Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
Onsite
Position Details
About the Role
As a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, you will play a pivotal leadership role in establishing and shaping a new and growing Pharmacy discipline within the College of Medicine and Public Health. With a strong focus on teaching excellence, you will lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of contemporary, evidence-based curricula aligned to industry standards and accreditation requirements. This is a unique opportunity to influence the development of innovative programs and build strong partnerships across the pharmacy and healthcare sectors, ensuring graduates are well prepared for evolving professional practice.
This is one of several new academic appointments supporting the establishment of the Pharmacy discipline, offering an exciting opportunity to help build a high-performing team and contribute to shaping the future of pharmacy education at the University. The role includes participation in vibrant, face-to-face intensive teaching weeks at the City Campus, designed to enhance the student experience.
This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to changing 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 by connecting to the University’s Strategic Driver of being student-centred and strengthening industry and enterprise partnerships.
Please note, this position is a Teaching Specialist position and does not include an allocated research workload. The position is predominantly concerned with providing leadership and direction in teaching and teaching-related duties, including the creation, delivery and continuous quality improvement of university-level education, together with appropriate scholarly activity that supports teaching and learning.
About You
You are an experienced and forward-thinking pharmacy academic with a strong track record of teaching excellence and educational leadership in higher education. With extensive clinical experience and a deep understanding of contemporary pharmacy practice, you are passionate about delivering high-quality, student-centred learning and driving innovation in curriculum design. You bring the ability to lead teaching teams, foster industry engagement, and contribute to the growth of a dynamic and future-focused pharmacy discipline.
College of Medicine and Public Health
At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.
Life at Flinders
They say know your place. We say you've found it right here.
Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.
Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
Appointment to this role is conditional on the completion of required pre-employment checks and declarations, each of which must be satisfactory to the University.
These include:
How to Apply and Information
Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) Tuesday 6 October, 2026.
Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
06 Oct 2026At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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