Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer​/Associate Professor - Psychology

Overview

Job is based in Australia. Position:
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor – Psychology at UNSW, Job No: 540127. Work type:
Full Time.

Location:

Sydney, NSW. Categories:
Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Lecturer.

UNSW (University of New South Wales) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching universities, located 5 km from the centre of Sydney. The School of Psychology is the leading psychology school in Australia, with world‑class undergraduate and postgraduate programs and a strong research profile across behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, perception, learning, memory, health, social, developmental, clinical and forensic psychology.

A Lecturer (Level

B) / Senior Lecturer (Level

C) is expected to develop scholarly research and professional activities, and contribute to the teaching and service missions of the School. At Associate Professor (Level

D) level, the role includes leading and advancing outstanding research and professional activities. International visa sponsorship is possible for the right candidate. Five roles are advertised; a single application is required.

• Demonstrate and continuously develop a well‑defined teaching philosophy that inspires student learning.
• Conduct classes, assess student learning achievements and support students in postgraduate and undergraduate courses in statistics and research methods in line with UNSW policy.
• Design and develop learning activities and resources, and provide assessment and feedback using a range of suitable approaches and learning environments.
• Initiate development of experimental approaches to teaching and learning statistics and research methods with the support of senior academics.
• Support learning progression with students as individuals and as a cohort to achieve positive learning and employability outcomes.
• Manage course administration as Course Authority, including academic quality assurance.
• Maintain professional development in pedagogy, disciplinary knowledge and minimum professional accreditation requirements (where relevant).
• Make a positive contribution to School meetings and seminars and be a member of School / Faculty committees as required.
• Engage in individual and/or collaborative research in psychology in a manner consistent with disciplinary practice.
• Create scholarly impact recognised by peers in the advancement of disciplinary knowledge in psychology.
• Conduct research/scholarly activities under limited supervision, either independently or as a member of a team, and design research projects in psychology.
• Contribute to development of applications for competitive funding under guidance of senior colleagues, including acting as co‑investigator or chief investigator in grant applications.
• Mentor and guide students and colleagues and develop the next generation of academics through supervision of HDRs.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.

• Apply a well‑defined teaching philosophy and a critically reflective teaching practice that inspires student learning.
• Maintain and develop links within the discipline industry and profession (e.g., contribute to professional development activities).
• Work collaboratively to identify and apply for internal education funding opportunities.
• Undertake independent research and make independent contributions that have a significant impact in the field of perception and create a nationally recognised research track record.
• Develop research groups in areas of specialist expertise and research methods that are appropriate to the discipline.
• Attract peer recognition and establish research networks at national level.
• Obtain research income from nationally competitive research grants and research end‑users as a member or leader, at or above the level relevant to the discipline in leading universities.