Overview:

• Full time, ongoing opportunity to join the Laboratory Medicine Discipline
• Salary Academic Level C ($141,247 - $ 162,872) + 17% super
• Based at the Bundoora campus, but may be required to travel to other University campuses

About the Role

As the Senior Lecturer, you will contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School. You will make a significant contribution to the delivery of programs and to be actively involved in research, consulting and other professional activities. Furthermore, this role will see you:

• 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
• Have an important research leadership role in embedding your research expertise into the life of the School and will be required to 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 within the School, College and University and external to the University, as appropriate.

To be successful for this position, you will have:

• Experience in undertaking teaching, associated administrative duties, coordination and curriculum
• Development in areas related to Laboratory Medicine.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate large courses and prepare and deliver 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.
• Ability to manage a large program or a number of small programs.
• Demonstrated ability to support student issues related to effective learning.
• An emerging national reputation with a demonstrated track record in research and publications to a high level in areas related to Laboratory Medicine.
• Experience in 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 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: PhD in relevant field.
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 and cover letter and separately address the Key Selection Criteria for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.
Position Description - Senior Lecturer, Laboratory Medicine
Applications Close:
13 Aug 2025 11.59 pm
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• 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
• Have an important research leadership role in embedding your research expertise into the life of the School and will be required to 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 within the School, College and University and external to the University, as appropriate