Lecturer (Speech Pathology)

Aurion; Victoria; On-site; AUD 121,000 - 142,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% employer superannuation

Salary packaging

Annual leave loading

Flexible work

Job summary

Australian Catholic University in Melbourne is seeking a Lecturer (Speech Pathology) to contribute to the Bachelor of Speech Pathology course through development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement. The role includes teaching and coordinating units with focus on communication and swallowing conditions, and supervising honours/HDR students.

The position is part-time (24.5 hours/week) on the Melbourne campus, offering a collaborative academic environment, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Teaching and research focussed role within Bachelor of Speech Pathology.
• Coordinate and teach units aligned with communication/swallowing.
• Supervise honours and higher degree by research students.

Responsibilities

• Teach and coordinate units of study within the program.
• Contribute to curriculum development and evaluation.
• Supervise honours and HDR students and support scholarship of learning and teaching.

Skills

Speech Pathology

Teaching

Clinical expertise

Research supervision

Job description

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Synopsis

Campus Location: Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV102103#101

• Opportunity to make an impact on development, implementation and improvement of the Speech Therapy program
• Work alongside motivated colleagues within a highly recognised, innovative national school
• ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
• Part time 24.5 hours/week, continuing opportunity working at Melbourne campus

About the role

Operating within Speech Pathology (Melbourne), the Lecturer (Speech Pathology) is a teaching or teaching and research focussed role that will make significant contributions to the development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology course and provide theoretical and clinical expertise to education, scholarship of learning and teaching, and research. The position will teach and coordinate units of study within the program that align with their experience and expertise with a particular focus on units related to communication and/or swallowing conditions (including aphasia, dysphagia and motor speech conditions). The Lecturer will demonstrate high quality research activities aligned to the national and/or ACU research priorities and supervise honours and higher degree research students. Working closely with academic staff, Deputy Head of School, Head of Discipline, Course Coordinators and other university staff to ensure the academic and practicum components of the Speech Pathology curriculum are aligned to optimise student learning experiences, outcomes and advance the stranding of the program nationally.

For full position details, refer to the position description

Contact

General enquiries can be sent to Tammy Boatman, Deputy Head of School Allied Health (VIC) - National School of Allied Health at: [e-mail]

What we offer

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Total remuneration valued to $142,635 - $168,287 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $120,529 - $142,305 (pro rata) pa (Academic Level B), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here .

Applications close: 10-NOV-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

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About ACU

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

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