Associate Professor, First Peoples Medicine (Identified)

About the role

The Opportunity Lead one of Australia's most ambitious and transformative initiatives in First Peoples medical education, clinical innovation and health equity. Working within the Blakcademy, you will provide First Peoples leadership across the School of Clinical Medicine, shaping the clinical capabilities of future doctors and influencing how culturally safe healthcare is taught, practised, and experienced.

Responsibilities

• Provide First Peoples leadership across the School of Clinical Medicine, shaping the clinical capabilities of future doctors and influencing how culturally safe healthcare is taught, practised, and experienced.
• Continue practising as a medical doctor, maintaining your clinical expertise while contributing to the education of future clinicians through authentic, practice-informed teaching.
• Develop innovative clinical teaching, embed culturally safe models of care throughout the curriculum, mentor future Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander doctors, and strengthen partnerships with communities and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
• Contribute to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples while transforming how Australia's future medical workforce learns, practises and leads in partnership with First Peoples communities.

Requirements

• A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant tertiary degree, preferably and/or relevant extensive teaching, curriculum design work experience.
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
• Demonstrated experience in First Peoples teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical (including Indigenous) approaches, development and delivery of courses and programs, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience of implementing educational technologies and online delivery methods.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for First Peoples medical educational excellence and fostering this in others.
• Demonstrated experience with industry or work-integrated learning relating to First Peoples health.
• Evidence of professional development of teaching practice in self and others with the ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in First Peoples learning and teaching in medicine or health related programs.
• Demonstrated success in initiating First Peoples curriculum development and improvement in medicine or health related programs.
• Experience mentoring and supporting early- and mid-career academic staff, particularly in (but not limited to) education-focused roles.
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Evidence of ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds and support student equity diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Significant track record in research leadership with outcomes of high quality and high international impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence and deliver research leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership in building First Peoples engagement and partnerships with the profession and industry.

Qualifications

• Holds a medical degree (MBBS/MD).

Skills

• A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant tertiary degree, preferably and/or relevant extensive teaching, curriculum design work experience.
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
• Demonstrated experience in First Peoples teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical (including Indigenous) approaches, development and delivery of courses and programs, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience of implementing educational technologies and online delivery methods.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for First Peoples medical educational excellence and fostering this in others.
• Demonstrated experience with industry or work-integrated learning relating to First Peoples health.
• Evidence of professional development of teaching practice in self and others with the ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in First Peoples learning and teaching in medicine or health related programs.
• Demonstrated success in initiating First Peoples curriculum development and improvement in medicine or health related programs.
• Experience mentoring and supporting early- and mid-career academic staff, particularly in (but not limited to) education-focused roles.
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Evidence of ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds and support student equity diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Significant track record in research leadership with outcomes of high quality and high international impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence and deliver research leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership in building First Peoples engagement and partnerships with the profession and industry.

Benefits

Flexible Working arrangements (work from home, flexible hours)

Additional 3 days leave during Christmas holidays

Cultural duties performed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members are recognised with reduced workload or additional allowance

Career development opportunities

Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses

Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice

Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

Pay

$193k - $212k base (+17% super, leave loading and a clinical loading if applicable)

Schedule

Full - time (35 hours a week), Part-time hours also considered