"Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy"

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-time or Part-time
• Academic Level C | $138,124 - $158,885 p.a. pro rata
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

We are seeking an innovative, motivated, and experienced Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy to join the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

This key academic role involves delivering high-quality research, innovative teaching, and academic leadership. Responsibilities include developing and presenting engaging course content, assessments, and creative teaching methods.

The role also supports curriculum development, academic administration, and staff mentoring. Collaboration across programs or Colleges may be required. A key focus is strengthening partnerships and building new collaborations with external stakeholders.

This is a rewarding opportunity to join a passionate team of Occupational Therapy academics and shape the future of Occupational Therapy education and make a lasting impact in the field.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will be enthusiastic, relational and flexible. You will be a registered Occupational Therapist with Ahpra, a member of Occupational Therapy Australia and have extensive clinical and tertiary teaching experience. You will bring a strong record of excellence in tertiary teaching, including topic coordination, curriculum development, and innovative learning approaches.

Your experience in supervising honours and postgraduate research students will be supported by a robust research profile, aligned with the Caring Futures Institute’s priorities. This includes consistent high-quality publications, senior authorship, and success in attracting competitive research funding.

You will have a solid understanding of the connection between teaching, research, and professional practice and commitment to cultural responsiveness, enhancing educational opportunities and positive health experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with students, colleagues, and external stakeholders.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. Our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy.

Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Flinders University has proudly received our inaugural Cygnet award in recognition of our unwavering commitment to reduce barriers to attraction and retention, and foster opportunities, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• In addition, it is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working with Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).
• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

How to Apply and Information

You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Sandra Mortimer.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm: 02 Sept 2025

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.