Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Psychology)

About the role

The School of Psychological Sciences, within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, is looking for a teaching and leadership academic to contribute to Psychology at Macquarie University, with particular focus on Clinical Neuropsychology and Applied Psychology training. The successful candidate will help develop, design and teach units and supervise students in the accredited Master of Clinical Neuropsychology, the Master of Professional Psychology and the undergraduate Psychology courses. The position is full-time, continuing, based at the Wallumattagal Campus in North Ryde, and requires availability by January 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to unit development and teaching in accredited undergraduate and postgraduate Psychology courses, including the Master of Neuropsychology
• Deliver and manage teaching content, lectures, tutorials and assessments face-to-face and online
• Teach applied psychology topics such as clinical neuropsychology, psychological assessment, neuropsychological rehabilitation, counselling and therapeutic skills, and developmental psychology
• Create an engaging and inclusive learning experience for undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts
• Supervise students in the Master of Clinical Neuropsychology and the Master of Professional Psychology

Required profile

• Tertiary and professional qualification in neuropsychology, with the capacity to design and deliver units at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• PhD or equivalent in Psychology (essential for both levels)
• Current practicing psychologist registration with AHPRA and endorsement as a Clinical Neuropsychologist with at least 18 months of full endorsement
• Demonstrated experience teaching evidence-based assessment methods (e.g. Wechsler tests, personality inventories) and therapeutic approaches and counselling skills
• Quality coursework research supervision (e.g. Honours)
• For Senior Lecturer: leadership experience in delivering units, involvement in course/curriculum development, and ability to engage with industry and professional bodies

Required skills

• Experience with, or willingness to adopt, educational technology, blended learning and educational innovation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and teamwork

What we offer

• Lecturer (Level B) $127,138-$150,425 per year or Senior Lecturer (Level C) $155,236-$178,523 plus 17% employer superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flexible hybrid work arrangements
• Subsidised onsite parking, training and professional development, onsite childcare and vacation care
• Discounted health insurance, subsidised sport and aquatic centre membership, employee assistance program and onsite GP, imaging and physiotherapy clinics

Applications are online with a CV and a 3-page cover letter addressing the selection criteria; only Australian citizens, permanent residents and people with full working rights in Australia are eligible. Applications close on 3 November.