 Oct 2026At 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.
Flinders. Fearless.
