Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor in Economics

Australian Catholic University; Melbourne, North Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 184,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Flexible work

Salary packaging

Annual leave loading

Study leave

Job summary

Australian Catholic University (ACU) invites applications for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Economics within the Peter Faber Business School. The role provides academic leadership and disciplinary expertise to advance Economics teaching, curriculum, research, and industry engagement across undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Based at Melbourne or North Sydney campuses with some hybrid flexibility, the role welcomes health economics expertise and contributes to curriculum

Qualifications

• Provide academic leadership to support growth, quality, and enhancement of Economics teaching and research.
• Lead curriculum development and program delivery for undergraduate and postgraduate Economics.
• Develop and strengthen industry engagement and collaboration in the School.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic leadership and disciplinary expertise to support the growth, quality, and ongoing enhancement of Economics teaching, curriculum, research, and industry engagement.
• Contribute to development and enhancement of the School's Economics curriculum and programs.
• Lead curriculum innovation and program development across undergraduate and postgraduate offerings, including health economics.

Skills

Academic leadership

Disciplinary expertise

Health economics

Job description

Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor in Economics - Vacancy Details

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Campus Location: North Sydney, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV103571#014

• Provide academic leadership and disciplinary expertise to support the growth, quality, and ongoing enhancement of the Economics discipline.
• ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions.
• Full time, continuing role at our Melbourne or North Sydney campus with some hybrid flexibility,

About the role:

Operating within Peter Faber Business School, the Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Economics provides academic leadership and disciplinary expertise to support the growth, quality, and ongoing enhancement of Economics teaching, curriculum, research, and industry engagement within the Peter Faber Business School. The role contributes to the development and enhancement of the School's Economics curriculum, supporting the delivery of high-quality Economics subjects and programs, and advancing strategic priorities through curriculum innovation, program development, and the delivery of high-quality learning experiences across undergraduate and postgraduate offerings. The School particularly welcomes expertise in health economics, given ACU's strength in health.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent toHeather Summers,Executive & Project Officer- Peter Faber Business School 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 $184,462 - $200,262 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $156,092 - $169,597 (pro rata) pa (Senior Lecturer - Academic Level C), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading or total remuneration valued to $209,060 - $230,113 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $177,116 - $195,110 (pro rata) pa (Associate Professor - Academic Level D), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading. The level of appointment will be determined based on the level of experience, skills and capability of the successful candidate.
• 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 .

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.

Applications close: 09-NOV-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

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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.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.