About This Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for an accredited Clinical Exercise Physiologist to join UQ in a Teaching-Focussed Associate Lecturer/Lecturer role, working with world-class mentors to build teaching excellence and lead impactful course coordination. You will take primary responsibility for four key courses spanning exercise prescription, professional skills development, and physical activity for individuals with diverse impairments across second- and third-year cohorts. In this role, you will also foster meaningful internal and external collaborations that shape teaching practice, influence policy, and contribute to the advancement of education in the discipline
Key responsibilities at Level A (Associate Lecturer) will include:
Teaching
Deliver high-quality teaching across undergraduate and honours courses in clinical exercise physiology and exercise/sport science. Coordinate and administer four core courses, ensuring accreditation compliance and smooth course operations. Oversee three student-led clinics (Musculoskeletal Clinic, HMNS Personal Training Service, Motor Active) with some face-to-face teaching. Implement contemporary, student-centred pedagogies, enhance engagement and belonging, provide academic guidance, and proactively evaluate and improve teaching effectiveness.
Research
Contribute to research by seeking funding, particularly in teaching scholarship and applied research linked to student-led clinic outcomes. Support research activities within clinical exercise physiology or exercise science and publish in quality outlets while building a national profile.
Citizenship & Service
Model UQ values and actively contribute to industry, government and community engagement. Participate in School activities, committees and internal service, collaborating and supporting colleagues as required.
Key responsibilities at Level B (Lecturer) will include:
Teaching
Teach across varied settings with innovative, evidence-based pedagogies, including blended and online delivery. Coordinate courses, create engaging curricula, design assessments and provide academic support to students. Contribute to new program development, ensure course quality, and collaborate to share and strengthen teaching practice while maintaining discipline currency.
Research
Advance a developing profile in teaching and learning scholarship or pedagogical research, pursuing external funding and contributing to discipline-relevant projects. Publish in high-quality outlets and begin building national disciplinary recognition.
Citizenship & Service
Demonstrate UQ values through leadership, collaboration and community engagement. Build external partnerships, contribute to School priorities, serve on committees and support colleagues across academic activities.
This is a teaching focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.
At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.
As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.
The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
About You
Level A (Associate Lecturer)
- A developing teaching and research profile in Clinical Exercise Physiology.
Early career publication track record and emerging conference presence.
Ability to secure and contribute to external research funding.
Demonstrated high-quality teaching across diverse settings.
Experience coordinating courses and contributing to curriculum innovation.
Engagement in internal service and meaningful external activities.
Level B (Lecturer)
Proven university teaching excellence and course coordination experience.
Growing impact in teaching and an emerging research profile with strong outputs.
Contribution to curriculum, assessment and pedagogical improvement projects, ideally with funded work.
Experience developing programs or courses within the discipline.
Involvement in supervision of Honours or HDR students (where appropriate).
Strong communication and collaborative skills, with the ability to work effectively within academic teams.
Professional expertise that strengthens and complements the School’s capabilities.
The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia, criminal check and education check.
You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Timothy Carroll at timothy.carroll@uq.edu.au
For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
Want to Apply?
We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:
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Other Information
UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.
Applications close 10th January 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-58590). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for Monday 19th January 2026.
