Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

PRIMARY DETAIL

Exciting opportunity for an academic with strong industry links to develop and contribute to innovative and impactful teaching and placement program in exercise and sports science

THE ROLE

• Salary Package: Level B from $115,787 to $136,995 p.a. or Level C from $141,376 to $162,584 plus 17% employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading

• Appointment Type: full-time, continuing

• Located at Macquarie University (Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde)

We are seeking a highly motivated ESSA accredited practitioner with extensive professional and clinical education experience to join our department as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer – Technical, Industry, Commercial Academic. You will utilise your professional and industry experience to make a critical contribution to the development and delivery of teaching and clinical placement opportunities within our Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science degree.

The Macquarie University Academic Job Family Framework recognises and rewards the breadth of academic work. The Technical, Industry, Commercial Academic, is a specialist academic role designed to be a bridge between industry or commercial enterprise and academia, or technical academic roles grounded in research or teaching. As a specialist role, staff dedicate their workload contribution to teaching or research coupled with non-traditional academic work.

About You

You will possess a tertiary qualification in exercise science and be interested in sharing your professional and industry experience to make a critical contribution to the development and delivery of learning and teaching within the exercise and sports science course. You will have a current history of industry networks and be excellent at creating and maintaining professional networks.

About Us

The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS) is ambitiously pushing the boundaries of progressive thinking and challenging what’s possible to solve some of the big issues of our time, both nationally and on a global scale.

The Faculty’s current education suite includes courses in exercise and sports science, clinical science, physiotherapy, medicine and public health, psychology, cognitive sciences, linguistics, audiology, and speech pathology. The Faculty forms part of MQ Health, an integrated academic health sciences enterprise which incorporates Macquarie University Hospital and primary and speciality clinics. We have active research programs in exercise and sports science, neurosciences, health systems and patient safety research, cancer medicine, and clinical sciences, amongst others. The Department of Health Sciences comprises academics and researchers from exercise and sports science, physiotherapy, population health, and lymphoedema management. In research, the department includes the Biomechanics, Physical Performance, and Exercise (BioPPEx) research group, a multi-disciplinary group that focuses on improving performance and decreasing injuries in humans.

We foster a values-based culture of innovation and creativity to achieve excellence in teaching and to enhance the research performance of the University. We invest in developing the careers and wellbeing of our students and staff and expect all our leaders to live our values of Caring, Integrity, Teamwork, Ambition, Innovation, and Engagement.

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation in 1964, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we’ve grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community. Connect with us today .

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please apply online by submitting your cv and a separate (2-page maximum) cover letter that demonstrates, point-by-point, how you meet the following selection criteria:

Selection Criteria

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in exercise science or sports science

• Current Exercise Science, Sports Science, and/or Exercise Physiology accreditation with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)

• Evidence of a strong professional network in Sydney and the surrounding area with sports and exercise science stakeholders e.g., community and professional sporting organisations, exercise physiology clinics

• Demonstrated success in the development (Level C) and delivery of innovative exercise and sports science placement programs including supporting and/or supervising students on placements

• Excellent sports and exercise practitioner and professional skills and experience, including evidence of positive student outcomes and reflective practice in educating students

• Proven capacity to lead (Level C), and operate effectively within a team

Desirable

• Experience teaching into the exercise and sports science disciplines e.g., exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor control, strength and conditioning

• A PhD in an area related to exercise and sports science (ideally with a focus on the key teaching areas), or demonstrated equivalent experience (Level C)

Specific role requirements (only if relevant to job)

This position requires you to have legal working rights in Australia.

Employment in this position is conditional upon holding a Working with Children Check Clearance.

This position requires you to comply with occupational screening, assessment and vaccinations in line with Macquarie University health requirements and requires a current and valid Working with Children Check Clearance for NSW.  You may also have to satisfy Macquarie University that you meet all background checks (including criminal record and qualification checks).

Specific Role Enquiries: A/Prof Tim Doyle, [email protected]

General Enquiries: A/Prof Louise Koelmeyer, [email protected]

Applications Close: Sunday, 7 April 2024 at 11:55pm

If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account. To apply for this job: Login to Workday and go to the Careers App > Find Jobs.

Applications Close:

21/04/2024 11:59 PM

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