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$138,726 TO $182,832 P.A. (LEVEL C /D) OR PRO-RATA FOR PART-TIME + 17% SUPERANNUATION

Australia, Joondalup

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
TEACHING AND RESEARCH ROLE
$138,726 TO $182,832 P.A. (LEVEL C /D) OR PRO-RATA FOR PART-TIME + 17% SUPERANNUATION
ONGOING, FULL-TIME, JOONDALUP CAMPUS
OPEN TO APPLICANTS WITH RELEVANT WORK RIGHTS

Overview

We are looking for an outstanding forward-thinking academic to become one of our next senior leader in our Counselling discipline.

The School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor in Counselling. As a senior academic you will be contributing to the development of the next generation of Counselling professionals through teaching, research and professional engagement. This new continuing position, located at the Joondalup campus, joins an existing team of academics who work in our Counselling programs complementing our existing team of skilled and accredited academics who are responsible for a Bachelor of Counselling, a generalist Master of Counselling, and a specialist Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy. These courses produce graduates with excellent applied skills and theoretical knowledge to sustain the profession of counselling in caring for individuals, groups, and communities.

The Role

You will provide outstanding, forward-thinking academic leadership in the discipline of Counselling as well as be involved in the teaching of units of study in one or more of our counselling courses. A particular focus of the role will be to mentor and develop more junior colleagues while contributing to teaching, research curriculum development, and course innovation. 

Organisational Context

The position reports to the Associate Dean (Psychology, Counselling and Criminology) and will be a member of the Counselling academic group, working closely with the course coordinators for the Bachelor of Counselling, Master of Counselling and Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy programs. You will play a vital role in supporting development of our new public-facing counselling service (that provides placements to postgraduate students) housed off-campus in ECU’s Health Centres. As a senior leader in Counselling, you will also work in the broader school environment and collaborate with other senior academics in the School to forge transdisciplinary solidarity in our academic work.

Who we are seeking

You will be an outstanding academic already working as a Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor within the Australian higher education system and closely involved in the scholarship of Counselling through teaching, research and practice. You will thrive in an environment where leadership, partnerships, engagement, and solidarity are the key enablers of academic success. You will be passionate about the future of counselling, an active champion of inclusion and diversity, knowledgeable and committed to transnational development, and be skilled in external negotiations to forge strong partnerships and professional alliances.

Selection Criteria

It is desirable that you have a PhD in counselling and experience in, and knowledge of counselling.

To be considered for this position, you will have, at a minimum, a master’s degree (AQF Level 9) in Counselling, but preferably a PhD, or in an equivalent field and 5 years’ relevant professional experience. You will also have registration (or eligibility for registration) with ACA or PACFA and preference given to those who are ACA or PACFA accredited supervisors.

You will need to demonstrate, based on a track record of outstanding achievement, excellence in the following domains of work:


	Leadership founded in academic collegiality that promotes a culture of resilience, courage, innovation, and excellence in the school and university.
	Research (including research leadership), with a particular emphasis on discovering innovative, real-world solutions of significance and benefit to society.
	Teaching (including online teaching and work-integrated learning) that generates sustained excellence in the student experience and meets the needs and expectations of our students and their communities.
	Engagement with external stakeholders that advances teaching and research success through industry and community partnerships.
	Innovation in identifying problems and designing solutions that help achieve the goals of the school and university.


You will be expected to demonstrate personal attributes congruent with the University’s values of integrity, respect, rational inquiry, personal excellence, and courage.

About the School and the University

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a young and progressive university with a strong reputation for excellence in teaching. ECU has been rated the maximum of five stars for teaching quality by their graduates for 17 years in a row, making ECU the only public university in Australia to achieve such a consistently high rating. ECU’s reputation for teaching quality and student experience has been built on the productive relationships they have with their students, industry, communities, and alumni- sharing knowledge for the benefit of all.

The School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) is one of the largest at ECU with many diverse disciplines arranged into three main clusters: Creative Humanities; Psychology, Counselling and Criminology; and Social Sciences, Social Work and Youth Work. 

