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Employment Type: Part - time (14 hours a week)
Duration: Fixed Term contract until 30 June 2026 (with possibility of renewal)
Remuneration: Competitive remuneration based on Academic Level B or Academic Level C, plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
Work rights required: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position.
Location: Port Macquarie, New South Wales

UNSW Rural (Port Macquarie campus) brings world‑class medical education to rural and regional Australia, delivering the full 6‑year medical course at our rural clinical campuses across several locations. Face‑to‑face teaching is critical to rural program delivery with our students building strong relationships with clinicians and other academics, whilst integrating and being accepted as part of the local medical community. UNSW’s program has strongly supported the aims of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) program for over 25 years, delivering excellence in rural medical education and student experience.
Lecturer - Senior Lecturer (ILP Coordinator) – Port Macquarie
UNSW’s Education Focused (EF) roles enable academics to specialise in education and devote their time to delivering high‑quality teaching and pursuing initiatives to enhance the educational experience of our students. Those who are appointed to this specialism will be expected to successfully drive educational excellence within the university’s teaching and learning communities.
In this role you will have a passion for rural medical education, be committed to high quality teaching, and have a demonstrated interest in rural health projects and research. The position focuses on developing and maintaining the Independent Learning Project (ILP) programme at the campus, ensuring consistent alignment with goals that introduce undergraduate medical students to research through supervised projects that provide hands‑on experience and a basic knowledge of research concepts and processes, including the development of self‑directed learning skills and critical thinking.
The position reports to the Director of Medical Education at the identified campus with a dotted reporting line to the Clinical Director Rural, ILP and Research Collaboration, and has no direct reports.
Key Skills Required

A Fellow of a Specialist Medical College and/or a postgraduate degree in a relevant field with experience working in a medical and health environment, or other equivalent degree with relevant professional experience.
Coordinate, support and guide students studying their ILP including supervision, teaching and mentoring, reviews, thesis, presentation, coursework and final report.
Provide support in local hospital and clinical environments for ILP and other rural research projects specific to local health priorities, including design and governance, development of research skills, and ethics applications and approval.
Engage and collaborate with the PHN, AMS and other local health and community networks and build productive relationships and partnerships, participate in professional activities and identify and submit funding applications, where appropriate.
Actively contribute towards the development, improvement and maintenance of the RHMT Research Plan, rural research framework, and workforce retention strategies, methodologies, data collection and analysis.
Experience in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students and a strong demonstrated commitment to rurally focused health and research projects.

Additional Qualifications for Senior Lecturer (Level C)

Provide high level coordination and administration within the program, and expert advice to students and other staff on course‑related matters.
Support and mentor students and supervisors to design research studies, write and submit ethics applications, select appropriate statistical analyses and prepare for publication of projects.
Expertise within a relevant sub‑disciplinary area, including module convenorship, and demonstrated experience in rurally based research including publications, ethics applications and grant submissions.

Pre‑employment Checks Required

Working with Children Check (WWCC)
Criminal Records Check
Qualifications Check

UNSW Benefits and Culture

17% Superannuation and leave loading
Flexible working
Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
Access to lifelong learning and career development
Progressive HR practices

How to Apply
Please click on ‘Apply now’ to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate document addressing the skills and experience listed in the Position Description. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.
Contact
Frank McHenry, Talent Acquisition AssociateE: f.mchenry@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: Tuesday 4th November before 11.30pm Sydney time
UNSW is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
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