Senior Lecturer In Endodontics

Creating a brighter future for all
Griffith University is a progressive, values-led university dedicated to learning, leadership, and innovation. This is your chance to help us achieve our vision to transform lives and add to human knowledge and understanding in a way that creates a future that benefits all.

The School of Medicine and Dentistry strives to prepare the next generation of professionals and practitioners to tackle health and healthcare challenges in an ever-changing world. As a community, we are committed to building better health outcomes for all by delivering high-quality education, impactful research, and engagement with and for the communities we serve.

As a community we are committed to the highest standards of learning and teaching across our diverse academic programs and courses. These include undergraduate and postgraduate programs in dentistry, medicine, dental hygiene, dental technology and dental prosthetics, paramedicine, and public health.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best possible staff; staff who support our educational mission to deliver an outstanding student learning experience and producing competent, compassionate health professional and practitioners. 

The Senior Lecturer is a member of the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s academic team. In this role the incumbent will make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of dental education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, conduct research, and undertake administrative duties.  

The incumbent will build upon Griffith’s already strong program of dental and oral health programs and develop clinical and research partnerships aimed at improving health and community care through the health professions.  In this role the incumbent will make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of dental education with a focus on endodontics.  

The incumbent will support the Dean of Dentistry, the discipline lead in Endodontics, dentistry and oral health team, and the Head of School in implementing the School’s Learning and Teaching and Research plans and will be expected to advance research-informed clinical education and research within the School. 

This is a part-time (0.6FTE/60%), continuing position based at the Gold Coast campus, and it is expected that the successful candidate will be available to attend campus in person as a normal requirement of the role.

Griffith is a multi-campus university and therefore it is understood that this position will work across campuses as/if required. As such, you may be required to work on either a temporary or an indefinite basis at any location where the University currently has a presence.

Salary Range
The base salary for Senior Lecturer (Level C) is in the range $132,666 - $152,975 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $155,219 - $178,981 per annum.

The School of Medicine and Dentistry shares the Health Group and broader University's commitment to excellence, ethical behaviour, and engagement. The Health Group Charter articulates the core values and behaviours we expect in our workforce: inclusion, integrity, performance, respect, and collaboration. These values and behaviours are embedded in the School's annual Academic Staff Career Development process and frame staff performance planning and review conversations.

We are seeking applications from candidates who possess:

• A PhD qualification and a specialist qualification in Endodontics (Level C),
• Current registration or eligibility for registration as a specialist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).

How to Apply
Please submit your application online and ensure your application includes the following:

• A covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (please refer to the Qualifications above and the position description). 
• Current curriculum vitae/resume including full contact details.
• Please include the details of three supporting referees.

Applicants must have unrestricted work rights for the duration of this appointment.

Why Join Griffith?
We offer:

• Flexible working options and genuine work-life balance
• Salary packaging options and corporate health discounts 
• Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave and leave loading
• Support with future learning opportunities through our educational staff assistance scheme

Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. For more information please visit our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page.

Griffith's strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).

Further Information
For further information specifically about this role, please contact the Dean of Dentistry, School of Medicine and Dentistry via email ******@griffith.edu.au or by phone on 07 5678 0***.

For further application and recruitment advice, please contact Jinita Dhall, Talent Acquisition Partner, on *******@griffith.edu.au.

For application support, please contact People Services on +61 (0) 7 3735 4011 quoting reference number REF4720L.

Closing date: Thursday, 4 April 2024 at 5:00pm AEST. All applications must be submitted online.