Job Description
The UNSW School of Clinical Medicine is seeking a Senior Lecturer to provide academic leadership in the design, delivery, evaluation and ongoing development of professionalism, ethics and law teaching across the UNSW BMedMD program.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide academic leadership and oversight of teaching and assessment of professionalism, ethics and law within the current Medicine program.
* Collaborate with the Medicine Program Redesign team to lead the development, integration and delivery of professionalism, ethics and law content in the redesigned Medicine program curriculum.
* Ensure curriculum design reflects contemporary developments in medical ethics, legal frameworks, regulatory requirements, and professional practice standards.
* Develop and lead high-quality student learning experiences, including lectures, small-group teaching, tutorials, workshops and online modules.
* Design and develop innovative learning and assessment approaches, including lectures, small-group teaching, workshops and online modules.
* Lead the development and implementation of assessment strategies that validly and reliably assess professionalism, ethics and law and integrate with learning and assessment in areas of the program.
* Maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g. Program Director, Medicine Redesign team, Blakcademy, Phase and Discipline leads and other clinical academics) and external stakeholders (e.g. health services, regulatory and professional bodies, clinicians).
* Undertake educational scholarship and contribute to the evidence base in medical professionalism, ethics, and law education.
* Supervise and mentor junior academic staff and casual educators involved in teaching in this discipline.
* Contribute to the academic governance of the BMedMD program, including participation in relevant committees and working groups.
* Maintain an excellent standard of professional practice in accordance with UNSW's Code of Conduct, and champion equity, diversity and inclusivity in education.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Key Requirements:
* A medical or relevant health professional qualification, with expertise in medical ethics, professionalism and the relevant legal frameworks and laws.
* Demonstrated record of excellence in medical education, relevant to these domains.
* 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.
* Experience of implementing educational technologies and online delivery methods.
* Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence and fostering this in others.
* Evidence of professional development of teaching practice in self and others with the ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in learning and teaching.
* Demonstrated success in initiating curriculum development and improvement.
* Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills.
Benefits:
The successful candidate will receive a competitive remuneration package, 17% superannuation and leave loading, flexible working arrangements, additional days of leave over the Christmas period, access to lifelong learning and career development, and progressive HR practices.
Others:
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.
How to Apply:
Please submit your application through the provided link.
Keywords: Senior lecturer opportunity, Academic leadership, Medical education, Professionalism, Ethics, Law.