Senior Lecturer, Midwifery

Ranked number one university in Australia for First Generation Student Enrolments (Good Universities Guide 2022) and with top rankings in Victoria around student support social equity skills and employment we are driven to make difference to every student and the community providing lifelong learning skills and research locally regionally and globally.

With University and TAFE campuses in Ballarat Berwick Gippsland and the Wimmera we are positioned to provide pathways from vocational education and skills training through to higher education.

About the role

As an integral member of our team you will contribute and provide leadership to the development and delivery of midwifery units at undergraduate honours and graduate levels. You will also be expected to contribute to the Institutes research program and administrative functions.

You will:

• undertake teaching and assessment of undergraduate and postgraduate students;

• undertake research activities;

• supervise students undertaking project units honours programs and research higher degrees;

• participate in team projects and various committees as required; and

• assume leadership roles within the Institute of Health and Wellbeing.

About you

You will work as part of the Institutes team of academic and administrative staff. You will possess proven educational research and professional experience and seek to embed long and short-term research strategies for the Institute within the strategic framework of the University and in accordance with its mission. You will be a creative thinker and avid problem-solver who possesses initiative innovation and a can-do attitude.

You will possess:

• a current unrestricted registration as a Registered Midwife with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA);

• commitment to and enthusiasm for teaching;

• capacity to supervise honours and research postgraduate students;

• substantial university academic administration; and

• commitment and ability to develop and implement a student-centred approach

All University positions delivering education and/or services to children must hold a valid Employee Working With Children Check (WWCC). Please refer to the position description for WWCC requirements.

How to apply

Please apply by Tuesday 6 January 2026

Please note the University will be closed from close of business Friday 19 December 2025 reopening on Monday 5 January 2026.

Applicants are required to submit a resume and a response to the key selection criteria.

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