Lecturer in Environmental Sciences (Teaching and Leadership)

Macquarie University Hospital; Ryde; On-site; AUD 127,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Annual leave loading

Job summary

Macquarie University invites applications for a Teaching and Leadership academic in Environmental Sciences. The role focuses on delivering teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, with emphasis on geomorphology and related earth science areas.

The appointee will contribute to curriculum design, course planning, and academic governance while mentoring teaching teams. The successful candidate will have leadership in teaching and evidence of disciplinary scholarship, HDR

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Experience redesigning courses and curricula.
• Involvement in governance, accreditation or quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and/or postgraduate Environmental Sciences units.
• Contribute to curriculum design and renewal.
• Participate in program planning, governance and quality assurance processes.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum design

Academic governance

Leadership

Job description

Salary Package

- Salary Package: $127,138 - $136,453 (Level B.1 – B.3) - plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading - Full-time, continuing appointment - Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde

The role

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Teaching and Leadership academic in Environmental Sciences to contribute to teaching, curriculum development, and governance within the School of Natural Sciences. This role provides the opportunity to deliver high-quality teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, engage meaningfully with students, and contribute to the School’s teaching mission in environmental sciences. The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of how Earth science principles lead to understand, manage, and solve environmental problems affecting the natural and built environment, more particularly in the key areas of geomorphology, earth surface processes, physical geography, earth surface observation, and/or earth surface responses to anthropogenic disturbance and hydro-climate extremes. The applicant may also have experience in environmental management in rivers, wetlands, coastal or urban environments, and/or contaminated site assessment, with the capacity to teach in these areas at third-year and post‑graduate levels. The successful applicant will also have expertise in curriculum design, teaching innovation, and course planning. They will also contribute to academic governance processes, including curriculum review, accreditation, and quality assurance, while supporting and mentoring academic teaching teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Some teaching experience in undergraduate and/or postgraduate units or courses in Environmental Sciences, including tutoring, demonstrating, lecturing and/or assessment.
• Demonstrated understanding of pedagogy and curriculum and contribution to unit design, renewal, and enhancement of teaching practice.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to course planning, academic governance, and quality assurance processes, including assessment design and moderation processes.
• Support program‑level curriculum reform, accreditation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated collaborative skills, including the ability to work effectively within teaching teams, engage with mentoring from senior colleagues, and contribute effectively to committees or working parties.
• Evidence of disciplinary discovery and scholarship, and the capacity to contribute to supervision of postgraduate and HDR students (for example, supervision or co‑supervision), appropriate to career stage.

About You

You are an experienced and collaborative academic with a strong record of leadership in teaching, curriculum design, and academic governance within Environmental Sciences. You bring demonstrated expertise in course planning, quality assurance, and program‑level curriculum reform, along with the ability to mentor and support academic and sessional teaching staff. With excellent organisational, teamwork and communication skills, you contribute positively to School and Faculty committees, workload planning, and learning and teaching culture, while maintaining active engagement in disciplinary scholarship, HDR supervision, and external partnerships that enhance student learning and impact.

About Us

The School of Natural Sciences is a multidisciplinary and collegial environment committed to excellence in teaching, research, and student experience. We deliver innovative, research‑led education across environmental, biological, Earth, spatial information and molecular sciences, and value collaboration, curiosity, and impact in everything we do.

Role‑specific Enquiries

Fleur Ponton – Head of School (Natural Sciences) - [e-mail].

Applications Close

Sunday 27th of September 2026 at 11:59pm (AEST)

27/09/2026 11:59 PM

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