Scholarly Teaching Fellow (Associate Lecturer/Lecturer) - Dentistry

• Contribute to the faculty’s well-respected teaching program
• Benefit from working in a collegiate team environment
• Continuing, full-time or part-time positions; remuneration package: $82K-$139K pro rata which includes base salary, leave loading and up to 17% superannuation; a clinical loading will also be paid where eligible

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 university’s Faculty of Dentistry has been undertaking research and educating dental practitioners for over a hundred years. The faculty offers a rigorous research and training program and produces research scholars of international standing and highly skilled general practice and specialist clinicians.


We are seeking to appoint a number of Associate Lecturers or Lecturers in a variety of areas under the University’s Scholarly Teaching Fellowship (STF) scheme. You will have responsibility for teaching in one of the following disciplines:

• Exodontia and Oral Surgery
• Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
• Radiology
• Special Care Dentistry
• Endodontics
• Tooth Conservation
• Oral Rehabilitation
• Periodontology
• Orthodontics
• Paediatric Dentistry
• Population Oral Health
• Behavioural Sciences and Professional Practice
• Biomaterials
• Integrated Life Sciences
• Oral Health Therapy

You will have tertiary teaching experience and relevant experience in at least one of the above area(s). You will engage with and contribute to faculty learning and teaching activities and processes and, while the role is predominantly teaching, you will have some opportunity to contribute to research.

Under the Fellowship rules you must:

• have fixed term and/or casual employment experience totalling at least 12 months in one or more Australian universities over the preceding five years
• have been awarded or have submitted a PhD qualification in a relevant area or identifying that a PhD is not normally required for appointment in a discipline. We encourage potential applicants to consult with the head of discipline for assistance if you do not have a PhD.
• not hold, or have previously held, any continuing academic appointment in a university

Other selection criteria include being a registered as a dental practitioner with the Australian Dental Board, having expertise in a proposed discipline with the ability to develop guidelines for pre clinical and clinical units to ensure effective patient care. We also require excellent written and communication skills with the ability to fulfil academic co-ordination/administration role. The faculty also requires experience in teaching through a combination of different learning formats, including lectures, small-group seminars, PBLs.


Only candidates with unlimited rights to work in Australia are eligible to apply.

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.


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.


Specific enquiries regarding the role are through the relevant head of discipline; details are available http://sydney.edu.au/dentistry/our-people/coord.php. Alternatively contact Kapila Patel, Administration Services Officer on 02 8627 0461 who will refer you to the appropriate head of discipline.

General enquiries regarding the recruitment process may be directed to Julie Small, Lead Recruitment Consultant on 02 8627 1223.


CLOSING DATE: 11pm 14 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.

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