Job no: 575457
Work type: Full-time
Location: Flexible, Melbourne - Burwood

Categories: Health

• Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements
• Full time, Continuing
• Level A $ 83,268- $ 111,939 + 17% Superannuation

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position may require the incumbent to travel domestically and/or internationally to attend conferences, events and to represent the university.
• This position requires the incumbent to hold a current Working with children Check.
• This position requires the incumbent to hold a current National Police Record Check (if applicable).

The Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creating and social development and fostering cutting-edge research and discovery. The Institute of Health Transformation places high emphasis on research that makes a difference and is solution-led. We work closely with industry partners and the government to put findings into practice.
The Associate Lecturer, Education-focused Academic will work collaboratively as part of a teaching team to develop and deliver learning materials and activities with guidance from the Unit Chair, to improve the student learning experience and outcomes. The position will engage collaboratively with leaders from within the teaching team to develop effective assessment tasks and rubrics and provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes, to conduct high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs, with mentorship from leaders within the research team. The position will teach into units in our undergraduate psychology courses (e.g., Bachelor of Psychological Science) focusing on psychological practice in first-year and/or counselling skills in second and third-year.

As an Associate Lecturer, you will:

• Develop effective learning materials and activities as part of a design team or with guidance from the Unit Chair and demonstrate awareness of ongoing innovation in curriculum design.
• Assist in applying industry, clinical and/or research practice into student learning experiences, success, engagement and resources.
• Deliver effective teaching practices within unit and suggest approaches to innovate teaching practices to improve student success and engagement.
• Maintain appropriate discipline knowledge and constructively review and refine own teaching practice to help maintain teaching quality standards.
• Facilitate collaborative learning opportunities at the unit level. Adapt learning material and practices to support diverse learners.
• Assist in developing effective assessment tasks and rubrics at unit level. Provide clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to learners to demonstrate learning outcomes. Constructively contribute to moderation processes.
• Demonstrate awareness of student support and services and guide students to them where appropriate.
• Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to educational excellence and facilitate collaborative learning opportunities. Work collaboratively as part of a teaching team and conduct self-evaluation practices and maintain effective mentor relationships.
• Support and assist with teaching, scholarship and pedagogical research activity.
• Complete professional development programs in Higher Education Learning and Teaching