Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer

• Ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide | Bentley campus based
• Competitive Remuneration package, clinical loading, 17% super & generous leave
• Full-time, Continuing Teaching Academic role. Join a supportive team

Job reference: 1638533

Shape the future of Medical Education in Western Australia

Curtin University is seeking an experienced health/ medical practitioner and educator to join Curtin Medical School as a Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor.
This is a unique opportunity to play a strategic leadership role in shaping Western Australia’s only undergraduate-entry medical degree.

Your new role
As a Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor, you will provide academic leadership across the five-year MBBS program, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, contemporary curriculum that prepares graduates for the evolving healthcare landscape.

Working closely with the Director of Medical Education, Year Coordinators, academic staff and clinical partners, the Course Coordinator provides academic leadership, oversight, and operational coordination to ensure the effective delivery, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of the MBBS course.

Key responsibilities include:

• Oversee enrolments, approve leave of absences, return and tracking CSP allocations
• Providing leadership and support to Year Coordinators across Years 1-5 to ensure the continued quality, evaluation and enhancement of the MBBS curriculum.
• Monitoring student progression, academic performance and wellbeing, working collaboratively with Year Coordinators to identify and support students' learning needs.
• Guiding students on professional expectations, inherent requirements, workload and career pathways within medicine.
• Leading communication with MBBS student cohorts regarding academic, professional and course requirements.
• Preparing documentation to support course reviews, accreditation activities and quality assurance processes.
• Reviewing course and unit evaluation data, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and engaging with students and key stakeholders.
• Representing the MBBS program on School and University committees, including fieldwork, pre-clinical/clinical education and Board of Examiners.
• Overseeing key student milestones, including orientation, internship application processes and graduation.
• Ensuring key MBBS assessments are aligned with curriculum outcomes and accreditation requirements.
• Contributing to the development, review and continuous improvement of curriculum and learning resources.
• Supporting external accreditation activities and contributing to the strategic priorities of Curtin Medical School.
• Undertaking other duties as directed by the Director of Medical Education, Associate Dean or Dean of Medicine.

About you

You are an accomplished health/medical practitioner/educator who is passionate about medical education and committed to developing future doctors. You bring strong leadership capability, a collaborative approach and a genuine commitment to student success, educational excellence and community-focused healthcare.

Selection criteria
What we’re looking for:

• Health Professional/Medical degree with current unrestricted AHPRA registration (desirable)
• PhD or Clinical Fellowship qualifications (highly desirable).
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience, with exposure to curriculum development or educational initiatives with a reflective and innovative approach.
• Experience with contemporary educational practices, scholarly educational initiatives.
• Active engagement in health research projects and scholarly outputs.
• Demonstrated commitment to pastoral care of students and staff.
• Proven high level communication, interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on cross-cultural interactions and ability to manage teams.
• Proven capability in modelling the Curtin Values

Role Requirements
As this is a continuing contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction.
  
About the Team: Curtin Medical School
Curtin Medical School delivers Western Australia’s only undergraduate MBBS, enrolling up to 120 students annually with a strong emphasis on equity, rural health, and Indigenous participation. Our future-focused curriculum is delivered through state-of-the-art clinical teaching and simulation facilities at Bentley, supported by an extensive clinical education network that includes:

• Over 10 metropolitan hospital placement sites
• Health campuses in Midland and Kalgoorlie
• Membership in the Rural Clinical School of WA
• Strong partnerships with metropolitan and rural primary care and community providers

We are committed to producing future-ready doctors with strong primary care capability, leadership skills, and a commitment to serving diverse communities.
For more information, please visit: https://www.curtin.edu.au/about/learning-teaching/health-sciences/curtin-medical-school/

About Curtin University
Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2025 rankings. We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/
 
What We Offer You

This full-time continuing Senior Lecturer role attracts a remuneration package of $144,512 - $166,354 (ALC) / $178,845 - $196,832 (ALD) + *clinical loading + 17% superannuation.

Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and a variety of food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.
For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/   

Join Us!
If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents:

• Up-to-date Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and how you meet the selection criteria for the role (noted above)

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on CurtinCareers@curtin.edu.au or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Applications via email and late applications will not be accepted.

Applications close: 9pm (AWST), Friday 2 October 2026

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time. 

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, remove the advert, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time.