Vacancy Details

Campus Location: Strathfield, Australia

Job No: APTAV103385#002

  • Develop and deliver on-campus and online units in psychology and be a part of a supportive, diverse, and inclusive workplace
  • 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, and generous leave provisions
  • Part time (0.6) continuing role at our Strathfield campus with hybrid flexibility
  • Join a university ranked internationally in the top 2% for research excellence

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

ACU, Strathfield, is currently seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer on a part-time, ongoing capacity. As an Academic, you will provide a significant contribution to the academic and administrative activities of the national School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, and will be responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of both on-campus and online content within the core units of programs in the discipline of Psychology (in line with the school's national curricula). This role involves contribution to excellence in teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, which may include research and clinical supervision of students in fourth year and/or postgraduate psychology programs.

In this role, you will demonstrate your academic leadership by implementing strategies to foster a dynamic, service-oriented culture, and contribute to professional service and community engagement. The successful candidate will have a postgraduate qualification in Psychology, experience in tertiary-level curriculum development and teaching, and a commitment to ACU's mission of promoting social justice and the common good.

More specifically the role entails:

  • Being the Lecturer-in-Charge of specific unit/s in ACU's undergraduate and/or postgraduate psychology programs.
  • Developing and maintaining a lecture/tutorial/seminar sequence for these units.
  • Developing and maintaining online units in the ACU Online psychology programs.
  • Contributing to curriculum development.
  • Providing research and/or clinical supervision to honours and/or Masters students in the discipline of psychology.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Keong Yap, Deputy Head, Psychology, Behavioural Health Sciences, (Strathfield) at: keong.yap@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

  • The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
  • Total remuneration valued to $168,512 - $182,954 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $142,625 - $154,969 (pro rata) pa (Academic Level C), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
  • 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
  • Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
  • As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

  • resume (maximum 5 pages).
  • responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
  • brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

Applications close: 06-SEP-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.