Senior Lecturer (Medical Research and Innovation Domain), School of Medicine

Senior Lecturer (Medical Research and Innovation Domain), School of Medicine

Sydney Campus

Part-time opportunity (0.5), Continuing contract

• Friendly and collaborative work environment
• Rewarding opportunity offering career development
• Level C from $147,864 + 15.00% superannuation

About the university

We believe in the power of education to transform lives, strengthen communities and help people become the best version of themselves. The University of Notre Dame Australia is a modern, national Catholic university that serves more than 12,000 students across its campuses in Fremantle, Broome and Sydney. With a community of over 1,000 academic and professional staff, Notre Dame is recognised for its personalised learning environment, strong graduate outcomes and holistic educational philosophy rooted in critical thinking, ethics and the Catholic intellectual tradition.

About the role

You will provide critical support to the Medical Research and Innovation Domain, assisting the Domain Lead to deliver the Sydney based Research Training Pathway across all four years of the MD program. Based at the Sydney campus, the role coordinates and supports student research and quality improvement projects from allocation through to completion, working collaboratively with academic and professional staff, clinical supervisors, the University’s Research Office, and Human Research Ethics Committee staff across NSW and Victoria.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate Sydney Research Training Pathway delivery, project allocation, and milestone tracking.
• Maintain student project, supervision, and ethics records.
• Act as the key contact for project coordination and at-risk project escalation.
• Support ethics and governance approvals with relevant stakeholders.
• Recruit and support supervisors, ensuring MD-level project suitability.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to embed MRI learning objectives across the MD Program.
• Drive continuous improvement of the Research Training Pathway.
• Support MRI teaching delivery and sessional educator coordination.
• Contribute to assessment design, marking, and examination activities.
• Participate in MRI teaching as required.
• Support scholarship, research, and medical education initiatives.
• Provide student support for project challenges and research stream transitions.

Qualifications, skills & experience

• Possession of:
  • a PhD or
  • a Medical qualification registrable with AHPRA and a Fellowship of a relevant professional body.
• More than 5 years’ experience in teaching at Masters level or higher or in medical, health or professional practice-based education settings.
• Research experience with a demonstrated track record.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to student support and pastoral care.
• Knowledge of research methods, ethics, and governance processes.
• Strong project management skills, including managing multiple priorities and milestones.
• Supports the mission and values of Notre Dame as a Catholic University.
• Active research involvement, and experience in university/research settings or student research supervision highly regarded.

Benefits

• Fitness Passport on offer.
• Generous training and development opportunities.
• Friendly and collaborative working environment.

How to apply

Please apply online with a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Applications closing date: 22 October 2026

For further information on how to apply, please visit: How to apply | Notre Dame

Applicants are expected to have current and valid work rights in Australia.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

The University is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive working and learning environment.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a self-declaration regarding Gender-Based Violence (as required by the National Code) as part of the pre-employment process. For more information on this please refer to our website.

The University of Notre Dame Australia seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the different needs of the University and its stakeholders and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our staff.

Contact us

Please direct your queries regarding this role to Melissa Schmidt, [email protected]

Unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies will not be entertained.