Senior Lecturer - Paediatrics and Child Health

• Join a well-established clinical school based at Westmead
• Full-time, continuing; remuneration package: $139K-$160Kp.a. including base salary Senior Lecturer Level C $118K-$136K p.a., leave loading and up to 17% superannuation; a clinical loading of $31K per annum will also be payable
• The successful applicant will also be eligible for appointment at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead as a Clinical Academic with a remuneration package equivalent to 0.4 FTE Senior Staff Specialist.

The University of Sydney is Australia's first university and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. It employs over 7600 permanent staff, supporting over 60,000 students.

The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) Clinical School and the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health is engaged in a wide range of clinical, laboratory and population based research relevant to child and adolescent health, supervision of postgraduate research students, the teaching of medical students and postgraduate coursework students, curriculum development and implementation, assessment, evaluation and staff development.

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health. You will engage in research in collaboration with other researchers and groups within the CHW Clinical School, the University and Westmead Precinct, and demonstrate potential to be a research leader in your chosen field with an international profile. You will also contribute to face-to-face teaching and assessment of medical students, and to the teaching of postgraduate coursework students. You will have an appointment as a Clinical Academic at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and will contribute to the clinical care of inpatients and outpatients.

To succeed in securing this role you will have:

• a PhD or equivalent in a relevant area
• demonstrated successful research record with evidence of an upward trajectory in research performance
• an MBBS, or equivalent, and FRACP or other specialist recognition as provided for under the Health Insurance Act 1973
• an ability to liaise effectively with staff at all levels from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds
• experience in the supervision of research students and experience in teaching medical students
• highly developed organisational skills, project management skills, interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills and computer literacy.

Preference will be given to applicants with research expertise in one or more of the following areas: genomics, “big data” management. However, people with expertise in other areas of paediatric research are strongly encouraged to apply.

For further information regarding the role please contact Professor Louise Baur on (02) 9845 1903. For further information on the Clinical School refer to website http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/chw/

For information regarding the recruitment process please contact Julie Small, Lead Recruitment Consultant on (02) 8627 1223.

Remuneration package: $139K-$160K p.a. which includes a base salary Senior Lecturer Level C $118K-$136K p.a., leave loading and up to 17% employer’s contribution to superannuation; a clinical loading of $31K per annum will also be payable. In addition the successful applicant will be eligible for appointment at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead as a Clinical Academic with a remuneration package equivalent to 0.4 FTE Senior Staff Specialist.

As this position is located on a NSW Health site, it is a regulatory requirement to complete compulsory employment checks prior to starting in this position. For more information and instructions, please visit: NSW Health employment requirements.

To be considered for this position it is essential that you address the online selection criteria. For guidance on how to apply visit: How to apply for an advertised position.

CLOSING DATE: 11pm 11 July 2016

The University is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups, including women and people with disabilities are encouraged. As the University of Sydney has established a scheme to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff employed across the institution, applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are also encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.