Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer – Clinical Neuropsychology

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer – Clinical Neuropsychology. Terms and conditions vacancy

• 3 year Full time Fixed Term Contract – (Flexibility maybe available)
• $116,901 - $134,792 plus 9.5% Superannuation
• Excellent facilities - Heidelberg, Melbourne

About the business

The Institute for Social Neuroscience Psychology (ISN Psychology Pty Ltd) is a private, Melbourne based psychology only college. It differentiates itself in the market with a strong career focus, providing students every opportunity to undertake a full degree sequence leading to Postgraduate qualifications, enabling them to be eligible to register and pursue a career in Psychology.

ISN Psychology offer undergraduate to master's level psychology courses combined with funded research placements in cross-disciplinary research applied to the investigation of the basis of character and temperament. The research arm of the Institute has a strong focus on how events in history impact on individual behaviour and societies and ultimately, explain social behaviour and history in the basic principles and facts of evolution, genetic inheritance, ecology, and physiology. In addition, the co-located ISN Clinic offers as part of its services a low cost community clinic where master's students conduct supervised clinical practica as part of their degree training.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neuropsychology with experience teaching within a postgraduate clinical psychology programme, who is a registered neuropsychologist and board approved supervisor. The successful candidate will show evidence of the ability to coordinate at a course/unit level, excellent teaching and supervisory ability, and a passion to achieve quality outcomes within a higher education setting. The successful applicant will contribute to the development, design, development, review, and evaluation of quality teaching and learning programs, ensuring an effective teaching and learning environment for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The successful applicant will also be responsible for maintaining and advancing their own professional capabilities relevant to ISN Psychology's aims stated above. The role will encompass leadership and mentoring of academic staff within the College to improve teaching.  The successful applicant will also play a significant role in the establishment of a Clinical Neuropsychology program at ISN transitioning into a leadership position once established.

Close date: Open until position is filled

Position specific:

• Participate and lead where applicable the development of new courses and including the implementation of Clinical Neuropsychology.
• Prepare and deliver lectures, tutorials, and practical classes using innovative, flexible, and stimulating course material and teaching methods;
• Contribute to teaching and subject coordination at honours, postgraduate, and undergraduate level;
• Participate in the revision and improvement of the postgraduate and undergraduate psychology teaching programmes; 
• Provide clinical supervision and support psychological research, including supervision or co-supervision of student research projects;
• Contribute to the operations of ISN by participating in committees both internal and external to ISN Psychology;

Benefits and perks

An additional opportunity to undertake private work through ISN Clinic Pty Ltd through a separate agreement.

Skills and experience

Essential:

• Ability to supervise psychology students on practica;
• Demonstrated ability to prepare, coordinate, and deliver teaching courses in postgraduate and undergraduate psychology, including the ability to produce high quality curriculum and program materials at the tertiary level;
• Proven ability to develop innovative/original approaches to course delivery and student-centred learning that successfully exploit new technologies, with a commitment to continuous quality improvement through ongoing training and development;
• Established capacity to work in a team environment and to initiate cross-disciplinary research and teaching;
• Evidence of ability to carry out academic administration to perform academic responsibilities of, and related administration for, the coordination of an award programme, year or course;
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including demonstrated excellence in problem solving ability and conflict resolution skills.

Qualifications

Mandatory:

• A PhD in Psychology
• A postgraduate qualification in clinical neuropsychology
• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia with clinical neuropsychology endorsement
• Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor status for the Higher Degree Program pathway

Preferred:

• Experience in the management of academic staff
• Experience co-ordinating clinical placements

Please send your covering letter and resume to Professor Tony Paolini by Applying Now or for a confidential conversation please contact Tony on PH: 03-9456 9188.