Senior Lecturer (Nursing) - 2 positions
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, the University of Southern Queensland’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research, and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.
School of Nursing and Midwifery
The School of Nursing and Midwifery is committed to providing excellent education and research opportunities for nursing and midwifery students and professionals in partnership with diverse communities. We offer practice-focussed programs in the fields of Community Health, Health Leadership, Midwifery, Nursing, and Rural and Remote Health and our courses are fully accredited with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Who you are:
We are currently seeking two passionate Senior Lecturers with strong personal and professional ethos of integrity and compassion who enjoys working as part of a collaborative and supportive team. These roles are vital in ensuring that UniSQ’s School of Nursing and Midwifery continues to foster leadership, in addition to delivering a positive educational experience through teaching, research and ongoing engagement activities with our communities and other external partners.
In addition to your relevant Nursing qualifications and experience, you will be highly committed to teaching excellence and have an established research profile within the area of Nursing.
These roles would be suitable for an educational specialist looking to play a major role in the advancement of scholarly teaching and scholarly practice, and/or a teaching and research specialist looking to add further contributions to the high-quality teaching and research profile of the School.
What you’ll do:
Based at either our Toowoomba or Ipswich campus, you will:
- teach into our undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
- continue to promote and grow our post-graduate suite of courses.
- produce high quality research and undertake consultancy relevant to nursing, health and the University’s strategic research plan.
- contribute to research innovation and leadership.
- supervise the program of study of postgraduate students engaged in course-work and major research projects.
- undertake engagement activities with our communities and external partners.
What will help you succeed:
- Doctoral Qualification in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse without condition, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Extensive knowledge and experience in Nursing.
- Evidence of high-quality tertiary teaching experience, leadership and productivity, including course and program coordination.
- A research track record, including high-quality publications, external funding or other relevant applied research outcomes.
- A capacity to lead community and professional development initiatives relevant to Nursing.
For further information on this position, please contact Professor Linda Deravin, Head of School and Dean (Nursing and Midwifery) via + 61 7 3812 6084 or HoS-NursingandMidwifery@unisq.edu.au.
What we offer:
The University offers different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.
We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.
Find out more about UniSQ at www.usq.edu.au
To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.
Reference Number: 0201_09/24
Location: Toowoomba or Ipswich campus
Term: Full-time continuing appointment (37.5 hrs/week)
Salary: Total remuneration $156,562 to $179,946 pa (includes salary of $132,287 to $152,045 pa, employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary and annual leave loading)
Closes: Wednesday, 6 November 2024.
At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.
If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.
For more information on our selection process, please refer to Your Recruitment Journey, available on our website.
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