"Teaching-Focused (TF) Senior Lecturer"

Job Description:

• Greenslopes Clinical Unit.
• Part-time (20%), fixed term position through to 31st December 2027
• Base salary will be in the range $140,293 - $161,518 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level C)
• Based at Greenslopes Private Hospital

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a Teaching-Focused (TF) Senior Lecturer to extend their teaching impact through academic leadership at the program or discipline level. In this role, you will foster excellence in teaching and learning, coordinate or lead the activities of academic and professional staff, and demonstrate leadership that reflects UQ’s values of integrity, excellence, and collaboration. You will actively engage in internal and external partnerships that enhance the development of others and contribute to the advancement of innovative and evidence-based teaching practices, policies, and knowledge.

As Specialty Supervisor, you will deliver high-quality clinical education within the Clinical Unit, supporting the integration of learning across all four years of the MD Program. You will collaborate closely with the Principal Specialty Supervisor and engage with clinicians across hospital and community care settings to strengthen the program’s educational outcomes. Highly visible in the clinical environment, you will bring a strong academic profile within your specialty and a commitment to nurturing the next generation of medical professionals.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Teaching: Deliver high-quality teaching, supervision, assessment, and feedback across all years of the MD Program to support students’ clinical competence, professional identity, and overall learning experience, while serving as an effective role model and educational advisor.
• Work collaboratively with the Principal Specialty Supervisor, Academic Title Holders, and clinical colleagues to enhance educational practice, curriculum design, and assessment quality within the Clinical Unit, and engage in ongoing professional development to continuously improve teaching performance.
• Research: Maintain an active record of high-quality clinical research outputs consistent with disciplinary standards and demonstrate leadership in research contribution.
• Supervision and Researcher Development: Lead and support staff performance, conduct, and professional development through effective feedback, coaching, and management across the employee lifecycle, resolving conflicts as needed, while modelling and promoting the responsible conduct of research.

Organisational Relationships

This position reports to the Head, Greenslopes Clinical Unit with functional oversight from the Head, Mayne Academy of Critical Care.

For a full position description please contact talent@uq.edu.au

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

About You

• Medical qualification and eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia, with a specialist qualification recognised by: The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• An established profile in clinical teaching and/or clinical research in the discipline area.
• Evidence of a substantial senior contribution to quality clinical teaching at undergraduate postgraduate and/or professional entry level.
• Expert discipline knowledge and extensive experience in a general or specialist capacity, including evidence of dissemination and adoption of new and innovative clinical techniques.
• National record of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences with a developing international profile, in conjunction with evidence of contributing to successfully seeking, obtaining and managing external research funding.
• Active participation in the development and continuous innovation of programs, curricula and/or course material in the discipline area.
• Record of supervision of HDR students and/or trainees in speciality training programs.
• A growing record of meaningful internal service roles in conjunction with demonstrated leadership roles in external activities that foster links within the profession and the relevant specialty, including developing consultancies in speciality areas.

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia, education check, AHPRA registration, mandatory immunisations.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

This position is a fixed term appointment with the University, working in collaboration with the Greenslopes Hospital for the duration of the appointment.

This position may attract additional salary loadings (clinical) within this role, based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and registrations and subject to approval. More information can be found here

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Head of Greenslopes Clinical Unit Professor Rachel Thomson r.thomson@uq.edu.au

For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact talent@uq.edu.au.

Other Information

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

Applications close Friday 5 December 2025 at 11.00pm AEST (R-57666). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 12th December.