Lecturer (Electrical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering)

• School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Full-time, permanent position
• Base salary will be in the range $117,120.53 - $138,769.70 + 17% super (Academic Level B)
• Based at our St Lucia Campus

About This Opportunity

The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is seeking to appoint an ambitious and inquisitive Lecturer to contribute to world-class teaching and research across electrical engineering and biomedical engineering disciplines. Working within a highly collaborative academic environment, you will play a key role in educating future engineers, advancing impactful research, and strengthening the School’s engagement with industry and global research partners.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Teaching: Develop and deliver courses, engage in curriculum design, coordinate courses, assess students, provide academic counselling, and adhere to university teaching rules. Contribute to the teaching program covered by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. In particular, the willingness and capability to teach into one or more areas of the electrical engineering curriculum:
  • Introductory programming for engineering students
  • Intermediate systems programming
  • Embedded and digital systems at the introductory, intermediate and advanced undergraduate level
  • Electrical engineering team projects and engineering professional practice at the introductory or intermediate level
  • Electrical Engineering individual capstone projects and engineering professional practice at the senior undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Research: Establish and grow an independent and/or collaborative research program aligned with the School’s strategic strengths in Imaging, Sensing and Biomedical Engineering. Publish in high-quality peer‑reviewed outlets and lead competitive external research funding applications.
• Supervision and Researcher Development: Supervise students, recruit and manage employees, provide performance feedback and training, resolve conflicts, and ensure correct remuneration and benefits.
• Citizenship and Service: Develop partnerships, demonstrate leadership through mentoring, engage in internal service roles and committees, perform administrative functions, provide support to colleagues, and uphold university values.

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

About You

You will bring a strong academic foundation and a commitment to excellence across teaching, research and service, along with:

• A PhD in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering or a closely related field.
• A demonstrated record of high-quality research outputs in biomedical or electrical engineering.
• Demonstrated capability or potential to attract competitive research funding.
• Evidence of effective teaching contributions at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Experience or capability in course coordination and contemporary curriculum development.
• A growing record of supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students.
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, with proven ability to successfully lead a research team.
• A commitment to inclusive, ethical and values‑driven academic practice.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will 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 excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight 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, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

Interested?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Markus Barth at m.barth@uq.edu.au. For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume, cover letter, and responses to the ‘About You’ section.

Other Information

Pre-employment checks may include: verification of the right to work in Australia and qualifications. 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.

We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing talent@uq.edu.au or calling +61 7 3365 2623.

Applications close Friday 22 May 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-63679).