Senior Lecturer

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and innovative educator to play a leading role in shaping high-impact online biostatistics education at one of Australia’s most respected universities. As a Senior Lecturer, you will design, deliver, and continuously evolve engaging digital learning experiences that build statistical confidence and capability for students tackling complex public health challenges.

Embedded within the School of Public Health, you will teach biostatistics across the Master of Biostatistics, Master of Public Health, and Bachelor of Health Sciences programs, including contributing to the nationally significant Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia. This role offers the opportunity to make a visible difference to student learning outcomes in a supportive, collaborative academic environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Teaching: Design, coordinate, and deliver engaging online biostatistics courses, translating complex concepts into applied, accessible learning experiences for diverse student cohorts.
• Curriculum leadership: Take ownership of course and assessment design, contributing to program-level curriculum development and continuous improvement in online pedagogy.
• Educational impact: Champion contemporary, inclusive teaching practices that strengthen student engagement and confidence, and positively influence the teaching practice of peers.
• Citizenship and service: Contribute to a vibrant academic culture through collaboration, mentoring, and service that advances teaching excellence within the School and University.

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