Senior Lecturer in Natural Sciences (Teaching and Leadership)

- Salary package: $$155,236 - $164,549 (Level C.1- C.3) plus 17% employer's superannuation contribution and annual leave loading.
- Full‑time, continuing role
- Based at Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde

The Role

This is a strategic academic leadership role for an outstanding educator with expertise in teaching governance, curriculum leadership, and academic quality. The successful candidate will provide leadership across undergraduate and postgraduate education in conservation, climate change and ecology, driving excellence in curriculum design, pedagogical innovation, and course planning.

They will play a central role in academic governance, leading curriculum review, accreditation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement processes to ensure programs remain academically rigorous, compliant, and responsive to evolving student and industry needs. The role also requires demonstrated experience in leading, mentoring, and developing academic teaching teams, fostering a culture of educational excellence, collaboration, and evidence‑informed practice across the School.

- Demonstrated experience in curriculum design, review and innovation, with evidence of developing and delivering high‑quality curricula aligned with institutional strategy and pedagogical practice.
- Demonstrated experience in course and program‑level development, including curriculum planning, quality assurance, assessment and continuous improvement, with the capacity to contribute to accreditation and academic governance processes.
- Experience in fostering a positive learning and teaching culture,



including supporting and mentoring academic and sessional teaching staff.
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusive, student‑centred and experiential learning, with evidence of approaches that enhance student engagement, learning outcomes and the student experience.
- Demonstrated leadership in education governance and strategic initiatives through participation in School, Faculty and/or University committees, working groups or equivalent activities.
- Evidence of disciplinary scholarship and professional engagement, with the capacity to develop productive relationships with industry, professional bodies and/or other external stakeholders relevant to education and the discipline.
- Demonstrated high‑level communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collegially with diverse stakeholders and represent the School effectively within the University and externally.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic teaching and resource planning, including the equitable allocation of teaching workloads, alignment of teaching responsibilities with staff expertise, and delivery of curriculum within workload and budget parameters.

About You

You are an experienced and collaborative academic with a robust record of leadership in teaching, curriculum design, and academic governance. You bring demonstrated expertise in course planning, quality assurance,



and program‑level curriculum reform, along with the ability to mentor and support academic and sessional teaching staff. With excellent organisational and communication skills, you lead and contribute positively to School and Faculty committees, workload planning, and learning and teaching culture, while maintaining active engagement in disciplinary scholarship and external partnerships to enhance student learning and education impact.

About Us

The School of Natural Sciences is a multidisciplinary and collegial environment committed to excellence in teaching, research, and student experience. We deliver innovative, research‑led education across biological, environmental, physical and molecular sciences, and value collaboration, curiosity, and impact in everything we do.

Selection Criteria

- PhD in conservation, ecology, or a closely related discipline (or near completion).
- Demonstrated strong teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate biology, ecology, conservation and climate change.
- Evidence of leadership in curriculum and unit design, renewal, and teaching innovation.
- Strong experience in course planning, academic governance, and quality assurance processes, including assessment design and moderation.
- Evidence of leadership, team management, and collaboration skills, including the ability to coordinate teaching teams, mentor academic and sessional staff, and contribute effectively to committees.

Role‑specific Enquiries Associate Professor Fleur Ponton, Head of School ****@mq.edu.au.

Applications Close Wednesday November 18th 2026 at 11:59pm (AEDT)

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📌 Senior Lecturer in Natural Sciences (Ryde)
🏢 Macquarie University
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