Academic Guidance Lead

Academic Guidance Lead

locations: Rockhampton Hospital

time type: Part time

posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago

job requisition id: R-41416

Rural Clinical School

Part-time (20%), fixed-term position through to 31st December 2025

Base salary will be in the range $134,845.87 - $155,246.38 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level C)

Based at our Rockhampton Regional Clinical Unit

About This Opportunity

In 2023 the UQ Medical School established eight geographically based Learning Communities and three are within the Rural Clinical School. The Learning Communities will bring together students, academics, clinical teachers and professional staff to provide an academic home where students learn from each other and are supported to thrive as they develop as a medical professional across the MD program.

The Academic Guidance Lead plays a crucial role in supporting students throughout their Doctor of Medicine program. This role involves close collaboration with other RCU academics to enhance the Learning Community environment, fostering inclusivity and a sense of belonging for both students and staff. The primary focus is on creating a mutually supportive environment that enables medical students to thrive.

This position reports to the Head of Regional Training Hub Central Queensland Head.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Teaching: Provide specialised academic advice, using a ‘step-care approach’, to students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at the Regional Clinical Unit (RCU).
• Provide high quality academic leadership support and enhance the progression of students through each of the four years of the MD program. This includes academic guidance, remediation, pastoral care, career guidance and extension activities for students.
• Research: Maintain personal academic standing including the pursuit of research and scholarship.
• Supervision and Researcher Development: Demonstrates personal effectiveness in supervision and management and development of student capability and skill.
• Citizenship and Service: Consistently demonstrate behaviours that align to the UQ values. Contribute proactively and respectfully to the RCU and Learning Community.

This is a teaching focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You

• Medical qualification and a General Practice Specialist or non-GP Specialist qualification, with eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia, with AHPRA.
• Experience in student support and/or clinical supervision of medical students and demonstrated skills in education at undergraduate, postgraduate level and/or professional level.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and knowledge of medical education.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, establish effective relationships, and to manage disparate interests in an academic environment.
• High level communication and interpersonal skills for working with students, colleagues and the relevant external partners.
• A commitment to and an understanding of the issues surrounding, living and working in a rural and/or regional area.

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including right to work in Australia, education check, AHPRA registration, mandatory immunisations.

Work Rights: You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Head of Regional Training Hub Central Queensland, Rockhampton Regional Clinical Unit, Associate Professor Sneha Kirubakaran s.kirubakaran@uq.edu.au. For application queries including a full job description, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Other Information

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

We know one of our strengths as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. Reach out to talent@uq.edu.au for accessibility support or adjustments.

Applications close 25th September at 11.00pm AEST (R-41416). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 8th October.

Acknowledgment of Country:

The University of Queensland (UQ) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which UQ is situated. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country.

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