Position Details
Continuing | Full-Time or Part-Time available
Academic Level B | $113,211 - $133,974 p.a. pro rata
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
About the Role
We are seeking an inspiring Lecturer in Speech Pathology to deliver engaging, student-centred teaching in speech pathology across all levels and learning modes within the College. The incumbent will play an active role in planning, coordinating and evaluating topics, including taking on Topic Coordinator responsibilities when required.
A key part of the role is contributing to the ongoing review, renewal and design of innovative curricula that attract diverse student cohorts and foster creativity and critical thinking.
The role will also provide academic guidance, professional advice and meaningful support to students as they navigate their studies and plan their careers. Embracing new technologies and teaching innovations, The Lecturer will help ensure an exceptional learning experience for all.
Please refer to the attached position description, for a comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities.
About You
You are a dedicated and collaborative professional with outstanding communication, mentoring, and interpersonal skills. You are committed to creating a supportive educational environment and building strong connections with students, colleagues, and industry partners. Your ability to engage with diverse stakeholders enables you to foster partnerships that enhance student learning and graduate employability. Highly organised and detail-oriented, you can manage competing priorities and meet deadlines, always ensuring high-quality service delivery. You are also committed to ongoing professional development, staying current with the latest evidence and advances in the field of Speech Pathology.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
A doctorate in a relevant field or equivalent clinical experience and professional standing in Speech Pathology.
Current, unconditional registration as a speech pathologist.
Contemporary clinical experience in Speech Pathology.
Demonstrated excellence in tertiary-level teaching, including clinical or simulated settings.
A sound understanding of pedagogical theory and modern education practices relevant to speech pathology.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders initiative
Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia)
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
In addition, it is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working with Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).
SA: Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description
For more information regarding this position, please contact Chris Barr
Important Notice: Recruitment Activity During University Shutdown
Please note that recruitment activity will be paused during the Flinders University shutdown period. No updates or progress on applications will be available between 22 December 2025 and 5 January 2026.
Recruitment processes will resume from 5 January 2026, and application statuses will be communicated from that date onward.
We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. For any urgent queries, please contact us prior to the shutdown period.
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
18 Dec 2025At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
Flinders. Fearless.