"Academic Guidance Lead"

Job Description:

• Rural Clinical School
• Part-time (20%), fixed-term position through to March 2028
• Base salary will be in the range $143,099 - $164,748 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level C)
• Based at our Toowoomba Regional Clinical Unit

About This Opportunity

At UQ, you’ll be part of a community that values inclusion, connection and impact. As the Academic Guidance Lead, you will play a pivotal role in supporting medical students throughout their Doctor of Medicine program, working closely with RCU academic colleagues to shape and continuously strengthen the Learning Community environment. Guided by UQ’s commitment to belonging and excellence, this role focuses on fostering an inclusive, supportive culture where students and staff feel connected and empowered, enabling medical students to thrive academically, professionally and personally.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Student-centred teaching and leadership: Provide expert academic guidance and leadership across Years 1–4 of the MD program using a stepped-care approach, delivering tailored support, remediation, pastoral and career guidance, and contributing to high-quality clinical teaching and staff development.
• Learning community and quality improvement: Work collaboratively with students and colleagues to develop personalised learning plans, support transition to the new MD and Learning Communities, and contribute to quality assurance, governance and continuous improvement across the TRCU and Rural Clinical School.
• Research and supervision: Maintain personal academic standing through research and scholarship, build regional research capacity through collaborative projects, and lead student engagement in research while developing and managing staff performance in line with University policy.
• Citizenship, service and rural impact: Actively contribute to the TRCU and wider community, promote rural medical careers, engage constructively with healthcare partners, fulfil mandatory training requirements, and represent UQ through service on committees and community engagement.

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

About You

• Relevant medical qualification with current AHPRA registration and extensive clinical experience in a general or specialist capacity.
• Demonstrated excellence in medical education, including student support, clinical supervision, and high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Strong academic profile with peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and contributions to successful external research funding.
• Proven academic leadership in teaching and learning, including scholarship of learning and teaching and senior contributions to curriculum quality.
• Established service and leadership record within the University and profession, fostering professional links, specialty engagement, and consultancy development.
• Highly developed interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and manage complex academic environments.

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, professional registration (AHPRA), mandatory immunisations. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

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

Applications close Sunday 8th February at 11.00pm AEST (R-****59275****). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 16th February.