• Part time (0.2FTE) fixed term for 3 years at Camperdown
• Exciting opportunity for an academic with specialist expertise in medical education assessment and statistics, and its application to the Sydney Medical Program
• Base Salary Level A from $105,314 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

Formed in 1856, Sydney Medical School is the oldest medical school in Australia. It accommodates around 1200 medical students undertaking a four-year graduate-entry Doctor of Medicine program, with an innovative, clinical immersed curriculum (MD2020). This academic role will be for a support position for the Australasian Medical Schools Assessment Collaboration (AMSAC), a collaboration of 23 medical schools across Australia and New Zealand.

The successful candidate will be an academic, preferably with experience and expertise in assessment within medical programs, and including the designing, developing, and delivery of written assessments in the form of single-best answer (SBA) questions.

The overall purpose of this position is to provide academic support for the AMSAC collaboration under the supervision of the Academic Lead Assessment.

More specific purposes of the position are to:

• collate SBA questions from medical schools and prepare AMSAC clinical and pre-clinical carts as directed
• coordinate submission of new SBA questions for future carts
• work with member schools to ensure they have appropriate access to The University of Sydney systems for the collaboration.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• be the main point of contact for academic leads from medical schools within the AMSAC collaboration (including managing the AMSAC admin email, coordinating access to exam systems, and ensuring billing is up to date
• coordinating meetings, including invitations and relevant meeting documents
• coordinating submission and blueprinting of new questions for the development of the two AMSAC papers (clinical and pre-clinical)
• participate in question review meetings.

About you

• excellent communication skills
• highly organised, efficient and reliable
• have experience working in assessment in medical education
• have a PhD or equivalent professional experience in a relevant academic field
• have experience in teaching and learning, including demonstrated experience in designing, implementing and evaluating teaching and learning initiatives
• ability to incorporate evidenced-based teaching.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires valid work rights for Australia.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

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How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Ajaypal Singh, Recruitment Operations by email to ajaypal.singh@sydney.edu.au

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Applications Close

Sunday 23 March 2025 11:59 PM