About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Position Summary

Availability:
Continuing | Full-Time

Compensation Grade:
Academic Level B

Salary Range:
$101,724 - $120,380 p.a.

Reporting to:
Dean, People and Resources (or Delegate)
College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The Lecturer will be a key member of the academic staff of Midwifery in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Working under routine supervision, the Lecturer will contribute to quality research and/or evaluation endeavours, as well as contribute to the planning and delivery of topics within the suite of undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses. This includes development of teaching materials, delivery of lectures/tutorials or other innovative teaching and learning strategies, examinations and placement education. The Lecturer may also be involved in teaching across other courses in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences or other Colleges, where appropriate.

The Caring Futures Institute was established in 2019 and is Australia’s first fully dedicated research centre for the study of self-care and caring solutions leading to better lives, better communities, better care and better systems. The Caring Futures Institute is closely connected with community, consumers and carers, working closely with not for profit and private care sectors, government, and health and community services. Adopting a knowledge translation approach, the institute brings together researchers, consumers, and users of health and community systems to co-design solutions, using innovative methodologies, technology, health and social care economics, and disruptive solutions to have impact. The Lecturer will provide a high quality contribution to the success of the Caring Futures Institute through collaboration, participating in cross-disciplinary research activity, HDR student supervision as well as exploring new partnerships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

The Lecturer will be required to make an independent contribution to strengthening existing partnerships or exploring new partnerships with external stakeholders that have the potential for providing improved teaching, learning and/or research outcomes for the University. The Lecturer will prioritise, coordinate, monitor workflow and provide informal day‐to-day feedback to research support staff and casual academic teaching staff according to the University’s policies, practices and standards.

Key Position Responsibilities

• Contributing to the planning, delivery and evaluation of lectures, tutorials, laboratory-based material or other teaching strategies, including placement education for topics, primarily within the suite of Midwifery undergraduate and/or postgraduate topics/courses and undertake topic coordination.
• Delivering inspiring and innovative teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience and support students with academic and/or other challenges impeding their academic progress.
• Participating and contributing to ethical, high quality and innovative research and evaluation through activities such as scholarship, quality publication, external grant acquisition and presentation that aligns with the Caring Futures Institute and contribute to supervision of student research programs.
• Actively participating in College internal and external quality assurance and accreditation processes.
• Actively participating in high performing multi-disciplinary teams with an education and research focus and contribute to the development of a respectful, trusting and collaborative working environment.
• Developing, and maintaining strategic relationships and networks with a range of stakeholders including industry and professional associations and organisations. Actively contribute to the integration and management of aspects of the academic and administrative life of the College.
• Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural SA, interstate and overseas travel, may be required.
• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

• Completion of a PhD or EdD or equivalent qualification in Midwifery or any one of the following:

  • evidence of peer-reviewed independent research demonstrated to be of an equivalent standard in the discipline area

  • evidence of professional standing, reputation and qualifications demonstrated to be of an equivalent standard in the discipline area

  • completion of a higher degree at Master’s level or substantial progress towards a doctoral degree in the discipline area.

• Currently registered with (or eligible for and committed to registering with) the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Midwife.
• Hold and maintain a current membership with a relevant professional association.
• Relevant and extensive contemporary experience in Midwifery.
• Significant and sustained evidence of successful relevant teaching experience at tertiary level, including responsibility for topic coordination and/or curriculum design.
• Demonstrated experience and successful track record in supervision of higher degree students.
• Demonstrated evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area of strategic research focus for the Caring Futures Institute, including evidence of sustained high-quality publications with evident senior authorship contribution and attraction of external competitive grants.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and practice.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students, and industry.
• Demonstrates a commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture, and role modelling behaviours that support the University’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Evidence of upholding the values and ethos of the University.
• Experience in coordinating and/or leading the activities of other staff (desirable).
• Demonstrated experience and innovation using e-learning platforms for teaching purposes (desirable).
• Experience in development of international and short course teaching delivery or collaboration (desirable).
• Advanced knowledge of course accreditation requirements for relevant area (desirable).

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Pursuant to Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA) this position has been deemed prescribed. It is an inherent requirement of the position that the successful candidate maintains a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University.

Flinders University has introduced a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all new staff members to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to medical exemptions and limited exemptions. For more information, please review the Policy located in the Flinders Policy Library under Health and Safety.

How to Apply

Please review the Key Position Capabilities above and submit a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages addressing the criteria. Applications without a Suitability Statement may not be considered. For more information, please see our How To Apply page.

Information for Applicants:

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

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

Applications Close 11:59 pm:

24 Aug 2022