Description:
- Part Time – 0.8TE or 4 days per week
- Continuing
- Teaching and Research position
- Position to be based at any of La Trobe University campuses
- Competitive Salary package including 17% superannuation
About the position
The School of Psychology & Public Health undertakes teaching and research across a broad range of disciplines, including: Neuroscience; Psychology; Counselling; Rehabilitation Counselling; Art Therapy; Family Therapy; Public Health; Digital Health and Analytics; Health Information Management; and Ergonomics, Safety and Health.
The School comprises six academic units: the Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy; the Department of Public Health; The Bouverie Centre; the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC); the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research ( CAPR ); and the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS).
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Coordinate and teach subjects and courses which provide a high-quality learning experience that engages undergraduate, honours and postgraduate students, including providing direct supervision and constructive, fair, and timely feedback on learning.
- Lead design of innovative and effective curriculum which reflects developing best practice nationally and internationally, utilising various methodologies including online and blended learning.
- Contribute to building a robust and ambitious research culture within La Trobe by conducting and leading innovative and high impact research, including producing conference and seminar papers and publications resulting from that research and obtaining necessary research funding from contracts/grants/consultancies.
- Supervise Higher Degree by Research (HDR), honours and postgraduate coursework students as they conduct research.
- Oversee and mentor students engaged in clinical or professional work, including providing primary supervision if appropriately qualified for provisional psychologists undertaking placements in the La Trobe Psychology Clinic.
Skills and Experience
To be considered for this position, you will have:
- Completion of a PhD or equivalent accreditation and standing recognised by the University/profession as appropriate for the relevant discipline area.
- Professional qualification and experience in providing casework supervision of Clinical Psychology postgraduate students, including:
- Full registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA);
- Endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist or eligibility for endorsement;
- Membership or eligibility for membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the APS College of Clinical Psychologists;
- Approved or eligible for approval as a supervising psychologist at the higher degree program level by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA). If registered, evidence of supervisory excellence.
Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.
How to apply
Closing date: By 11:55pm, Tuesday 25th February 2025
Position Enquiries: Karli Treyvaud via Email k.treyvaud@latrobe.edu.au
Recruitment Enquiries: Recruitment@latrobe.edu.au
Position Description below:
PD-Lecturer, Level C T&R Psychology.pdf
Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.
Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:
- Cover letter
- An up to date resume; and
- A separate document addressing each essential and desirable bullet point in the Key Selection Criteria which is located in the position description.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.
All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement .