- Flexible and supportive academic environment
- Shape the future of physiotherapy education and improve rural and regional health outcomes.
The role
- Fixed term, full time (2 years)
- Academic Level B - $113,841 to $134,965 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
- Port Macquarie
We are seeking an experienced physiotherapy professional to join the School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences to actively deliver high quality teaching, contribute to curriculum development and foster student engagement using blended subject delivery modes. The successful candidate must have the capacity to teach across a range of areas of physiotherapy practice, a commitment to regional, rural and remote health and practice, and capacity and willingness to contribute to supporting workplace integrated learning for physiotherapy students in collaboration with the workplace integrated learning team.
You will play a key role in blended learning delivery, course design, and industry engagement, while maintaining an active professional profile aligned with contemporary physiotherapy practice.
The successful candidate must have substantial experience in Neurological physiotherapy, including rehabilitation and management of complex presentations.
About you
- A qualification relevant to physiotherapy, or equivalent accreditation and standing
- Current practising registration as a Physiotherapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra)
- Sound knowledge of the discipline, including digital health and culturally safe health care, and experience in physiotherapy practice and research in rural and regional contexts
- Substantial experience in neurological physiotherapy, including rehabilitation and management of complex presentations in an Australian context.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality student-centred learning and teaching
About us
We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.
The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.
Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.
Learn more about the Faculty of Science and Health here.
Learn more about the School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences here.
Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.
Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.
To apply
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If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.
This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.
Disclosure Requirement
Applicants may be required to disclose information relating to gender-based violence allegations or findings as part of the University's recruitment and screening processes.
Further information
Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:
Dr Cherie Zischke | Course Director and Lecturer in Physiotherapy | czischke@csu.edu.au | Ph: 02 6582 9465
Closing Date: 11pm, 15 October 2026
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