Jobs and Careers

• Drive innovative course leadership across the HREE program suite, ensuring high‑quality, place‑based curriculum and exceptional learning experiences for postgraduate students
• Inspire and empower academic teams through collaborative leadership that strengthens teaching excellence, research capability, and a thriving, wellbeing‑focused workplace culture
• Ongoing, part time (0.6FTE) position

About the opportunity

The appointee will lead the Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments courses, including short courses and award courses at the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master’s levels. They will oversee annual quality review cycles in accordance with UTAS Quality Assurance; Partnerships; and Compliance policies and ensure the integrity of the HREE program in accordance with national competencies.

The appointee will work closely with the Director of Postgraduate Programs and Associate Head (Learning & Teaching) to ensure high-quality learning experiences through appropriate place-based curriculum. They will lead collaborative, consistent and collegial approaches to course design and delivery and will support collaborative and applied research in HREE encompassing varied methodologies in alignment with the strategic research priorities for UTAS Health.

The appointee will be responsible for line management of academic staff working within the HREE suite of courses and will facilitate a culture that fosters staff wellbeing while enabling us to achieve our collective mission.

What you’ll do:

• Lead in the development, design, planning, and teaching of the HREE courses and units, including the development of course learning outcomes.
• Work with Unit Coordinators to ensure unit learning outcomes are aligned with course learning outcomes.
• Work with Unit Coordinators to ensure assessment is constructively aligned with Intended Learning Outcomes.
• Implement course improvements in response to course performance and student outcomes, student satisfaction results, student complaints, academic integrity breaches, and professional and academic developments in the relevant field(s).
• Make judgements relating to complex student matters including transition and entry to university, credit, cross-institutional enrolment, and recognition of prior learning.
• Equip staff and teams to work safely, effectively and efficiently, by supporting, training, supervision, and mentorship.
• Provide excellence in leadership to support our people to perform at their best, through motivating and providing development opportunities to achieve high performance.
• Enable an environment where teams are encouraged to positively intervene and empowered to make improvements to our systems and operations.
• Ensure each staff member has role clarity (both broadly and specifically).­

What we’re looking for:

• Qualifications in a relevant health profession, together with clinical, industry, or professional experience in remote and extreme environments.
• Demonstrated achievement and capability in higher education learning and teaching, especially in areas related to health professional education and clinical training relevant to the position.
• Experience in coordination and administration of academic programs, including in curriculum development and course delivery.
• Experience in managing academic teams, including in recruitment, probation, promotion, and workload allocation.
• A record of contributing effectively to building and maintaining strategically aligned transformative partnerships locally and nationally with the discipline, profession, industry, and wider community.
• A commitment to supporting research that contributes to advances in health professional education and training.

Salary details

Appointment to this role will be at Academic Level C and will have a total remuneration package of up to $184,076 comprising base salary within the range of $138,536 to $157,330 plus 17% superannuation. Clinical loading may also apply.

How to Apply

• To apply online, please provide the following supporting documentation:
  • Resume
  • Cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role
  • Your responses to the success criteria from the Position Description below
• For further information about this position, please contact Nicola Stephens, Director Postgraduate Programs, nicola.stephens@utas.edu.au
• Please visit https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
• For current UTAS staff, in submitting your application, you acknowledge you have/intend to discuss your interest in this vacancy with your current manager and understand they may need to be contacted confidentially by the hiring manager as part of the assessment of your application.
• Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.

 Position Description - 502603 - Program Lead Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments.pdf

Applications close Sunday, 19 April 2026, 11.55pm 

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As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive workplace, employment history and police checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.

To be eligible for this position, you are required to hold Australian or New Zealand Citizenship, permanent residency or a valid visa that enables you to fulfil the requirements of this role.