Associate Lecturer in Optometry - Education Focused

• Based at our Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus
• Part-time 0.5 FTE and continuing in the School of Medicine
• Level A $80,065 - $107,633 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)
• Applications are currently being accepted exclusively from our current and former sessional academic cohorts at Deakin. Applicants must have been engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin University within two years of the advertising date to be eligible to apply. Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be considered at this time.

We are pleased to offer Deakin’s newest employment classification; the Education-focused Academic. These roles are tailored for academics dedicated to student-centred teaching, fostering a passion for teaching excellence and pioneering innovative educational practices. We invite applications from current and former sessional academics engaged with Deakin within the past two years. This presents a remarkable opportunity to contribute to shaping and co-designing this new academic career pathway, offering a genuine and meaningful option for those whose strengths lie in teaching and learning.

The Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creativity, social development, and groundbreaking research and discovery. We work closely with industry partners and government bodies to translate discoveries into real-word impact. This role will specifically be working within the School of Medicine.

About the role:

The optometry program is based within the Deakin School of Medicine and is one of five clinical training programs in the school. The Deakin optometry program is grounded in pedagogical design which is vertically and horizontally integrated; anchored by a first year curriculum comprising foundational studies and then driven by a backbone of problem-based learning (PBL), team based learning and clinical skills taught in a manner that links their relevance to PBL cases.

As an Associate Lecturer in Optometry, Education-focused, you will:

• Contribute to all aspects of the optometry curriculum, primarily through the Clinical Residential Placement (CRP) program, virtual international placements, and the Deakin Collaborative Eye Care Clinic (DCECC).
• Work directly with industry placement providers, international placement teams, and other stakeholders to develop placement opportunities for students.
• Provide patient care and student placement supervision primarily within DCECC but may also be required to travel to other clinical sites for teaching and assessment throughout the year.
• Work collaboratively as part of a clinical teaching team to deliver clinical learning materials and activities with guidance from the Head of Clinical Placements and the Clinic Director/Unit Chairs, to improve the student learning experience and outcomes.

To be successful, you’ll have:

This position will suit a person with a high level of clinical optometry experience with strong interest/clinical experience in ocular surface disease together with an emerging record and passion for learning and teaching. An interest in exploring and building on new areas of clinical teaching for high quality student experience outcomes is highly regarded.

• Optometry qualification (e.g. BOptom, MOptom, OD)
• Current registration with the Optometry Board of Australia/AHPRA, enabling practice of optometry in Australia
• Endorsement to prescribe scheduled medicines in Australia
• Recent comprehensive clinical practice experience with proven interest/experience in ocular surface disease/dry eye disease

Here's how to apply:

To be eligible to apply, you must currently be a sessional academic at Deakin or have been previously engaged as a sessional academic at Deakin within the last two years of the advertising date. To find out if you are eligible to apply, please contact People Connect on +61 3 5247 9999 or [email protected]

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Heather Connor (Head of Optometric Clinical Placements) on [email protected].

Applications for this position close on 1st of July at 11.55pm.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.