"Senior Lecturer - Psychology"

$143,581 to $164,982pa (ALEVC)

Ongoing, Full-time, Joondalup Campus

Open to candidates with relevant work rights

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

JOONDALUP CAMPUS

$143,581 to $164,982pa PLUS 17% SUPERANNUATION

****ONGOING, FULL TIME

Edith Cowan University

Are you ready to belong to a dynamic community where courage, creativity, and optimism are essential elements of our DNA? At ECU we’re inspired by the incredible achievements of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament and a lifelong champion of education. Empowered by her legacy, we’re united in our vision to lead the sector in educational experience and expand our impact through world-class research. 

Embrace an opportunity to become part of something extraordinary.

The School of Arts and Humanities

The School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) is one of the largest at ECU with many diverse academic disciplines arranged into three main clusters: Creative Humanities; Psychology, Counselling, and Criminology; and Social Sciences, Social Work, and Youth Work. The School operates across four campuses, with more than 100 academic and professional staff, and has a strong online education presence. The diversity of the School is a strength, enabling interdisciplinary innovation, a sustainable financial platform, and many opportunities for collaborations with industry and community. In 2026, the school will begin to operate its Creative Humanities program from our new ECU City Campus while maintaining and expanding operations at the Joondalup and South-West (regional) campuses and building our program at the newly opened ECU Sri Lanka campus.

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a passionate psychology educator with great psychology skills to teach in classroom settings student and the ability for clinical supervision to continue ECU’s great reputation for producing outstanding psychology graduates. As a teaching staff member you will have primary responsibility to work with an amazing team of psychology educators in delivering our professional and clinical psychology programs, you may also be engaged in the supervision of students. We value your own commitment to maintaining a psychological practice with a fractional appointment available via negotiation to ensure the best fit between your needs and ours. Depending on the applications received there may be more than one part-time appointment available.

You will mainly be contributing to the teaching of our postgraduate psychology students in preparatory classes at our Joondalup Campus. You may also be undertaking placements Psychological Service Centre (PSC) housed in ECU Wellbeing Service Centres (Wanneroo and Yanchep). You will have close working relationships to the course coordinators of our various psychology postgraduate degrees, Director, PSC and the School’s Work-Integrated Learning team who support placement operations. You can expect a positive collegial work environment and should be a great team player who is able to balance the needs of individual students, colleagues, and yourself within a university context that embraces links with industry and community. We see this role as providing career opportunities to develop a more senior academic role with a focus on clinical education in the years ahead.

About you

To be considered for this position, you will need to meet current registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia with an Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology with no conditions, undertakings, or reprimands; have current Psychology Board of Australia Approved Supervisor Status, with approval to supervise provisional psychologists during an accredited higher degree program; and recent experience in supervising provisionally registered psychologists. 

You will need to demonstrate, based on past achievement and potential for future development, that you can: 

•  supervise effectively for the clinical and professional training of psychologists; 
•  teach with a student-centred approach that facilitates successful learning;
•  engage with industry and community to achieve excellence in clinical education;
•  develop and implement innovations that improve clinical psychology education;
•  exercise scholarly leadership consistent with your level of appointment; and
•  work productively and collegially to achieve the goals of the school and university.

It is desirable, but not essential, that you also have either a Doctor of Philosophy or a Doctor of Psychology qualification. 

You will be expected to demonstrate personal attributes congruent with the University’s values of integrity, respect, rational inquiry, personal excellence, and courage. 

Flexibility in appointment

We will consider a Fulltime or Part time appointment. 

Benefits of working at ECU

At ECU we’re committed to fostering a positive employment experience and believe this is fundamental to the success and satisfaction of our employees. Growth and development matter here, because we recognise people are at the centre of everything we do. Our thriving work culture is guided by the ECU values and complemented by a range of employee benefits; visit our website to read about flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlements, our commitment to Wellbeing, exclusive corporate discounts and industry-leading superannuation. 

Contact

You are encouraged to contact Professor Julie Ann Pooley, j.pooley@ecu.edu.au Associate Dean (Psychology, Counselling and Criminology) to discuss the role and your application and learn more about the exciting opportunities ahead in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University. Please also read our School Plan (2024-2029) for additional information. 

Application Process

Your application is in two parts. The first part is a statement (maximum 4 pages) that clearly demonstrates your suitability for the role and the difference you will make for the school if appointed. You should highlight key examples of your experience and your capabilities: you do not need to address each point in turn so long as all the criteria are covered. The second part is a detailed curriculum vitae, including summaries of your prior roles and achievements. Please include details for three referees including your current supervisor / manager (we will not contact referees without your approval). A covering letter is not needed. 

Advert Closure

Applications close Wednesday, 4 March 2026, at 11:30pm AWST. 

ECU reserves the right to close the advertisement before the stated closing date, and encourage applicants to submit their applications early. 

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION. 

ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace with specific strategies and initiatives in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. 

We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age and faith. For more information on our commitment to equity and diversity, please visit our Inclusive Workplace website. 

At ECU, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively encourage people with disability to apply to ECU. To discuss how we can support adjustment requirements, please contact the person listed above.