Senior Lecturer in Oral Health and Dentistry

Position: Full-time, Continuing

Location: Central Coast

About the Role

This is a rare and significant chance to shape the future of Dentistry at the University of Newcastle. This role will play a foundational role in establishing, developing, and delivering the University’s teaching and research capability in the discipline of Dentistry.The appointee will be involved in the design, development, coordination, and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in both Dentistry and Oral Health.

You will contribute to curriculum innovation, academic governance, and strategy that ensures programs are aligned with University and College priorities and standards of academic excellence. The position offers substantial scope to influence course architecture, clinical education models, and research direction, while establishing strong internal and external partnerships with the profession, health services, and the broader community.

About you

You are a highly motivated dentist with a strong research profile and demonstrated leadership in learning and teaching and experience in research. You bring experience in course and curriculum development and are excited by the opportunity to help establish and grow a new Dentistry academic footprint within a leading Australian university.

You value collaboration and collegiality, and you are committed to fostering an inclusive, ethical, and student-centred academic workplace. You are comfortable working across disciplines,



and you are eager to mentor emerging academics and researchers while building sustainable teaching and research programs that deliver impact beyond the University.

You will possess many or all of the following qualities:

- Expertise:Completed a doctoral qualification in Dentistry. Hold, or be eligible for, full AHPRA registration as a Dentist or Specialist Dentist.
- High-Quality Research: Demonstrated record of publication including traditional and non-traditional research output in high-quality outlets; with evidence of international and national research collaborations and/or partnerships and where relevant, by the impact of your research on policy, practice and/or commercialisation.
- Funding Success: Demonstrated recent capacity for independent research funding success; contributing as a chief investigator including collaborations which create new insights and opportunities for early career researchers.
- Supervision: Skills in active and effective record of supervision Graded Honours and Masters research projects and primary supervision of Higher Degree by Research candidates with timely completions.
- Quality Teaching: Evidence of teaching quality as indicated by student experience survey outcomes and responsiveness to feedback to improve student learning experiences.
- Leadership in Learning and Teaching: Demonstrated leadership in learning and teaching activities and outcomes,



including course coordination, having a central role in curriculum development. Involvement in peer mentoring of teaching colleagues within undergraduate andpostgraduate programs.
- Engagement: Demonstrated outstanding performance in a range of higher-level University duties, and external relationships/service, including a strong contribution to developing international collaborations.

For the full list of essential and desirable selection criteria, please review the Position Description.

The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader with a reputation for excellence in education and research. Ranking in the top 1% of global universities and among the top 40 for impact, our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and create a better future for our regions and the globe. Underpinned by this vision and our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability, outlines the University’s commitment to delivering an exceptional student experience and serving our communities. Strategic Plan 2030 outlines the University’s commitment to delivering an exceptional student experience and serving our communities.

We are proud to be one of the first two Universities in Australia to achieve SAGE Athena Swan Silver Accreditation for gender equity, diversity, and inclusion (GEDI).

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas and extend respect to Elders past and present. We are committed to strengthening Indigenous higher education and supporting Indigenous students and communities.

What we offer<

📌 Senior Lecturer in Oral Health and Dentistry (Gosford)
🏢 The University Of Newcastle
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