Senior Lecturer

Job no:513183
Work type:Fixed term - Part-time
Campus:Adelaide
Categories:Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, Level C

(Level C) $130,810 to $150,431 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

12-month, fixed term, part time (0.5 FTE)  position available immediately with the possibility of extension.

The Adelaide Medical School provides an innovative and collaborative research and teaching environment, located primarily in the Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences building on North Terrace.

This role is critical to Year 4 course material development for the new Bachelor of Medical Studies/MD (BMD) which was launched in 2022.  The incumbent will work closely with the Course Development Leads for Year 4 of the Bachelor of Medical Studies to enable the delivery of a high-quality curriculum in 2024.

The incumbent will join a dynamic curriculum development team and will be well supported in this role.  You will possess appropriate clinical experience which will allow you to integrate concepts from across the curriculum. You will also need to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, as an essential activity will be to liaise with clinical academics and titleholders of the Faculty based at various locations (the CALHN, NALHN and WCHN).

The incumbent will also be responsible for:

• Working with others to refine and implement learning activities and outcomes for the 4th year of BMD.
• Liaising with Domain Leads and other Curriculum Leads to ensure learning outcomes and other activities are consistent with Domain maps and objectives, adhere to the Australian Medical Council (AMC) Graduate Outcomes, BMD Program Outcomes, and the University Graduate Outcomes.
• Assisting with the preparation of documentation for AMC accreditation requirements.
• Working with staff of the Adelaide Medical School to prepare materials for presentation to students and liaising with staff of LEI who are involved with this project.

To be successful you will need: 

• A demonstrated understanding of the complexities of working with the implementation of medical program curriculum in a clinical context.
• Good writing skills, including the ability collate work from a number of contributors.
• Appropriate clinical experience to allow for the translation of diverse content into teaching activities and an awareness of clinical guidelines to ensure best practice.
• Good interpersonal skills including a track record of being able to bring different groups of people together to achieve common goals.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you a vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty's broader role

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences contains one of Australia's largest concentrations of leading health researchers, teachers and clinical titleholders. It's comprised of eight schools and a number of specialist disciplines, institutes and centres, variously focused on world-class research, and training the next generation of: medical doctors; surgeons; dentists; nurses; psychiatrists; psychologists; and other health professionals.

Learn more at: health.adelaide.edu.au

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 6th February 2024.

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Professor Ben Canny
Director, Medical Education
P: +61 (8) 8313 6511
E: [email protected]

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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