The School operates across four campuses, with more than 140 academic and professional staff, and has a strong online education presence. The diversity of the School is a strength, enabling interdisciplinary innovation, a sustainable financial platform, and many opportunities for collaborations with industry and community. In 2026, the School will begin to operate its creative humanities program from the outstanding new ECU City Campus while maintaining and expanding operations at ECU’s Joondalup and South West campuses and our off-shore campus in Sri Lanka. We have the ambition to be an outstanding school whose research and teaching build the caring and creative professions and contribute to achieving more equal and positive social relations; fostering the realisation of individual human potential; and enabling diverse creative expression. Our key priorities for the period 2024-2029 are: care, climate change, decolonisation, digital futures, global transformation, intersectional inclusion, and storytelling, enabled by an operational emphasis on engagement, leadership, partnerships, and school solidarity.

Inclusion and Diversity

Edith Cowan University is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting and celebrating the differences in our society. Strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds and are committed to sustaining a workplace where we value our people, celebrate everyone’s contributions to success, and work together on overcoming our challenges. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.

Benefits and Remuneration

This position provides a full-time salary of $138,726 to $182,832 p.a (Level C/D) plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.

ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.

For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities Overview.

ECU is a smoke-free environment.

Application process

Your application is in two parts. The first part is a statement (maximum 4 pages) that clearly demonstrates your suitability for the role and the difference you will make for the school and ECU if appointed. You should highlight key examples of your experience and your capabilities: you do not need to address each point in turn so long as all the criteria are covered.

The second part is a detailed curriculum vitae, including summaries of your prior roles and achievements. Please include details for three referees including your current supervisor / manager (we will not contact referees without your approval). A covering letter is not needed.

Closing date

Applications close Tuesday 6th August at 11.30pm AWST 

More information

You are encouraged to contact Professor Matthew Allen, Executive Dean, Arts and Humanities mm.allen@ecu.edu.au to discuss the role and your application and learn more about the exciting opportunities ahead in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University 

You are also encouraged to read the “School of Arts and Humanities Plan (2024-2029): Purpose, Principles, Ambition and Strategic Directions”.

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SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
TEACHING AND RESEARCH ROLE
$166,295 TO $182,832 P.A. (LEVEL D) OR PRO-RATA FOR PART-TIME + 17% SUPERANNUATION
ONGOING, FULL-TIME, JOONDALUP CAMPUS
OPEN TO APPLICANTS WITH RELEVANT WORK RIGHTS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OVERVIEW

We are looking for an outstanding forward-thinking academic leader to join our well-established psychology program.

The School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University seeks to appoint an Associate Professor of Psychology who will be a senior academic in our psychology programs, contributing to the development of the next generation of researchers and professionals through research, teaching and professional engagement. This new continuing position, located at the Joondalup, joins an existing team responsible for our Bachelor of Psychology and associated honours degree. This team also undertakes vital research on mental health, ageing, wellness, virtual reality technologies, and the role of psychological experimental techniques in support of other research projects. We have recently appointed five new junior academics and this position will complement their arrival and build on the long-term successes of Psychology at Edith Cowan University.

THE ROLE

The Associate Professor of Psychology will provide outstanding, forward-thinking academic leadership within the discipline of Psychology, encompassing all aspects of academic development (teaching, research, and industry / community engagement). The Associate Professor will collaborate with other senior leaders on innovative developments in Psychology courses and research programs. A particular focus of the role will be to mentor and develop more junior colleagues while maintaining a strong research program and leading teaching, curriculum development and course innovation.

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

The Associate Professor reports to the Associate Dean (Psychology, Counselling and Criminology) and will be a senior member of the Psychology academic group; they will work closely with colleagues in the Professional Psychology group responsible for postgraduate clinical education.  In addition, you will also collaborate with other senior academics in the school to forge transdisciplinary solidarity in our academic work.

