Senior Lecturer, Haematology and Transfusion

• An opportunity now exists to join RMIT’s School of Health and Biomedical Sciences and contribute to the teaching and research growth within the Laboratory Medicine Discipline

• 1 x Full time, ongoing appointment based at the Bundoora Campus

• Remuneration at Academic Level C ($125,531 - $144,750) + 17% Super

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About the Role

As the Senior Lecturer, you will contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School, in particular that of the Laboratory Medicine discipline. More specifically, you will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of haematology team and teaching activities of particular relevance to the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Laboratory Medicine), Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours), and the Graduate Diploma and Masters in Laboratory Medicine programs. Furthermore, this role will see you:

• Maintain and advance your scholarly, research and/or professional capabilities relevant to this discipline

• You may also be required to teach into other undergraduate and postgraduate programs within the School

• Actively promote the programs by establishing and maintaining memberships, links and partnerships with academic, industry and professional communities

• Work in collaboration with fellow academics within the teaching team, and update colleagues and students on developments in their subject area or specialization

• Contribute to the delivery of programs and to be actively involved in research, consulting and other professional activities

• Develop, engage in and lead high quality research projects that are aligned with the University’s research focus areas to achieve success in attracting research funding and to produce high quality outputs

• Play an important research leadership role in embedding your research expertise into the life of the School and develop high-quality, productivity-driven networks across RMIT and with local, national and global, internal and external partners

• You may have responsibility for program management

About You

To be successful for level C appointment, you will have:

• Recognised significant experience, knowledge and understanding in diagnostic haematology including professional practice.

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate large courses and prepare and delivery programs at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including high quality curriculum and program materials and ability to implement innovative approaches to student-centred learning and quality improvement.

• Demonstrated ability to support student issues related to effective learning.

• Emerging nationally recognised research leadership with the ability to build and develop collaborative research teams, mentor academic staff to deliver high quality outcomes, attract and secure external research funding to sustain research effort and manage funded research projects including complex budgets and reporting requirements.

• Extensive experience in supervising higher degree by research candidates to maximise research performance.

• Demonstrated ability to manage academic program team, supporting scholarly development of less experienced academic staff.

• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to financial, governance and quality management systems within a university.

• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills including the ability to consult with senior executives, external bodies, produce executive reports, negotiate agreed directions, outcomes and targets within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Mandatory: Undergraduate degree with a major in Haematology (also a major in Blood Transfusion Science will be looked upon favourably) and a PhD in Biomedical science or related science

• Previous diagnostic haematology or blood banking experience essential.

• Preferred: Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning (if the appointed candidate does not hold this qualification or equivalent, they will be supported to complete this qualification as a requirement to fulfil their probation)

Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check and other checks as required by the specific role. Maintaining a valid Working With Children Check is a condition of employment at RMIT.

To Apply 

Please submit your CV, cover letter and separately address the Key Selection Criteria for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link below.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/content/dam/rmit/au/en/careers/position-descriptions/senior-lecturer-haematology-and-transfusion.pdf

For further information about this position, please see Position Description above or contact Professor Ross Vlahos, Associate Dean - Biomedical Sciences at [email protected] or Associate Professor Roula Kyriacou at [email protected]

Applications Close:
19 Feb 2023 11.59 pm

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