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Salary- Remuneration range $145,470 to $167,197 pa
- Full-time continuing appointment
- Toowoomba or Springfield campus
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) has forged a reputation as Australia’s leading regional university, recognised in particular for our outstanding performance in graduate employability, student support, social equity and undertaking world-leading research. In pursuit of our mission to create and share knowledge, transform lives and solve the problems that matter to the world, UniSQ is firmly focussed on providing contemporary academic offerings and investing in research that changes the lives of our communities.
The School of Education is seeking passionate, innovative and energetic teacher education academics to join us in creating a better future for teachers of tomorrow.
An exciting opportunity is now available for a Senior Lecturer in Guidance and Counselling to join our team.
What we need
- Excellent disciplinary knowledge in Guidance and Counselling.
- Contemporary pedagogical knowledge and experience in designing and delivering outstanding tertiary teacher education courses.
- Expertise in online learning and teaching in tertiary education.
- A strong, well established research profile.
- Contribute to the teaching efforts in the School, including through course and discipline team leadership.
- Undertake activities to continue to grow your research practice.
- Participate in engagement activities internal to the School and University, and externally to the profession and our communities.
You will be a collegial, collaborative team player with a PhD in an Education discipline and a desire to make an outstanding contribution to a vibrant research culture. Your experience in tertiary teacher education, your discipline knowledge, and your expertise in teaching students, including online, will help you devise and deliver engaging learning experiences for our students. You will also be registered with, or have the ability to register with, an Australian teacher registration authority.
What we offer
A range of rewarding career, financial and lifestyle benefits including:
- generous superannuation;
- flexible working arrangements to maintain positive work/life balance;
- professional development programs;
- Fit and Well Corporate Program which includes gym membership; and
- discounted personal travel and health services.
For a confidential discussion about this position, please contact Professor Jo-Anne Ferreira (Head of School and Dean, Education) on +61 7 3470 4043 or email
The University offers a range of 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. We recognise the importance of considering achievement relative to opportunity and encourage you to outline factors such as career breaks, gender, family, or other factors which may have resulted in a limited career progression.
Find out more about UniSQ at
Reference Number: 0341_09/22
Term: Full-time continuing appointment (37.5 hrs/week)
Salary: Total remuneration of $145,470 to $167,197 pa (includes salary of $122,915 to $141,273 pa, employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary and annual leave loading)
Closes: Sunday, 8 January 2023
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, we invite you to submit your current resume/CV together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your relevant skills and experience relative to the ‘essential criteria’ in the Position Description. For more information on “ please refer to
