Senior Lecturer in Rural and Remote Medicine

• Rural Clinical School

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

• Genuine career progression opportunities via our academic promotions process

• Culture committed to excellence and innovation.

• Based at Toowoomba Hospital.

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 

The Senior Lecturer in Rural and Remote Medicine will provide academic leadership in the facilitation of rural and remote medical education and clinical experiences in the Doctor of Medicine program. This position works closely with the Head of the Mayne Academy of Rural and Remote Medicine and the Academy for Medical Education, supporting the integration of rural and remote medicine learning across all four years of the new program with a focus on Years 2, 3 & 4 as well as lead the engagement with rural clinicians.

This position reports to the Head, Mayne Academy of Rural and Remote Medicine and Rural and Remote Clinical Unit.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Teaching: Be an effective and professional role model and contribute to a positive student experience.

• Provide leadership for and contribute to the integration of rural and remote medicine in the new MD program, with a focus on years 2, 3 and 4.  

• Assist Course Coordinator of the RRM course MEDI7315, deputising as required.

• Contribute to the planning and implementation of the Clinical Longitudinal Integrated Placement – Rural program, for the Mayne Academy of Rural and Remote Medicine.

• Research: Contribute to Mayne Academy of Rural and Remote Medicine research and build capacity by encouraging students and clinical staff to undertake research and scholarship of teaching and learning. 

• Supervision and Researcher Development: Lead and develop employee performance and conduct by providing effective feedback, coaching, and professional development, where applicable.

• Citizenship and Service: Consistently demonstrate behaviours that align to the UQ values.

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

This is a part-time (50%), fixed-term position through to 31st December 2024.

At Academic level C. The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $132,201 - $152,202, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $154,676 - $178,076 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, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, 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 specialist qualification recognised by:

  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners s or Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.

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

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

• Evidence of a substantial 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.

• 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.

• Ability to establish effective relationships and to represent and promote the RCU and RCS within health care facilities, at a university level and in the wider community including professional bodies.

• A commitment to and an understanding of the issues surrounding, living, and working in a rural and/or regional area.

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. 

• Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.

• AHPRA: It is a condition of employment for this role that you are required to have and maintain Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration during the course of your employment.

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Bruce Chater [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 

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 17th March at 11.00pm AEST (R-35454). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday 27th March.