Associate Professor

 

Description:


Curtin’s School of Allied Health offers professionally recognised courses in Exercise and Sport Science, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, and Speech Pathology. We also operate specialist clinics at Curtin Perth, Challis Community Primary School and Curtin Clinics Cockburn, where our students can hone their skills while delivering professional services to the community.

The Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor position will provide leadership in Occupational Therapy teaching and research within the School of Allied Health. In this role, you will engage in and lead innovative curriculum design/development, make significant contributions to the field of research, and develop a consistent record of excellence in teaching and effective allied health leadership.

In this role, you will (but not limited to):
 

  • Deliver high-quality and innovative teaching to undergraduate, honours and postgraduate students across a range of modes and levels.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to develop and mentor others. .
  • Foster a values- led culture of teaching excellence and reflective practice.
  • Demonstrate cultural capability to work with students, staff and the University community to improve the health and social care of all Australians.
  • Display a commitment to the Occupational Therapy discipline through the scholarly development and delivery of high-quality educational units.
  • Lead major curriculum initiatives and/or pedagogical developments.
  • Provide leadership of course and teaching initiatives.
  • Supervise the program of study of honours students or postgraduate students engaged in coursework.
  • Keep abreast of current discipline theory and practice.
     

Selection Criteria
 

  • A doctoral qualification in a relevant discipline.
  • A demonstrated record of achievement in and commitment to excellence in teaching.
  • Demonstrated achievement in the discipline/field through the scholarly development and delivery of high-quality educational courses.
  • An established record of impact including, but not limited, to highly productive research outputs with regular publication in high-quality refereed academic journals, or outputs in other creative outlets, consistent with an international reputation in the field.
  • A significant record of obtaining research income, including nationally competitive research grants and/or fellowships.
  • Demonstrated academic leadership experience in the discipline/profession and in community engagement.
  • Significant experience and record of providing supervision to higher-degree research students.
  • Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster the development of a collegial and supportive working environment and the ability to interact with students and staff with cross-cultural sensitivity.
  • Demonstrated commitment to applying relevant and applicable policies, procedures, and legislation in the day-to-day performance of the functions of this position.

Organization Curtin University
Industry Education / Training Jobs
Occupational Category Associate Professor
Job Location Perth,Australia
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Intermediate
Experience 2 Years
Posted at 2024-03-05 4:05 pm
Expires on 2024-12-10