Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Health (Nursing) (Identified)

at  University Of Technology Sydney

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidjigal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our University stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is located on Gadigal land in the heart of Sydney’s creative and digital precinct. UTS has a bold vision to be a world-leading university of technology. We are known for our industry focus, practice-based teaching and learning, real world research and our location. With state-of-the-art campuses and facilities, we’re preparing students to become global thinkers, leaders and innovators.
The Faculty of Health offers innovative, practice-based education and high impact research that focusses on improving health outcomes in both local and global communities. Our teaching and learning encourages an active learning approach and results in graduates that are highly sought after by employers. A long-standing partner of healthcare professions, UTS engages in clinically relevant research that informs policy and improves practice and patient outcomes both in Australia and overseas.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Faculty of Health is currently recruiting an academic at Levels B and C to lead and contribute to teaching, learning, research, and curriculum development in Indigenous health within the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The role actively supports the UTS Indigenous Education and Research Strategy by integrating Indigenous perspectives into nursing education, fostering collaboration within the Faculty of Health, and engaging with industry and community stakeholders to promote the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Indigenous peoples internationally.

ROLE ELIGIBILITY

Applications are only open to Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, pursuant to the exemption granted to UTS under s126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). We will only consider applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Establishing your status as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person means any person who:

• is of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
• identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• is accepted as such by the community in which you live and or have lived.

All offers of employment will be subject to prior submission of satisfactory proof of Aboriginality. For more information on what constitutes as proof of Aboriginality, please click here.