Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (Evaluation and Quality Assurance Lead)

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time

• Academic Level C | $141,370 - $162,619 p.a.

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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College of Medicine and Public Health      

   

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

The Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (Evaluation and Quality Assurance Lead) provides academic leadership in teaching excellence, evaluation and quality assurance across medical and/or medical bioscience programs within the College of Medicine and Public Health. This teaching‑specialist role has a strong focus on accreditation, curriculum quality, and continuous improvement, while making a significant contribution to educational leadership, student experience and service to the College and University.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading evaluation, quality assurance and accreditation activities, including preparation of accreditation submissions, responses to conditions, and embedding standards across courses.

• Designing, delivering and coordinating high‑quality teaching using contemporary, student‑centred approaches and innovative educational technologies.

• Providing leadership in curriculum development, review and renewal to ensure academic quality, relevance and alignment with best practice.

• Contributing to service and leadership activities within the College and University, including mentoring educators, committee participation and engagement with professional and external stakeholders.

This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to change 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035. By connecting to the values of Excellence and Integrity, the role leads evaluation and quality assurance practices that uphold high academic standards and drive continuous improvement across medical education.

About You

You are an experienced medical or health education professional with a strong track record in evaluation, quality assurance and accreditation within higher education. You bring academic credibility, educational leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement, with the ability to translate accreditation standards and pedagogical theory into high‑quality, student‑centred teaching practice. Collaborative and influential, you are motivated to lead educational excellence and support colleagues and students to succeed.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated leadership experience in evaluation, quality assurance and accreditation of health, allied health or medical programs, including the preparation of accreditation documentation and operationalisation of standards.

• Proven excellence in tertiary‑level teaching and curriculum design, informed by contemporary educational theory and innovative, student‑centred approaches.

• Strong capability in leading and supporting teaching teams, building educator capability, and contributing to curriculum review, renewal and continuous improvement.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with students, academic colleagues, professional staff and external stakeholders.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

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).

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

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record 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.

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy 

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document.  This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Karen Lower

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

21 May 2026

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.

Flinders. Fearless.