Senior Lecturer in Metabolic Health

• Part Time (0.5 FTE) Continuing opportunity for a Senior Lecturer in Metabolic Health

• Exciting opportunity to be a Senior Lecturer within the Sydney Medical School and contribute to postgraduate coursework Metabolic Health

• Base Salary $156,103 (Pro rata) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer (Education Focused) within the Sydney Medical School, specialising in metabolic health and medicine. This is an education-focused academic role that combines high-quality teaching with scholarly activity to inform and enhance educational practice.

The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in the design, delivery and evaluation of postgraduate coursework in metabolic health contributing to programs such as the Master of Medicine/Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) and other emerging educational offerings, including short courses and micro-credentials.

This role is primarily teaching-focused, with responsibility for coordinating units of study and delivering engaging, evidence-based learning experiences. The appointee will demonstrate leadership in curriculum innovation, educational design, and pedagogy, and will contribute to advancing excellence in teaching and learning within the school.

The position includes a majority allocation to teaching and teaching-related activities (approximately 70%), supported by contributions to scholarship of teaching and learning (~20%) and service, leadership and engagement activities (~10%).

The appointee will collaborate closely with the Program Director and broader academic team, contribute to mentoring colleagues, and support a positive, inclusive and high-performing teaching environment.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• undertake a leadership role in educational innovation, curriculum design and review, contributing to outstanding educational delivery and outcomes

• engage in high-quality teaching and learning experiences which meet the University's expectations and standards for education

• undertake independent teaching in discipline, contributing to educational design, delivery, evaluation and outcomes contributing to postgraduate metabolic health teaching within the Sydney Medical School

• contribute to the design and delivery of inter-disciplinary clinically orientated learning units and content

• carry out administrative tasks in an educational leadership capacity

• coordinate activities of academic staff and provide training and mentorship to less experienced academic staff

• contribute to a positive workplace culture in which diversity of thought, contribution, collaboration, excellence and achieving outcomes are valued and enabled

• engage beyond the University to develop a profile through conferences, seminars and outreach activities

• undertake other duties appropriate within the classification level as required.

About you

• doctorate or PhD in a relevant field

• an accredited fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians in specialty of Endocrinology

• recognised as an Advance Higher Education Fellow or equivalent.

• demonstrated experience in successfully developing and implementing innovative teaching, with capacity to reflect on their pedagogy and students’ outcomes; has an emerging national reputation for their work as an educator

• demonstrated success in designing, implementing and evaluating teaching and learning initiatives

• experience in people leadership within the higher education sector.

• experience in supervising or mentoring others

• effective written and verbal communication skills

• well-developed capabilities in designing, delivering, managing, and curating digital learning experiences, providing online access to teaching materials and learning activities using a university LMS, and can present a portfolio of their work in this area for more than one unit of study, or in one or more large units of study

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations 

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University.  Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a university community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. 

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Danielle Selinger Recruitment Consultant by email to danielle.selinger@sydney.edu.au

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Applications Close

Friday 29 May 2026 11:59 PM