Job no: 543744
Work type: Full Time, Part Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Psychiatry
- Employment Type: Continuing full time (35 hours a week) or an option of part time (21-35 hours a week)
- Remuneration: Academic Level C or Level D ($161,619-$193,354 FTE) - based on experience + 17% superannuation + Clinical Loading
- Work rights required: Visa sponsorship is available for this position depending on the candidate’s experience. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship will also be offered if required, for the right candidate.
- Qualification requirement: Clinical qualification in psychiatry to enable potential future clinical work in Australia
- Location: Kensington, Sydney
Discipline of Psychiatry & Mental Health at UNSW
The UNSW discipline of Psychiatry & Mental Health leads the delivery of psychiatry education within the medical program, as well as a broad program of research focused on understanding and improving mental health in our community.
Staff come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including the medical specialty of psychiatry, as well as psychology, nursing and other allied health fields, public health, neuroscience, and the social sciences.
Details of the role
A Senior Lecturer (Level C) or Associate Professor (Level D) will play a key role in advancing a program of outstanding research and education in the field of psychiatry and mental health and will be suitable for a Clinical Academic Psychiatrist.
This is an opportunity for an accomplished Clinical Academic Psychiatrist to advance research and education in psychiatry and mental health at UNSW, with a particular focus on psychosis and related disorders. You will undertake and lead research, teach and supervise students across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, and integrate clinical practice with your academic work.
Working with colleagues across the University and health services, you will build research and clinical partnerships, contribute to competitive funding applications, and mentor students and colleagues. Through your research, teaching and clinical engagement, you will help advance the discipline and improve mental health outcomes.
The position will report to Head of the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health Professor Kimberlie Dean and has no direct reports.
Skills and experience required:
At Level C:
- A PhD in psychiatry, mental health or another relevant field.
- Clinical qualification, training and experience in psychiatry (e.g. FRANZCP or equivalent).
- Demonstrated experience in teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical approaches, development and delivery of courses and programs, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence and fostering this in others.
- Demonstrated track record in research with outcomes of high quality and high impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence as well as the capacity for research leadership.
- Experience in successfully recruiting and supervising high calibre students.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to interact with the profession and industry and attract funding for learning and teaching initiatives.
At Level D (in addition to Level C)
- Demonstrated experience with industry or work-integrated learning.
- Evidence of professional development of teaching practice in self and others with the ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in learning and teaching.
- Demonstrated success in initiating curriculum development and improvement.
- Significant track record in research leadership with outcomes of high quality and high international impact with clear evidence of the desire and ability to continually achieve research excellence and deliver research leadership.
- Significant track record of obtaining competitive research funding to support high-quality research in psychiatry and mental health.
- Excellent record of recruiting and supervising high calibre students.
- Demonstrated leadership in building engagement and partnerships with the profession and industry.
- Achieve peer recognition at national level (and some at international level) and establish research network/s at an international level.
Please refer to the position description for full details.
UNSW Benefits and Culture
- 17% Superannuation and leave loading
- Flexible working
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here.
Pre-Employment Checks:
As part of our recruitment process candidates may be required to undergo pre-employment screening, which may include reference checks, qualification verification, right-to-work verification, and criminal history screening where relevant to the role.
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
How to apply:
Please click on Apply now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate document addressing the skills and experience listed in the Position Description. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.
Contact
Frank McHenry, Talent Acquisition Associate #LI-FM1
Applications close: Thursday 26th November before 11.30pm Sydney time
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
Advertised: 27 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 26 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time