Alongside research leadership, you will play a key role in delivering inspiring, evidence-based teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, with a focus on immunology in the context of infection and disease. Working collaboratively across disciplines, you will help strengthen research networks, attract competitive funding, and contribute to innovative curriculum design that enhances student learning, employability, and academic excellence.

The role of Senior Lecturer reports to Head of Department (nominally Pathology) and has no direct reports.

Some Key Skills Required

• A PhD in Computer Science and/or Immunology or related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated track record in computational sciences research with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with knowledge and developments in immunology, infection and/or disease models or closely allied subjects.
• Obtain research income from nationally competitive research grants (and/or research fellowships) and research end-users as a member or leader, at or above the level that is relevant to the discipline in leading universities.
• Experience in successfully recruiting and supervising high calibre higher degree research students.
• Apply a well-defined teaching philosophy and a critically reflective teaching practice that inspires student learning in or allied to the subject area of immunology with an infection or disease focus.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical approaches, development and delivery of courses and programs, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.

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

More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

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 Associate

E: f.mchenry@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: Sunday 6th September 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.