- Academic Level B | AU$115,871 - $137,122 pa | 17% Superannuation
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About the Position

Flinders University is seeking a Lecturer in Education (Early Childhood Education) to join a dynamic and collaborative academic community committed to excellence in teaching, research, and impact. The position offers the chance to work at the intersection of teaching, research, and real‑world educational practice, contributing to meaningful partnerships with schools, education systems, and professional organisations to strengthen the connection between research and practice and improve outcomes across the education sector.

Responsibilities

- Deliver engaging, high‑quality teaching across Education programs using face‑to‑face, online, and blended delivery modes.
- Design and develop innovative curriculum and learning experiences that enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Contribute to a cooperative research initiative focused on improving early childhood development outcomes through applied, co‑designed research.

About You

You are an emerging or established academic with strengths in early childhood education and a strong commitment to high‑quality teaching, impactful research, and meaningful academic engagement that advances practice and improves outcomes.

Qualifications

- Completion of a PhD or equivalent qualification.
- Demonstrated capability, or clear potential, to deliver high‑quality tertiary teaching, including involvement in topic coordination and curriculum design.




- Evidence of a solid research track record appropriate to career stage in early childhood education or a related area, including peer‑reviewed publications and success in attracting external competitive grant funding.

Benefits

- 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options.
- Wide range of professional development activities, funds and services, such as Flinders University's Researcher Development and Leadership Programs.
- Access to state‑of‑the‑art advanced facilities, including an on‑site gym, cafes and childcare centre.
- Multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, innovation, and provides strong mentorship to support both early career staff.

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).

Contact & Application

To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000016878 Lecturer in Education (Early Childhood Education).

- You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
- For more information regarding this position, please contact Rachael Hedger.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) on Monday, 3 August 2026. Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

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.

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📌 Lecturer in Education (Early Childhood Education) (Mitcham)
🏢 Flinders University
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