Lecturer in Women's and Gender Studies

Position Details

• 12 Months Fixed Term | Full-Time
• Academic Level B | $113,211 - $133,974 p.a. + 17% Super
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

Flinders University is seeking a Lecturer in Women’s and Gender Studies to contribute to teaching excellence across undergraduate and postgraduate programs. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality teaching, coordinating topics, and supporting curriculum development. You will play a key role in enhancing the student experience and promoting the professional development of students.

As a Teaching Specialist, you will:

• Create, coordinate and deliver inspiring teaching informed by contemporary feminist and critical theories, across Women’s and Gender Studies topics.
• Provide academic support, counselling, and guidance to students.
• Contribute to curriculum development, topic coordination, and internal and external accreditation activities.

About You

You are a passionate and student-focused educator, committed to delivering high-quality teaching and fostering meaningful learning outcomes. An excellent communicator, you build positive relationships with staff, students, and industry partners, and actively contribute to a collaborative and supportive learning environment. You bring enthusiasm for curriculum development, teaching innovation, and mentoring students to achieve their full potential.

You will also demonstrate:

• Completion of a PhD, or equivalent qualification, in Women’s and/or Gender Studies or a related area.
• Demonstrated excellence in tertiary teaching and curriculum development.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with students, staff, and stakeholders.
• Experience in teaching international students and interdisciplinary programs is desirable.

Interstate candidates are welcome to apply, and relocation support is available.

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
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

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.

How to Apply and Information

• As well as a CV, you are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the below four Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Associate Professor Julia Erhart
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Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) on Sunday, 30 November 2025.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At 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.

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

30 Nov 2025

At 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.

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