Senior Lecturer in Surgery

This position presents an excellent opportunity for an established surgeon seeking to complement their clinical practice with a rewarding academic appointment, contributing to teaching, research, mentorship and clinician scientist development while maintaining strong connections to the healthcare sector.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of Clinician Scientist Academy initiatives in collaboration with senior University and health sector stakeholders.
• Drive high-quality research outcomes through publications, grant acquisition, researcher mentoring, and supervision of honours and higher degree research students.
• Deliver inspiring and innovative teaching, including curriculum development, placement education leadership, and the use of contemporary learning technologies.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with industry, professional organisations and healthcare partners while contributing to college leadership, quality assurance and accreditation activities.

This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to change 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 through directly contributing to the Strategic Driver of 'Research that Matters'. By leading impactful surgical research, mentoring emerging clinician scientists, and strengthening partnerships between academia and healthcare, the role helps translate knowledge into meaningful health, education and community outcomes.

About You

You are a passionate and accomplished academic and clinician researcher with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, research and mentorship. You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy developing future healthcare professionals and clinician scientists while contributing to research that delivers meaningful impact. With proven leadership capabilities and the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships, you bring a forward-thinking approach to education, innovation and academic excellence.

To be successful in this position, you will:

• You hold a PhD (or equivalent qualification) and have a demonstrated track record of excellence in tertiary teaching, curriculum development and course coordination.
• You have an established research profile, including high-quality publications, success in securing competitive funding, and experience supervising honours and higher degree research students.
• You are an engaging leader and mentor with the ability to foster collaborative, high-performing teams and support the development of students and early career researchers.
• You possess exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience building productive relationships across academia, healthcare, industry and professional networks.

College of Medicine and Public Health

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.

Life at Flinders

They say know your place. We say you've found it right here.

Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.

Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.

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.
• Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program.
• 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, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
• Recognised as a Veteran Employer of Choice.
• Ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide.

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. 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

Appointment to this role is conditional on the completion of required pre-employment checks and declarations, each of which must be satisfactory to the University.

These include:

• Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance checks. A disclosable outcome will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
• 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 a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• Flinders University is committed to providing an environment where staff with disability are valued, supported and encouraged to participate fully and independently in the life of the University. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, please contact the Recruitment Team so that we can make appropriate arrangements through recruitment@flinders.edu.au or call 08 8201 2383.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Jayanthi Jayakaran.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) Tuesday, 6 October 2026.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

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.

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

06 Oct 2026

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.