Part-time (20%), permanent position.
Base salary will be in the range $140,293 - $185,573 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level C/D)
Based at our Herston Campus
As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.
At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.
As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.
The University of Queensland (UQ) is seeking an exceptional academic leader to join our Doctor of Medicine (MD) program as Specialty Lead (Medicine, Year 4).
In this key role, you will provide specialty-specific educational leadership with a focus on the MEDI7400 Clinical Extension term and the teach-out of MEDI7414 students. Working collaboratively with the MD Curriculum and Assessment and Teaching and Learning Offices, other specialty leads, and Clinical Units across UQ’s three Clinical Schools, you will help shape and enhance the student learning experience. You will drive continuous quality improvement in the MD program through the refinement of learning outcomes, resources, assessment, and staff development, while ensuring the consistent, integrated delivery of high-quality specialty education across all sites.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the next generation of medical professionals within a globally respected, values-led institution.
This is a teaching focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
This is a part-time (20%), continuing position at a Level C/D to commensurate to your experience.
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dan Chambers via 0419176344 or d.chambers2@uq.edu.au. For application queries or a full job description, please contact Helen Chard talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
Resume
Cover letter
Responses to the ‘About You’ section
At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au
If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.
Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11.00pm AEST (R-56825). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 11th December.