Lecturer Or Senior Lecturer, Md Learning Facilitator

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About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you’ll 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.
As part of our commitment to research excellence, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and post-fellowship contracts via our .
At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. Not only do we have one of the largest PhD enrolments in Australia, but we have also made a to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.
Located within the UQ Medical School, the Greater Brisbane Clinical School is organised around eight clinical units and a learning hub, each led by a senior academic clinician to ensure our teaching has a strong presence in our principal teaching hospitals and key teaching sites. Teaching and research is supported by more than 3800 Academics– these are hospital and clinic-based health professionals who supervise and teach medical and research students, mentor up-and coming junior doctors and researchers, and undertake research to find better ways of treating patients.
About This Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to focus their efforts on developing their record in teaching or leveraging their established record of achievement in teaching (including clinical teaching, where appropriate), research and service and engagement. As part of the new Team-Based Learning program in the new MD program, this important role of MD Learning Facilitator will be crucial to enhancing the student experience in teaching, learning and assessment.
At Level B, this position will allow a Lecturer to focus their efforts on growing their profile in teaching, the scholarship of teaching and service and engagement. As a teaching focused academic at level B the incumbent may coordinate or lead the activities of other staff and will usually have some involvement in scholarship of teaching and learning projects.
At Level C, the incumbent may coordinate or lead the activities of other staff and is expected to have an active and effective record of scholarship of teaching and learning in medical education and a national profile in the discipline. You will also focus your efforts on leveraging your established record of achievement in teaching (including clinical teaching, where appropriate), research and service and engagement.
Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Teaching
Facilitate one Team-Based Learning (TBL) group as the core facilitator for the duration of the academic year in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts.
Use online delivery platforms to support learning and teaching activities, assessments, and teaching innovation.
Research
Maintain and active record of producing quality research outputs consistent with discipline norms as lead contributor, by publishing or exhibiting in national research journals, other appropriate refereed publications, and conference publications.
Supervision and Researcher Development
Demonstrates and lead others in the responsible conduct of research.
What We Can Offer
This is a part time (0.4 FTE), continuing appointment at Academic Level B or C.
The full-time equivalent base salary at Academic Level B will be in the range $106,079 - $125,687 plus super of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be in the range $124,113 - $147,054 per annum.
The full-time equivalent base salary at Academic Level C will be in the range $129,609 - $149,217 plus super of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be in the range $151,643 - $174,585 per annum.
The greater of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a 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
We are seeking candidates who can meet the below criteria:
Requirements for Level B
An MBBS or equivalent medical qualification. Eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia will be highly regarded.
Demonstrated experience and capacity in the delivery of medical education materials relevant to small and/or large group settings.
Highly developed organisational skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex working environment.
Demonstrated capacity for high-level interpersonal communication, collaboration, and working in teams.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
Demonstrated capacity to engage with and develop scholarly work in medical education.
Demonstrated ability to establish effective relationships, and to represent and promote the discipline to academic, industry, government and professional bodies.
Additional requirements for Level C
A clinical Fellowship in a relevant discipline or equivalent clinical experience
Demonstrated experience and capacity in the development and delivery of medical education materials relevant to small and/or large group settings.
Demonstrated academic leadership skills, including capacity for high-level interpersonal communication, collaboration, and the building of effective teams.
Evidence of a program of scholarly work in medical education and national recognition in this area
In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:
Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.
Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Jack Gilpin via .
For application queries or a full job description, please contact 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
Comprehensive cover letter addressing the criteria in the ‘About You’ section above
Other Information
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Applications close 7th January 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-32385). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 17th January 2024.
Please note that UQ will be closed from 23 December until 2 January (inclusive). All applicants for this position will be contacted in the new year. We thank you for your patience during this time.