Lecturer Language and Communication Skills (Clinical)

Lecturer - Language and Communication Skills(Clinical)

Job No.: 684780

Location: Clayton Campus and EasternEastern Health Clinical School clinical sites

Employment Type:Part time 0.6 fraction

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration:Pro-rata Level B $118974 - $141283 PA 17% super

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Join us for an exciting opportunity at the Communication in Health Professions Education unit (COHPE) within the Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences. Were searching for an enthusiastic lecturer to enhance our clinical communication skills and academic language programs for medical students (international and domestic) undertaking clinical placements.

You will be collaborating with our COHPE team to create engaging educational experiences for students on medical placements at the Eastern Health Clinical School (EHCS) clinical sites. This includes developing unique course materials delivering lectures and tutorials and crafting personalized learning plans for students in clinical communication oral and written language development and studying within clinical contexts.

You will work closely with clinical and administrative staff and will travel to clinical placement sites within the clinical school (including mainly Box Hill Maroondah and Angliss Hospitals). In addition you will interact and collaborate with Faculty and COHPE staff based at Monash Clayton campus.

Our ideal candidate has a first degree and postgraduate qualification in applied linguistics or related fields extensive teaching experience in interactional oral communication (particularly in health profession contexts) and a strong track record in team-based environments. Experience in medical contexts is an advantage.

If youre ready to make a significant impact we encourage you to apply and be part of our innovative journey in empowering students for success!

Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in placeenabling staff to combine work and personal commitments more easily.

About Monash University

At Monash work feels different. Theres a sense of belonging from contributing to something ground breaking a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity and welcome and celebrate everyones contributions lived experience and expertise. Thats why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95000 students four Australian campuses and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

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Together with our commitment to academic freedom you will have access to quality research facilities infrastructure world-class teaching spaces and international collaboration opportunities.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply please refer to How to apply for Monash Jobs.Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people culturally and linguistically diverse people people with disabilitiesneurodivergent people and people of all genders sexualities and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments please contact us at in an email titled Reasonable Adjustments Request for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role as determined by the University.

Enquiries:

Associate Professor Sheila Vance Director MNHS Student Academic Support Unit Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences

Position Description: Position Description

Applications Close: Thursday 23 October at 11:55pm AEST

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