Lecturer in Psychology

Charles Sturt University; Wagga Wagga; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Job summary

Charles Sturt University in New South Wales seeks a Lecturer in Psychology to lead teaching and curriculum development for accredited courses within the School of Psychology. The role involves delivering online and blended teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate levels while advancing a robust research profile that supports regional psychology training.

You will bring extensive clinical experience in evidence-based assessment and interventions, with preference for child/adolescent work,

Qualifications

• Doctoral qualification in Psychology and full registration as a Psychologist.
• Experience in clinical practice delivering evidence-based psychological assessment and interventions, ideally including work with child and adolescent populations.
• Experience in delivering high-quality teaching and student-centred learning across diverse learning environments.
• An emerging or established research profile, with evidence of scholarly outputs and the capacity to contribute to research funding, collaboration and industry partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Active engagement in teaching and curriculum development of innovative, evidence-based courses within the School of Psychology.
• Predominantly teach online subjects but may also teach face-to-face or in a blended environment at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Contribute to training Psychologists for regional, rural and remote Australia.

Education

Doctoral qualification in Psychology

Full registration as a Psychologist

Job description

• Shape the future of regional clinical psychology
• Draw on your clinical experience and connect students to industry
• Make a lasting impact through teaching and research

The role

• Full Time, Continuing
• Commencement intended early 2027
• Level B - $117,825 to $139,689 pa (plus 17% superannuation)

• Shape the future of regional clinical psychology
• Draw on your clinical experience and connect students to industry
• Make a lasting impact through teaching and research

The role

• Full Time, Continuing
• Commencement intended early 2027
• Level B - $117,825 to $139,689 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst or Wagga Wagga

As the Lecturer in Psychology, you will actively engage in teaching and curriculum development of our innovative, evidence-based and accredited courses within the School of Psychology.

Using your extensive discipline knowledge and experience, you will predominately teach online subjects however may also teach face-to-face or in a blended environment, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. You will bring with you ambition and drive to be part of a vibrant teaching, professional and research active team who are passionate about contributing to training Psychologists for regional, rural and remote Australia.

About you

• A doctoral qualification in Psychology, with full registration as a Psychologist.
• Demonstrated clinical practice experience delivering evidence-based psychological assessment and interventions, ideally including work with child and adolescent populations.
• Experience in, or a strong commitment to, delivering high-quality teaching and student-centred learning across diverse learning environments.
• An emerging or established research profile, with evidence of scholarly outputs and the capacity to contribute to research funding, collaboration and industry partnerships.

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the School of Psychology here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Disclosure Requirement

Applicants may be required to disclose information relating to gender-based violence allegations or findings as part of the University's recruitment and screening processes.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Associate Professor Robyn Brunton | Head, School of Psychology | ********@csu.edu.au

Closing Date: 11pm, 29 November 2026