"Casual Academics - School of Public Health"

Job Description:

About This Opportunity

The School of Public Health teaches into several programs at The University of Queensland at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, including the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program. We are seeking applicants with diverse skills and expertise to contribute to our growing community at the School of Public Health.

We are seeking casual academics to run tutorial classes and/or mark assessments. The School of Public Health welcomes applications from candidates with expertise in the following discipline areas:

• Epidemiology and biostatistics
• Health promotion and protection
• Determinants of health
• Research methods
• First Nations’ health
• Health services, systems and policy

Casual Academics at the School of Public Health play a significant part in the overall student experience and assist in the teaching and delivery of both undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

Responsibilities as a Casual Academic may include (but are not limited to):

• Preparing and delivering tutorials, seminars and guest lectures.
• Facilitating workshops/tutorials as directed by course coordinators
• Undertaking marking of assessment tasks, as directed by course coordinators.

Casual academic positions are based at both the Herston and St Lucia Campuses, and successful appointees will be required to attend on campus.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia for the duration of their employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
• Honours or postgraduate qualification(s), current enrolment in a higher degree research or postgraduate coursework program, and/or industry experience relevant to the teaching discipline will be highly regarded. Note that your qualification will determine which of our programs you are eligible to assist with.
• Relevant teaching experience is desirable but not essential.

New applicants must be available for compulsory training sessions scheduled for the week prior to semester.

We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University.

What We Can Offer

These are casual positions. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. The casual hourly rate can be viewed here.

Compliance

All Casual Academics are required to comply with legislation and University policy relevant to the duties undertaken, including but not exclusive to:

• The University’s Code of Conduct.
• Requirements of the Queensland occupational health and safety (OH&S) legislation and related OH&S responsibilities and procedures developed by the University or Institute/School.
• The adoption of sustainable practices in all work activities and compliance with associated legislation and related University sustainability responsibilities and procedures.
• Requirements of the Education Services  for Overseas Students Act 2000, the National Code 2007 and associated legislation, and related responsibilities and procedures developed by the University.

About the School of Public Health

The School of Public Health (SPH) is one of nine schools in UQ’s new Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Science (HMBS), and one of almost thirty schools at the University of Queensland. SPH hosts a multidisciplinary range of research and teaching programs across the broad range of public health disciplines. We have a reputation for excellence nationally and internationally, ranked 4th in Australia and 30th globally in the Shanghai 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

The School is a place with a strong culture aligned around our mission: Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of populations in a changing and inequitable world. It is a place where people like to work, and students like to study. Our research addresses some of the world's most pressing population and public health challenges. SPH offers teaching programs that are relevant to leading and emerging health issues – our Master of Public Health (MPH) was the first in the Asia Pacific region to achieve curriculum validation from the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA).

Consistent with our mission and values, the School prioritises commitment to First Nations sovereignty, and equity, diversity and inclusion. SPH prides itself on its research excellence, with strengths in First Nations Health and Wellbeing, Women’s Health, Mental Health and Tobacco Control, Non-Communicable and Infectious Diseases, and more recently Environment and Health.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding this expression of interest, please contact the School of Public Health sph.casualacademics@uq.edu.au.

Want To Apply?

All applicants must provide a resume to apply. If you have a PhD, please also supply your testamur.

The School of Public Health employs Casual Academics as required throughout the year.

If you are a current employee of the University (including casual staff), or hold a HDR Scholarship with the University, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.