Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology

Position Details 

• Continuing | Full-Time

• Academic Level B/C | $106,403 - $149,331 p.a. 

• Location: Flinders Medical Cent

• View Position Description   - Lecturer

• View Position Description – Senior Lecturer

College of Nursing and Health Sciences 

At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.  

The successful candidate will join a team of academics in the Speech Pathology discipline who have a diverse range of clinical, academic and research experience and uphold the values of excellence, boldness, inclusivity and connection. 

About the Role/s

The Lecturer in Speech Pathology will contribute towards undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, inclusive of topic coordination, design and delivery of tutorials, workshops, assessments and student projects. The successful candidate will make an independent contribution to teaching and the scholarship of teaching using innovative teaching practices and technologies to deliver excellence in teaching.

The Senior Lecturer will provide leadership in teaching and learning across Speech Pathology topics and courses in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. This role will be responsible for making a significant and wide-ranging contribution to leadership in teaching and scholarship of teaching using innovations in teaching practices and technologies to deliver excellence in teaching. The Senior Lecturer will also have a key leadership role in service to the College and/or University.

Please view the attached position descriptions, for a comprehensive list of the roles and responsibilities.

About You 

The successful applicant will have completed a PhD or EdD or an equivalent qualification in a cognate field relevant to Speech Pathology, and currently hold and maintain a membership with Speech Pathology Australia. You will have evidence of excellence in teaching at a tertiary level and can demonstrate a high level of oral and written communication skills. Your exceptional interpersonal skills, allow you to effectively establish and maintain relationships with staff, students and industry.

You will also demonstrate:

Level B Lecturer:

• An independent contribution to the development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies, including student assessment and responsibility for topic coordination.

• Understanding of curriculum reviews and internal and external accreditation activities.

• Understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and practice.

• Ability and commitment to reflective improvement in teaching delivery.

Level C Senior Lecturer:

• Significant and sustained evidence of development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies, including responsibility for topic coordination and/or curriculum design.

• Understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice relevant to Speech Pathology.

• Ability and commitment to reflective improvement in teaching delivery through participation in teaching and learning strategies and in professional development in higher education teaching.

• Ability to contribute to scholarship and leadership in teaching, curriculum development, and teaching methodology across the discipline and College.

Life at Flinders 

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world. 

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. So, why work at Flinders?  

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options. 

• Flexible working arrangements. 

• Wide range of professional development activities and services. 

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff. 

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym  and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia). 

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

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position. 

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy   

How to Apply and Information 

• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the

• Position Description - Lecturer

• Position Description – Senior Lecturer

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Michelle Miller

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

08 Apr 2024

At 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.

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