WHO WE ARE SEEKING

You will be an outstanding academic already working as an Associate Professor within the Australian higher education system and closely involved in the scholarship of psychology through teaching and research. You will thrive in an environment where leadership, partnerships, engagement, and solidarity are the key enablers of academic success. You will be passionate about the future of psychology, an active champion of inclusion and diversity, knowledgeable and committed to transnational development, and be skilled in external negotiations to forge strong partnerships and professional alliances.

SELECTION CRITERIA

You will have a PhD in psychology and will need to demonstrate, based on a track record of outstanding achievement, excellence in the following domains of work:


	Leadership founded in academic collegiality that promotes a culture of resilience, courage, innovation, and excellence in the school and university.
	Research (including research leadership), with a particular emphasis on discovering innovative, real-world solutions of significance and benefit to society.
	Teaching (including online teaching and work-integrated learning) that generates sustained excellence in the student experience and meets the needs and expectations of our students and their communities.
	Engagement with external stakeholders that advances teaching and research success through industry and community partnerships.
	Innovation in identifying problems and designing solutions that help achieve the goals of the school and university.


You will be expected to demonstrate personal attributes congruent with the University’s values of integrity, respect, rational inquiry, personal excellence and courage.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a young and progressive university with a strong reputation for excellence in teaching. ECU has been rated the maximum of five stars for teaching quality by their graduates for 17 years in a row, making ECU the only public university in Australia to achieve such a consistently high rating. ECU’s reputation for teaching quality and student experience has been built on the productive relationships they have with their students, industry, communities, and alumni- sharing knowledge for the benefit of all.

The School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) is one of the largest at ECU with many diverse disciplines arranged into three main clusters: Creative Humanities; Psychology, Counselling and Criminology; and Social Sciences, Social Work and Youth Work. 

The School operates across four campuses, with more than 140 academic and professional staff, and has a strong online education presence. The diversity of the School is a strength, enabling interdisciplinary innovation, a sustainable financial platform, and many opportunities for collaborations with industry and community. In 2026, the School will begin to operate its creative humanities program from the outstanding new ECU City Campus while maintaining and expanding operations at ECU’s Joondalup and South West campuses and our off-shore campus in Sri Lanka. We have the ambition to be an outstanding school whose research and teaching build the caring and creative professions and contribute to achieving more equal and positive social relations; fostering the realisation of individual human potential; and enabling diverse creative expression. Our key priorities for the period 2024-2029 are: care, climate change, decolonisation, digital futures, global transformation, intersectional inclusion, and storytelling, enabled by an operational emphasis on engagement, leadership, partnerships, and school solidarity.

BENEFITS AND REMUNERATION

This position provides a full-time salary of $166,295 to $182,832 pa plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.

ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.

For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities Overview.

ECU is a smoke-free environment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Your application is in two parts. The first part is a statement (maximum 4 pages) that clearly demonstrates your suitability for the role and the difference you will make for the school and ECU if appointed. You should highlight key examples of your experience and your capabilities: you do not need to address each point in turn so long as all the criteria are covered.

The second part is a detailed curriculum vitae, including summaries of your prior roles and achievements. Please include details for three referees including your current supervisor / manager (we will not contact referees without your approval). A covering letter is not needed.

CLOSING DATE

Applications close on Thursday, 8th August at 11.30pm AWST. 

MORE INFORMATION

You are encouraged to contact Professor Matthew Allen, Executive Dean, Arts and Humanities (mm.allen@ecu.edu.au) to discuss the role and your application and learn more about the exciting opportunities ahead in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University.

You are also encouraged to read the “School of Arts and Humanities Plan (2024-2029): Purpose, Principles, Ambition and Strategic Directions”.

Edith Cowan University is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting and celebrating the differences in our society. Strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds and are committed to sustaining a workplace where we value our people, celebrate everyone’s contributions to success, and work together on overcoming our challenges. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.

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$113,918 TO $134,596 PA (ALEV B) (20% PRO-RATA)

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW – SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY
SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY
JOONDAUP CAMPUS
$113,918 TO $134,596 PA (ALEV B) (20% PRO-RATA) 
FIXED-TERM (0.2FTE) FOR 2 YEARS

Overview

The School of Nursing and Midwifery is at the cutting-edge of nurse education and research, through the provision of innovative, high-quality education and translational research that makes a difference to the lives of people in our communities locally, nationally, and internationally. Our purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of communities for today and future generations by educating aspiring/ transformational nursing and midwifery leaders through a lens of humanitarian principles of social justice, equity, and inclusion. 

The ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery's research team is driven by a commitment to inspire excellence in nursing and practice through innovative and strategic research. Our staff are experts in their field who collaborate with national and international industry partners and universities. Our current research themes include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Regional, remote, and rural health, and Mental Health (psychological & socioecological determinants).

With an expanding research team, we have the capacity to undertake research across four key areas:


	Centre for Research in Aged Care,
	Acute & Chronic Disease Prevention, Management, & Survivorship in Children, Young People, & Adults,
	Safety, Quality and Workforce, and
	Safe, Quality Midwifery Care. 


Comorbidity is one of the greatest challenges for age-related health care with over 80% of adults aged 65 years and older having at least one chronic condition and 68% with two or more. The Resources and Life Strategy Management (REALISM) intervention has been developed based on the Baltes and Baltes Model of Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) (Donnellan et al. 2012; Donnellan and O’Neill, 2014) to determine whether it improves disease associated health outcomes, reablement and independence in older adults with one or more chronic diseases.

The focus of this post-doctoral position is to develop and examine the REALISM intervention in the context of older adults with one or more chronic conditions living at home or in residential long-term care settings. This project will include initial feasibility and preparation work for defining the REALISM intervention for use in older adults with chronic conditions using intervention mapping steps. The aim of the REALISM intervention is to provide older adults, their caregivers and healthcare providers with a training program on managing short- and long-term challenges due to chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, arthritis, ischaemic heart disease) using a goal setting and attainment plan based on the adaptive strategies selection, optimisation, and compensation. 

To be eligible for this position, you require a PhD in a relevant health sciences specialty completed in an English-speaking country. You have relevant experience in quantitative and/or qualitative analysis, relevant experience working in either age-related and/or in community and primary healthcare settings, knowledge or a keen interest in psychological health and gerontology, a strong teamwork ethic, and good understanding for overall project intellectual sharing and confidentiality.

You will also demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University’s values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry Personal Excellence and Courage.

Benefits & Remuneration

This part time, fixed term position attracts remuneration of $113,918 to $134,596 pa (20% pro-rata) plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.

ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.

For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities Overview.

Contact

Interested applicants are welcome to call Professor Claire Donnellan on 63042727 or email c.donnellan@ecu.edu.au for more information.

How to Apply

Please upload your resume along with a statement addressing the Selection Criteria.  

Closing Date:

Applications close on Sunday 21 July 2024 at 11:30pm AWST.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.

ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society. Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.


$113,918 TO $134,596 PA (LEVEL B) + 17% SUPERANNUATION

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
$113,918 TO $134,596 PA (LEVEL B) + 17% SUPERANNUATION
TEACHING AND RESEARCH ROLE
ONGOING, FULL-TIME, JOONDALUP CAMPUS
OPEN TO APPLICANTS WITH RELEVANT WORK RIGHTS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OVERVIEW

We are looking for a talented early-career academic to join the successful Postgraduate Psychology academic group, initially working in our top-rated postgraduate programs. 

The School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University is seeking to appoint a lecturer who will guide, support, and inspire the next generation of psychology professionals and researchers. This new continuing position joins our existing team of skilled professional and clinical psychology academics responsible for our Professional Training programs and conducting a wide range of research focusing on mental health, wellness, virtual reality technologies, and the role of psychological experimental techniques in support of other research projects. Our programs produce graduates as part of the pathway to postgraduate studies either in the discipline or as professional and clinical psychologists.

