Lecturer in Women's and Gender Studies

Flinders University; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Campus facilities: health care, gym, …

Job summary

Flinders University in Adelaide seeks a Lecturer in Women’s and Gender Studies to contribute to teaching, research, and engagement across the College of Human Sciences and Culture.

You will deliver undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching, develop innovative learning materials, and apply contemporary teaching approaches across on-site and online environments, while contributing to research and research student supervision.

Qualifications

• Evidence of high-quality teaching in a tertiary environment with curriculum design.
• Innovation in learning and teaching delivery using e-learning tech.
• Student-centred approach with engagement in online modules.
• Experience coordinating courses and developing learning materials.

Responsibilities

• Deliver undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching across Women’s and Gender Studies.
• Develop innovative learning materials and student-centred teaching approaches.
• Contribute to a vibrant research culture with publications and supervision.

Skills

Teaching excellence

Student-centred approach

Online learning delivery

Curriculum design

Education

PhD or EdD or equivalent

Tools

e-learning technologies

Job description

• Academic Level B | $115,871 - $137,122 pa | 17% Super
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About the Role

We are seeking an innovative and collaborative Lecturer in Women's and Gender Studies to contribute to high-quality teaching, research, and engagement across the College of Human Sciences and Culture. This is an exciting opportunity for an academic who is committed to interdisciplinary scholarship, contemporary teaching practices, and preparing students to make a positive difference in society.

In this role, you will deliver engaging undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching across the Women's and Gender Studies suite, developing innovative learning materials and applying contemporary, student‑centred teaching approaches across face‑to‑face and online environments.

You will contribute to a vibrant research culture through independent, high‑quality research and/or creative activity, including scholarly publications, external research funding, and research student supervision.

For a full list of the key position responsibilities, please refer to the position description.

This position is open to those with Australian working rights. Relocation support will be available.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have completed a Phd, EdD or an equivalent qualification. The successful candidate will also require:

• Demonstrated evidence of, or capacity to, undertake high‑quality teaching in a tertiary environment, including involvement in topic coordination and curriculum design.
• Evidence of successful and independent innovation in learning and teaching delivery or design, including use of e‑learning technologies.
• Evidence of a student‑centred approach.
• Demonstrated experience or capability to engage with students (and deliver teaching modules) via online learning platforms.

College of Human Sciences and Culture

Through our world‑class teaching and research, we equip students with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and advance human development. The College is dedicated to cultivating bright minds and inspiring innovative, passionate, and highly skilled graduates for future ready careers, and delivering connections for life.

Life at Flinders

Flinders University is driven by a bold purpose: to change lives and change the world. Through Agenda 2035 - Impact. With Purpose., we are expanding the scale, reach, and ambition of our research to deliver meaningful outcomes for communities, industry, and global health systems.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.

So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
• Support future initiatives like the Flinders HealthCARE Centre

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance checks. A disclosable outcome will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

In addition, it is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.