Casual Academic Talent Pool - Medicine & Health - School of Clinical Medicine

The School of Clinical Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine & Health is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals for casual teaching opportunities in our postgraduate programs.

We encourage Expressions of Interest from new and experienced tutors, demonstrators, markers and lecturers who are excited to be a part of an integrated teaching team.

The EOI portal will allow you to select which courses you would like to teach and the extent of your qualifications and experience so we can better assess your suitability.

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.

About the role

Your role is to provide casual teaching support to the course organisers. Your duties may include demonstrating in tutorials, workshops or practical classes, marking, and other miscellaneous course related activities.

You will need:

• Excellent communication skills (both spoken and written formats)
• Ability to answer basic questions confidently and accurately and to provide specific constructive feedback to students and course convenors. 
• Proficiency with software applications commonly used in teaching (e.g. Office 365: Word, Excel, Teams, and learning management systems such as Moodle).
• Commitment to follow the UNSW Code of Conduct which deals with confidentiality, discrimination, health and safety, harassment, etc 
• Willingness to complete Workplace Health & Safety training and other relevant training as required by UNSW before commencing work.

If you are applying for PSCY courses, you will need:

• Australian legal, psychiatric, psychological or other mental health qualifications and experience in custodial or court settings.

If you are applying for SWCH courses, you will need:

• A postgraduate degree in Medicine, Nursing or Health/Medical Sciences, or another relevant discipline; 

• Industry and/or teaching experience is highly desirable 

 

Pre-Employment Checks 
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.  

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:   

• National and International Criminal history checks 

• Entitlement to work and ID checks 

• Working With Children Checks  

• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration  

• Verification of relevant qualifications 

• Verification of relevant professional membership  

• Employment history and reference checks 

• Financial responsibility assessments/checks. 

• Medical Checks and Assessments 

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

 

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