Job Summary
Position: Professor – Maternal & Family Health
Salary: $220,621 pa (Level E)
Employment: Full time, ongoing, Joondalup Campus
Institution: Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery
About The Opportunity
Open to candidates with relevant working rights.
Are you ready to belong to a dynamic community where courage, creativity, and optimism are essential elements of our DNA? At ECU we're inspired by the incredible achievements of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament and a lifelong champion of education. Empowered by her legacy, we're united in our vision to lead the sector in educational experience and expand our impact through world‐class research.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery is at the cutting‐edge of nurse education and research, providing innovative, high‐quality education and translational research that makes a difference to the lives of people in our communities locally, nationally, and internationally. Our purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of communities for today and future generations.
The School has two centres of research: the Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Services (CNMHSR) and the Centre for Research in Aged Care (CRAC). Both share a common mission to improve health through evidence‐based innovations.
Responsibilities
* Provide senior academic and research leadership across nursing and midwifery, with a focus on maternal and family health.
* Lead and develop high‐impact research programs spanning maternal health, midwifery, mental health, and family‐centred care.
* Provide principal HDR supervision and mentorship to HDR candidates, ECRs, and MCRs.
* Strengthen the School's external grant funding performance through leadership of competitive national and international grant applications.
* Mentor academic staff in grant development, research leadership, and programmatic research design.
* Foster interdisciplinary collaboration across ECU health disciplines, including mental health, public health, primary care, and allied health.
* Contribute to School, Faculty, and University‐level leadership, strategy, and academic governance.
* Support national and international partnerships aligned to maternal and family health and WHO priorities.
About You
* Be registered with AHPRA as a midwife; dual registration as a nurse is desirable.
* Hold a Doctoral level qualification.
* Be a senior academic with significant research leadership across the profession(s), focusing on maternal and family health.
* Have a track record of high‐impact research programs spanning maternal health, midwifery, mental health, and family‐centred care.
* Have a track record of principal HDR supervision and mentorship to HDR candidates, ECRs, and MCRs.
* Have a track record of securing external grant funding through leadership of competitive national and international grant applications.
* Have senior leadership experience in interdisciplinary collaboration across health disciplines.
* Demonstrate personal attributes that align with the University's values.
Benefits Of Working At ECU
We're committed to fostering a positive employment experience. Our culture is guided by ECU values and includes flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlements, well‐being support, corporate discounts, and industry‐leading superannuation.
Contact
Please contact Prof Karen Strickland, Executive Dean, on 0449071780 or k.strickland@ecu.edu.au for more information.
Application Process
Please upload an up‐to‐date resume summarising your experience and achievements, along with a brief covering letter of no more than 2 pages outlining your suitability for the role.
Advert Closure
Applications close Wednesday 11 March 2026, at 11:30pm AWST. ECU reserves the right to close the advertisement before the stated closing date, and encourages applicants to submit their applications early.
Equal Opportunity Statement
PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.
ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace with specific strategies and initiatives in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age and faith. For more information on our commitment to equity and diversity, please visit our Inclusive Workplace website.
At ECU, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively encourage people with disability to apply. To discuss how we can support adjustment requirements, please contact the person listed above.
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