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Associate Lecturer in Medical Education

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Salary
Level A– $77,171 - $104,717 (pro rata for part-time) p.a. plus 17% super
Closing date
28 Jul 2022

Job Details

Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time 0.4 - 0.5; Periodic fixed-term until 2023 (Period 1: 22 Aug 2022 - 2 Dec 2022, Period 2: 23 Jan 2023 - 2 Dec 2023) 
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medical Education
Salary: Level A– $77,171 - $104,717  (pro rata for part-time) p.a. plus 17% super

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About the Department of Medical Education

The Department of Medical Education was established as a department within the Melbourne Medical School in 2015. It has responsibility for the delivery of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course, research in medical education, and a range of professional development postgraduate and non-award programs.

About the Roles

You will be a key academic staff member in the Year 1 academic team in the redesigned Doctor of Medicine program at the leading medical school in Australia. The roles have responsibility for teaching delivery, assessment, and student pastoral care in our Foundations of Clinical Practice (FCP1) subject. In addition, areas of work focus may include teaching preparation, curriculum or assessment review or feedback, professional development, educational research, or initiatives that advance student equity, diversity, or wellbeing.

In a typical week at work, you may:

  • Engage in the teaching of curriculum content in FCP1 subject in the Clinical Skills stream and/or facilitation in the Case Supported Learning and/or Professional Practice stream(s).
  • Assist with the delivery of assessment in their FCP1 stream(s).
  • Provide student pastoral care as required.

About You

You are a confident communicator with an ability to actively engage in the professional development of their teaching and learning, assessment, and feedback knowledge and skills. You are highly organised with excellent time management skills, can simultaneously work on multiple tasks independently, and be flexible and responsive to changing priorities.

Ideally, you will have:

  • A medical degree registrable in Victoria.
  • Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching entry-to-practice medical or other health professional students.
  • Experience in teaching and facilitation of small group teaching in medical education and delivery.

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and be part of vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

  • Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave
  • Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
  • Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
  • Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
  • Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits.

Be Yourself

At UoM, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities or culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the selection criteria^ (found in the Position Description) for the role.

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au.

Please also note there are several positions available.

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

The University of Melbourne is required to comply with applicable health guidance and directions issued from the Victoria Health Minister. The University of Melbourne requires all University of Melbourne employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless an exemption order applies. All applicants therefore must meet this requirement when submitting an application.

Position description: PD Lecturer in Medical Education (MD1).pdf

Applications close: 28 JULY 2022 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Company

The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.

Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.

Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.

Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.

The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.

In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.

More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.

For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au

*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015

Company info
Telephone
+61 (3) 8344 4000
Location

Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia

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