"Lecturer in Nursing (Identified Position)"

About the Role

The Department of Nursing are seeking a dedicated professional to join the team and play a pivotal role in enhancing the inclusion, quality, and delivery of Nursing education and research at Swinburne. This position is an identified role that seeks to attract passionate and talented Indigenous nurses to academic spaces, recognising the richness their cultural knowledge and community connections bring to teaching and research.

You will collaborate with and be supported by the Professor of Nursing, a proud Wiradjuri woman with extensive clinical and leadership experience and academic colleagues across the Department, School, and health sector. In this role, you will contribute to embedding Indigenous knowledges, person-centred practice and technology/innovation throughout the nursing and healthcare curriculum and will directly impact the development and review of the Bachelor of Nursing, utilising blended models of unit delivery and fostering an inclusive and engaging academic community.

You will be supported in higher degree research studies and mentored to develop your academic career. You will also engage in research activities aligned with the School of Health Sciences’ and Department of Nursing’s strategic direction, focusing on areas including Indigenous knowledges, person-centred practice and technology.

About You

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• A willingness to complete a teaching/education qualification.
• Demonstrated clinical experience in Nursing.
• A high degree of organisational and administrative skills with capacity to contribute to leadership of course and program delivery.
• Demonstrated high standard of interpersonal and communication skills.
• A capacity to contribute to research teams and partnerships and in practice research supervision to achieve high impact research outcomes is preferred.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in Nursing and eligibility for AHPRA registration.
• Hold a qualification of at least one AQF qualification level higher than the unit of study being taught or supervised (minimum AQF 8 for the Bachelor of Nursing).
• A PhD/Doctorate qualification appropriate to the Discipline/equivalent experience is highly desirable, or a demonstrated willingness to actively engage in Higher Degree Research (HDR) studies.

About Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

What We Offer You!

• Generous parental leave to support a balanced lifestyle.
• Exclusive staff discounts, including discounted Medibank health insurance, 50% off Swinburne courses and other partner offers.
• Swinburne offers 17% super and salary packaging options, including car leasing and extra super contributions.

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To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and your suitability for this position.

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check and the ability to undertake a National Police Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on talentacquisition@swin.edu.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 23 November 2025 at 11:30pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.