THE ROLE

If appointed to this position, you will largely be responsible for teaching in the area of Psychological Assessment in one or more of our professional and clinical psychology courses, included in the role is having oversight of the assessment test library. You will mainly have responsibility for teaching units of study including direct teaching of students and curriculum development and unit coordination; you will supervise sessional academics working with you. You will be working closely with the Course Coordinator for the professional psychology programs and, in time, may be able to advance your career to take on the coordination of these courses. In addition, the role may work into and across our psychological service centre, the training service for all our professional and clinical psychology programs. You will also develop and sustain your research program, working in partnership with senior research colleagues and seeking membership of school and university research groups. Over time, you will have the opportunity to teach in other courses and develop your career as an academic leader to seek promotion to Senior Lecturer.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a young and progressive university with a strong reputation for excellence in teaching. ECU has been rated the maximum of five stars for teaching quality by their graduates for 14 years in a row, making ECU the only public university in Australia to achieve such a consistently high rating. ECU’s reputation for teaching quality and student experience has been built on the productive relationships they have with their students, industry, communities, and alumni- sharing knowledge for the benefit of all.

The School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) is one of the largest at ECU with many diverse disciplines arranged into three divisions: Creative Humanities, Psychology, Counselling and Criminology and Social Sciences, Social work, and Youth work. We are well known for our strengths in research into mental health, social and cultural care, the social response to climate change, and more.

The School operates across three campuses, with more than 100 academic and professional staff, and has a strong online education presence. The diversity of the School is a strength, enabling interdisciplinary innovation, a sustainable financial platform, and many opportunities for collaborations with industry and community. In 2026, the school will begin to operate its creative humanities program from our outstanding new ECU City Campus while maintaining and expanding operations at ECU’s Joondalup and South West (regional) campuses. We are finalising our strategic directions out to 2029 in pursuit of ambitions to be an outstanding school whose research and teaching build the caring and creative professions and contribute to achieving more equal and positive social relations; fostering the realisation of individual human potential; and enabling diverse creative expression.

SELECTION CRITERIA

You will have a PhD in Psychology or be within 6 months of successful completion of your PhD.

You will need to meet current registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. In addition, you need to have an Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology with no conditions, undertakings, or reprimands; and desirable you have current Psychology Board of Australia Approved Supervisor Status, with approval to supervise provisional psychologists during an accredited higher degree program, with recent experience in supervising provisionally registered psychologists. 

You will need to demonstrate, based on past achievement and potential for future development, that you can:


	teach effectively with a student-centred approach to facilitate successful learning;
	conduct high-quality research with successful publication outcomes and impact, including through the supervision of student projects;
	engage productively with industry and community to advance teaching/and or research;
	develop and implement innovations that improve academic operations;
	exercise scholarly leadership consistent with your level of appointment; and
	work productively and collegially to achieve the goals of the school and university.


It is desirable that you have experience in developing and teaching online.

You will be expected to demonstrate personal attributes congruent with the University’s values of integrity, respect, rational inquiry, personal excellence, and courage.

BENEFITS AND REMUNERATION

This position provides a full-time remuneration of $113,918 to $134,596 p.a (Level B) plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.

ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.

For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities Overview.

ECU is a smoke-free environment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Your application is in two parts. The first part is a statement (maximum 4 pages) that clearly demonstrates your suitability for the role and the difference you will make for the school if appointed. You should highlight key examples of your experience and your capabilities: you do not need to address each point in turn so long as all the criteria are covered.

The second part is a detailed curriculum vitae, including summaries of your prior roles and achievements. Please include details for three referees including your current supervisor / manager (we will not contact referees without your approval). A covering letter is not needed.

CLOSING DATE:

Applications close on Tuesday 6 August at 11.30pm AWST

MORE INFORMATION

You are encouraged to contact Professor Julie Ann Pooley (j.pooley@ecu.edu.au), Associate Dean (Psychology, Counselling and Criminology) to discuss the role and your application and learn more about the exciting opportunities ahead in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University.

You are also encouraged to read the “School of Arts and Humanities Plan (2024-2029): Purpose, Principles, Ambition and Strategic Directions”. 

Edith Cowan University is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting and celebrating the differences in our society. Strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds and are committed to sustaining a workplace where we value our people, celebrate everyone’s contributions to success, and work together on overcoming our challenges. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

#LI-DNP


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