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Senior Lecturer, Education Focused located in Dubbo – Join to apply for the Senior Lecturer, Education Focused located in Dubbo role at University of Sydney.

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Base pay range

A$156,103.00/yr - A$156,103.00/yr

- Full-time, fixed term until December 2026 (with the possibility of extension subject to funding)
- Exciting leadership opportunity to support the School of Rural Health Doctor of Medicine program located in Dubbo, NSW
- Base salary of $156,103 + 17% superannuation

About the prospect

The School of Rural Health (SRH) has been delivering long term rural placements for The University of Sydney year 3 and 4 medical students in Orange and Dubbo for over 20 years. In 2022, The University of Sydney commenced delivery of its four-year graduate entry Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program in two streams: a Metropolitan stream based on the University's Camperdown campus in Sydney, and a Dubbo stream based at the School of Rural Health in Dubbo.

We have a position available for a Senior Lecturer (Education-Focused) - Year One Medicine Coordinator who will undertake a range of duties related to the implementation of the curriculum as well as teaching and learning activities for Year One in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program (Dubbo Stream). This position will have a supervision and leadership role in the Program including coordination and management of academic staff and tutors within the portfolio. The Year One program comprises a foundational block that includes an introduction to infection and immunity, and eight system-based blocks: Musculoskeletal, Respiratory,



Cardiovascular, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Sexual Health, Nephrology and Urology, Gastroenterology, and Neurosciences.

The Senior Lecturer will undertake academic teaching in at least one of the preclinical fields listed below:

- Anatomy, Embryology and Histology (preferred)
- Pharmacology (preferred)
- Biochemistry
- Human genetics
- Immunology and Microbiology
- Pathology
- Physiology

The metropolitan and Dubbo streams share teaching materials, including a comprehensive set of online lecture modules. The delivery of the Anatomy curriculum in Sydney retains the use of human cadaver prosections, whereas in Dubbo, only high-fidelity models and sophisticated visual technology are used.

This position is located at Dubbo. Limited travel between rural and metropolitan sites is a requirement of this position and therefore a driver's license is required. Some out-of-hours work is also required of this role.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health is the largest faculty in the University and contains seven academic schools. Sydney Medical School includes both metropolitan and rural Clinical Schools, including the School of Rural Health (Dubbo/Orange).

Dubbo, NSW is a vibrant regional center that offers the benefits of space and a relatively laid-back lifestyle with the amenities of a major city.



Home to Aboriginal people of the Wiradjuri Nation, Dubbo connects and services a broad catchment population of 120,000 people in the Orana Region. For more information on Dubbo and surrounds, see https://dubbo.com.au/.

The University of Sydney supports and promotes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation at every level of study, work, and research. It is a core part of our purpose as a university.

Your key responsibilities:

- Contribute to outstanding educational design, delivery, evaluation and outcomes
- Engages in pedagogical and/or scholarship and applies learnings for improved student outcomes
- Actively contributes to the research, education and administrative activities of the discipline/School/Faculty
- Provide academic oversight and leadership of the Year One component of the Sydney Medical School Doctor of Medicine Program at Dubbo
- Contributes to the strategic direction of the University
- Lead and manage staff/tutors
- Support pastoral care needs of students at the Clinical School
- Fulfill governance and compliance requirements of the Sydney Medical Program Doctor of Medicine and the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program/Murray Darling Medical Schools Program Parameters
- Support the orientation and induction of students and staff to the area

About you

- Relevant qualifications outlined in the position description including a Bachelor or Higher Degree in a biomedical sciences field, or a Bachelor of Medicine/Doctor of Medicine (MD) /Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from a recognised tertiary institution
- Minimum of 4 years post primary medical/biomedical sciences qualification

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