"Lecturer (Level B) - First Nations Health Education"

PRIMARY DETAIL

We are seeking a suitably qualified First Nations academic with a strong teaching and research record in Health Education.

• Salary Package: Lecturer (Level B): $123,435 to $146,044 per annum (pro-rata for part-time), plus 17% employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading.
• Appointment Type: Full-time, continuing position
• Location: Macquarie University (Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde)

The Role

The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is seeking an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander academic to lead the continuing development, refinement, coordination and delivery of aspects of teaching and learning related to the history, culture, traditional/contemporary knowledges and health of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Faculty's courses in the School of Health Sciences and Nursing. The focus will be to broaden existing work underpinned by the key themes of the Faculty’s Indigenous Health Curriculum, to strengthen Indigenous education. Themes include:

• the learning of Indigenous cultural awareness, respect, and cultural responsiveness in interactions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,
• understanding key aspects of history and culture and their connection to current health problems affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,
• strength-based knowledge and communication as important counters to problem-based perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and peoples,
• Aboriginal perspectives on health and healing, and what can be learnt from Aboriginal approaches,
• Partnership and engagement approaches that focus on mutually beneficial partnerships which support self-determined change within community; co-design.

This role will also work with colleagues in the School and Faculty to strengthen First Nations education - including but not limited to the Academic Director First Nations Health, FMHHS, other First Nations academics in the School & Faculty, and Walanga Muru.

This work will include the development of connections and partnerships for community engagement and Indigenous clinical experiences for students in our courses.

The role would also support alignment of existing learning and teaching with, and implementation of, Mudang Dali - the University’s Indigenous Connected Curriculum Framework. Opportunities for completing higher degree research studies whilst working in the role will be considered.

About You

You will be a highly motivated person with a passion for education in First Nations culture, history traditional/ contemporary knowledges and health. You have previous academic experience, and you have worked in health or a health-related role, such as an Aboriginal health worker, an Aboriginal Liaison Officer, an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, or other clinician roles in the field.

You have experience in developing, teaching and leading aspects of curricula within a higher education setting. You will be able to bring to the role your established personal and professional connections and networks to provide authentic interactions, and to develop clinical education experiences, for our students.

About Us

Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus is on Dharug land, and located 15 kilometres from Sydney's city centre, in one of the largest business and technology precincts in the Southern Hemisphere. Macquarie University acknowledges the important contribution of all First Nations peoples to our University, and respects and takes pride in the knowledges of the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.

The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences is ambitiously pushing the boundaries of progressive thinking and challenging what’s possible to solve some of the big issues of our time, both nationally and on a global scale. The faculty’s current education suite includes courses in clinical science, physiotherapy, medicine, public health, psychology, linguistics, audiology, and speech pathology. The faculty forms part of MQ Health, an integrated academic health sciences enterprise which incorporates Macquarie University Hospital and primary and specialty clinics. We have active research programs in neurosciences, health systems and patient safety research, cancer medicine, and clinical sciences, amongst others.

We foster a values-based culture of innovation and creativity to achieve excellence in teaching and to enhance the research performance of the University. We invest in developing the careers and wellbeing of our students and staff and expect all our leaders to live our values of Caring, Integrity, Teamwork, Ambition, Innovation, and Engagement.

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation in 1964, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community. Connect with us today.

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please apply online and attach your resume, Confirmation of your Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander identity, and a separate cover letter that outlines how you meet the selection criteria below:

• A First Nations person.
• Postgraduate and/or professional qualifications in a health-related field such as medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, or other allied health profession, public health, or another relevant area.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and learning with evidence of a focus on ensuring a high-quality student experience utilising First Nations knowledges, experiences, pedagogies and perspectives: particularly First Nations peoples’ experience of the health system.
• Demonstrated experience to effectively teach, including an ability to develop and lead scholarly and innovative approaches to teaching and learning;
• Experience undertaking community engagement activities, particularly in First Nations health networks.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to relate to staff and students from all backgrounds and disciplines, and to represent the faculty to external stakeholders and the general public.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the development of a culture of excellence and scholarship in health and medical education.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of confidentiality, anti-discrimination, staff and student equity, occupational health and safety as well as other relevant legislation. The ability to implement equal employment opportunity and occupational health and safety plans, policies and programs.

Specific Role Requirements

The successful candidate will need to undergo a position an academic qualifications check. You may also be required to comply with and satisfy other relevant pre-employment checks in line with Macquarie University health requirements.

Note: Aboriginality/Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification for these positions and is authorised under section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

Specific Role Enquiries: Associate Professor Louise Koelmeyer, louise.koelmeyer@mq.edu.au

Recruitment Enquiries: Mirna Alaaiddin at mirna.alaaiddin@mq.edu.au

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (AEDT)