Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor - Physiotherapy

About the role

This position may be appointed as either Education Focused (EF) or Teaching & Research (T&R), depending on the successful candidate’s profile and experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, innovative teaching and enhance the student experience within the physiotherapy program.
• Play a central role in curriculum design, development, and continuous improvement, with particular emphasis on musculoskeletal physiotherapy and contributions to related areas such as anatomy.
• Support evidence-based teaching, foster an inclusive and engaging learning culture, and contribute to curriculum innovation, accreditation activities, and engagement with the profession.
• Provide leadership in teaching excellence, curriculum development, and mentoring within UNSW’s Education Focused community.
• Contribute to advancing disciplinary knowledge, securing research funding, supervising higher degree research candidates, and building collaborative research partnerships.
• Lead in research, mentoring of staff and students, and driving innovation across teaching, research, and clinical translation, contributing to a high-performing and collaborative academic environment.

Requirements

• Education Focused (EF) Stream:
  • A PhD in Physiotherapy or other related health / medical disciplines.
  • Registration with AHPRA as a physiotherapist in Australia.
  • Proven commitment to proactive maintenance of discipline knowledge and development.
  • Clinical expertise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, with the ability to contribute to complementary areas within the School of Health Sciences.
  • Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice, including the application, translation, and/or teaching of research evidence in clinical or educational contexts.
  • Experience in teaching and learning design, development, and delivery of courses (subjects) and programs (degrees), at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Teaching & Research (T&R) Stream:
  • A PhD in Physiotherapy or other related health / medical disciplines.
  • Registration with AHPRA as a physiotherapist (or eligibility and willingness to seek registration).
  • Clinical expertise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, with the ability to contribute to complementary areas within the School of Health Sciences.
  • Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice, including the application, translation, and/or teaching of research evidence in clinical or educational contexts.
  • 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.
  • Experience in teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical approaches and technologies, development, and delivery of courses and programs, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
  • Excellent record of recruiting and supervising high calibre HDR students.

Qualifications

• A current Working with Children Check & Qualifications Check is a condition of employment essential for this position, and other pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:
• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Benefits and Culture

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working arrangements (work from home, flexible hours)
• Additional 3 days leave during Christmas holidays
• Career development opportunities
• To up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

Contact Information

For more information, refer to the Position Description available on JOBS@UNSW.

To be considered for this role, you must address the Selection Criteria which are outlined in the “Skills and Experience” section of the position description. Applications that do not address these criteria will not be considered.

For more information, refer to the Position Description available on JOBS@UNSW.

Applications close: Sunday 19th July before 11.30pm Sydney time.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working arrangements (work from home, flexible hours)
• Additional 3 days leave during Christmas holidays
• Career development opportunities
• To up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)