Lecturer (Management)

School of Business, Law, Humanities and Pathways

The School of Business, Law, Humanities and Pathways is a vibrant, future-focused academic community committed to shaping graduates who are ready to lead, influence and innovate. Bringing together diverse disciplines and perspectives, the School thrives on collaboration, critical thinking and real-world engagement, creating an environment where ideas are challenged, explored and transformed into meaningful outcomes.

As part of a growing and ambitious School, you’ll join colleagues who are passionate about impactful research, teaching excellence, and dedicated to developing future-ready graduates through industry-connected and student centred-learning. With a strong commitment to student success, contemporary curriculum design, and quality research, the School offers an exciting platform for academics who want to make a genuine impact - both in the classroom and across the broader business and community landscape.

An opportunity is now available for a passionate and committed Lecturer in Management to join our academic team.

Who you are

You’re an emerging academic who’s motivated by the chance to shape future business leaders through high-quality, student-centred learning. You bring curiosity, professionalism and a commitment to excellence, resonating strongly with a role that values both teaching impact and a developing research profile. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy creating engaging learning experiences informed by scholarly practice.

You’re someone who values collaboration, constructive relationships and academic integrity, and you’re energised by the opportunity to contribute to a positive School culture. You’ll connect naturally with a role that expects you to build your reputation in teaching and research, operate with growing independence, and contribute meaningfully to the School’s learning, research and engagement outcomes.

What you'll do

In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering high-quality, student-centred teaching across management courses, helping learners build the skills and confidence they need to thrive in contemporary business environments. You will undertake research, aiming at publishing in high quality journals, securing research income, and supervising Higher Degree by Research candidates. As part of the broader Business Area of the School, you will support relevant business accreditation, including the accreditations with the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Over your first 6–12 months, you’ll contribute to strengthening course delivery, enhancing student engagement, and building your research profile through high-quality outputs aligned with the University’s research strengths. You’ll also support honours and postgraduate students, participate in collaborative research activity, and contribute to service and engagement that positively shapes the School’s culture and external partnerships.

Travel to other campuses of the University may be required.

What will help you succeed

You’ll succeed in this role with a doctoral or master’s qualification in a relevant discipline and a developing track record in teaching and research. Experience creating inclusive, reflective and engaging learning environments will be highly valued, along with the ability to collaborate effectively and communicate with clarity and professionalism.

A readiness to contribute to research teams, attract funding, and supervise HDR students will strengthen your impact, as will alignment with the University’s core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence. Most importantly, you bring enthusiasm for shaping the next generation of management professionals and a commitment to ongoing scholarly and professional growth.

For further information about this role, please contact Professor Fabrizio Carmignani, Head of School and Dean, (Business, Law, Humanities and Pathways) via +61 7 3470 4549 or hos-blhp@unisq.edu.au.

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Reference Number: 0102_05/26

Location: Toowoomba or Springfield campus

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (37.5 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $133,256 to $157,504 pa (includes salary range of $112,381 to $132,831 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Thursday, 4 June 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey, available on our website.

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