Full-time, Ongoing Position
Campbelltown campus

About Western

Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led university, located at the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing and economically significant region, Western Sydney. Boasting 11 campuses – many in Western Sydney CBD locations – and more than 200,000 alumni, 49,500 students and 3,500 staff, the University has 14 Schools with an array of well-designed programs and degrees carefully structured to meet the demands of future industry. 

About the Role

The School of Nursing and Midwifery is seeking to appoint a full-time, ongoing and experienced academic, at Associate Professor level with demonstrated innovation and commitment to nursing education.

About You

You will be expected to exercise a special responsibility in providing leadership and in fostering excellence in research, teaching, professional activities and policy development to a broad range of scholarly activities within the discipline and School.

You will foster interdisciplinary collaboration among existing academic staff to leverage the University’s intellectual capital, while building strong research teams and networks both internally and with national and international collaborators and external bodies including industry and professional associations. Bridging the nexus between research and teaching, you will also contribute to the development, implementation and delivery of teaching and learning activities in undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree research programs.

The positions will be based at Campbelltown campus with the expectation of travel to other campuses where required.

Benefits and Perks

• 17% superannuation contributions
• Inclusive culture
• Access to a range of employee benefits including salary packaging options and a variety of savings and discounts on a range of goods and services

Remuneration Package: Academic Level D $190,689 to $209,441 p.a. (comprising Salary of $161,573 to $177,601 p.a., plus Superannuation and Leave Loading)

For further information, please refer to the attached Position Description.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

You will hold a PhD in Nursing or a related field.  You must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Division 1 Registered Nurse in Australia and have expertise and experience in nurse education in university-based programs.

For appointment at Level D, you will have a distinguished track record of research (demonstrated by publications in high impact journals, successful grant applications and links with external bodies including industry, government and community)

All applicants must demonstrate provision of high-level leadership to research teams and have evidence of leadership for research development. You will also be expected to have experience in research training at the honours and higher degree research level.

For further information on this position, please refer to the attached Position Description via the apply link below.   

Position Enquiries: Leeanne Heaton, Deputy Dean, School Of Nursing & Midwifery, email  l.heaton@westernsydney.edu.au 

Closing Date: 8:30pm AEDT, Wednesday 31 May 2023

Note: Only those applications submitted via the WSU online recruitment system will be accepted.

Working Rights in Australia - Eligibility

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For an ongoing/continuing position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident and provide evidence at time of application.