• Employment Type: Part Time, 3.5 hours per week
• Duration: Fixed Term Until 30 June 2027
• Remuneration: Level B/C $127K - $155K per annum pro rata based on experience + 17% Super+ Annual Leave Loading
• Face to Face role
• Location: Coffs Harbour Campus, New South Wales.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold unrestricted work rights to be considered for this position.

Position Summary

The Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Education Focused), Discipline Lead – Psychiatry, Rural, delivers high-quality teaching and leads the coordination of psychiatry education within a rural medical program. The role focuses on enhancing student learning through immersive rural clinical experiences and strong engagement with Local Health Districts and primary care networks.

The position supports the development of clinical placements, contributes to curriculum delivery, and fosters rurally relevant teaching and research initiatives. It also involves building collaborative partnerships across UNSW and external stakeholders to support student progression and educational excellence.

At Senior Lecturer level, the role includes broader leadership in education and curriculum, including mentoring staff, and contributing to teaching innovation across UNSW Rural.

This position reports to the Director of Medical Education at the identified campus and has no direct reports.

Skills & Experience

At Level B

• A BMedMD, MBBS (or equivalent medical degree), and Fellowship of a Specialist Medical College (including but not limited to ACEM, ACRRM, RACP, RACGP, RANZCOG, RACS), and currency of medical registration in New South Wales.
• Experience in discipline specific field of clinical medicine relative to the role, and a commitment to high quality teaching with a passion for rural medical education.
• Demonstrated experience in large and small group teaching, and ability to apply knowledge and modern medical curricula and teaching methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising and coordinating student assessment and examinations including using educational technologies and online delivery methods.

At Level C (in addition to Level B)

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills and a record of solid achievement contributing to administration and collaborating in academic and/or professional environments.
• Significant expertise within a relevant sub-disciplinary area, including module convenorship and committee work.
• Proven record of achievement and excellence in teaching and supervision at undergraduate level with a strong commitment to rural health education.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information

Benefits and Culture:

UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:

• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

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

How to Apply:

Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your application including your resume & cover letter online before Wednesday 8^th April 2026 at 11:55pm. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

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.

A current Working with Children Check is condition of employment essential for this position, and other 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.

Get in Touch:

Aarti

a.aarti@unsw.edu.au

Talent Acquisition Associate

Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.

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.