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Salary- Department of Nursing and Allied Health
- 2 x full-time, ongoing positions at our Hawthorn campus
- Academic level C + 17% Super and benefits with flexible working options
Are you a passionate and innovative educator looking to make a difference in the quality of nurse education and research? Swinburne University is seeking two experienced Senior Lecturers in Nursing to join our diverse and rapidly expanding Nursing area to support and lead the scholarship of learning and teaching in the Nursing and Allied Health disciplines.
As a Senior Lecturer, you will play a crucial role in the leadership, development and review of Nursing and Allied Health courses in the department using blended models of unit delivery; participate in the administration and ongoing curriculum development of units offered by the discipline; and progress research and scholarship aligned to the strategic direction of the school. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior staff and collaborate with key stakeholders, including the Discipline Lead, Nursing Course Director, and professional placement team, to enhance the quality of nurse education and research.
With a passion to lead, innovate and embrace diversity the Senior Lecturer will enrich the opportunities of colleagues and students in the delivery of practice-based education and research within the discipline, and will be expected to carry out educational and curriculum development of both online and on campus learning materials and assessments in nursing. In addition, this role will facilitate the overall coordination of units, including teaching and marking assessments, and will lead and contribute to research activities in the School of Health Sciences in Nursing that will maintain and develop your scholarly, research and/or professional expertise.
About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
- Demonstrated capacity to build research teams and partnerships and in practice research supervision to achieve high impact research outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience in tertiary teaching including a record of co-ordination, teaching and involvement with nurse education curriculum development.
- Experience with online learning and teaching methods in nursing education including creation or use of leading edge/best practice delivery methods such as flexible delivery formats.
- Proven clinical experience in nursing or health care.
- A high degree of organisational and administrative skills and capacity to contribute to management of course and program delivery.
- A Doctorate qualification appropriate to the nursing discipline.
- AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or equivalent Health Professional qualifications/credentials.
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:
- Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
- Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
- Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
- Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice
To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.
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Applications Close: 11:59pm on Sunday, 17 March 2024.
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.
Equity and Diversity
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our website.
We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
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