Lecturer - Health and Social Work (Identified s25)

• School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50

• Position open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only

• Support the School in Indigenising curriculum

• Based at our picturesque and vibrant St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll 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.

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer to focus their efforts on growing their profile in teaching, research and service and engagement. We seek candidates who have a strong interest, and track record in, collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and in Indigenising curriculum in health and social work. At this level, you may coordinate or lead the activities of other staff and contribute to the effective supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students. As a teaching and research academic at Level B, you will aspire to achieve national recognition in your field of research.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Teaching

• Research

• Supervision and researcher development

• Citizenship and service

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

For further information, please click here to view the information booklet.

This is a full-time (100%), continuing position. At Academic level B, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $108,201 - $128,201, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $126,595 - $149,996 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

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

About You

The University of Queensland considers that being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991(Qld). The position is therefore only open to Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.   

The successful candidate will be required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.  

• Completion or near completion of a PhD in a relevant field (Social Work or cognate disciplines).

• A growing profile in teaching and research in the discipline area.

• Preference will be given to candidates who can assist the Social Work team and the School in Indigenising our curriculum with a strong track record working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. 

• A developing reputation and track record of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.

• Evidence of successfully seeking, obtaining, and managing external research funding.

• Evidence of a high level of quality teaching at undergraduate, honours, and postgraduate level across a variety of settings, including small and large groups.

• Experience in course coordination and contribution to the development and continuous innovation of new programs, curriculum design and course material in the discipline area.

• A growing record, or capacity to develop a record, of supervision of Honours and Research Higher Degree students to successful completion.

• Experience in meaningful internal service roles in conjunction with active contributions to external activities.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

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

• AASW Membership: It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent holds and maintains a full professional qualification that means they are eligible for registration with the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Kathy Ellem at [email protected] . For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
 

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

• Resume

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected] .

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Sunday 14th April 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-36433).