Lecturer, Health Informatics (Teaching Focussed)

Job No.:560699

Work type:Fixed Term

• 12 month fixed term
• Part Time 0.4 - 0.8 FTE (2-4 days per week)
• Teaching Focussed
• Role based at the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus
• $88,889 - $104,427* Pro rata plus superannuation

The Department of Public Health is a leading authority in many areas of public health including health policy, health promotion, health administration, health information management and informatics, art therapy, occupational health and safety, palliative care and rehabilitation counselling. Research areas include international health, populations at risk, chronic illnesses and disability, palliative care, health information management, health policy and management, gender and health, behavior change in sport, exercise and rehabilitation, occupational health, healthy relationships and public health practice.

About the role

A Level B academic with a teaching focused appointment will work without the need for close supervision and is expected to develop curriculum, coordinate subjects, teach and support students as they learn. In addition, a teaching focused academic will support the administrative functions of the discipline as well as undertake scholarly work relevant to the development of learning and teaching in their discipline or professional field. A teaching focused academic is expected to demonstrate teaching excellence in keeping with the La Trobe Teaching Excellence Principles and maintain a track record of excellence as evidenced by Student Feedback on Teaching (SFT) surveys, peer-feedback on teaching and through other evidence-based measures.

Skills & Experience

In order to be successful in this role, the preferred candidate will have:

• Completion of a PhD or equivalent qualifications and standing recognised by the University/profession as appropriate for the discipline area.
• Demonstrated recent professional practice expertise and/or scholarly leadership in health informatics and one or more of the other three sub-domains of the professional discipline: health classification; health information science, management and practice; and health data analytics.
• SQL programming skills to extract reports, identify data anomalies and data visualisation capabilities from health data sets.
• Experience and understanding of emerging health information technologies and their impact upon the distribution and dissemination of health data.

How to Apply

Closing date: 11pm Monday 29th March 2021

Position Enquiries: Vijaya Sundararajan, via email

Position Description below:

Only candidates with full working rights in Australia may apply for this position.

Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:

• Cover letter;
• An up to date resume; and
• A separate document addressing each essential and desirable bullet point in the Key Selection Criteria which is located in the position description.

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La Trobe University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.

For further enquiries on how to apply for this role, please contact Recruitment Partner Justin Bolton on +61 (03) 9479 1073

To apply and to view position description please visit and search for job number 560699 under current vacancies.

• La Trobe University currently has a job protection framework in place whereby there is a salary reduction in place from the Collective Agreement. The amount shown in accurate as at the advertised date and will be subject for review at 30th June 2021

About La Trobe

La Trobe University's success is driven by people who are committed to making a difference. They are creative and highly motivated, pursue new ideas and create knowledge. La Trobe is one of Australia's research leaders, and the largest provider of higher education to regional Victoria. La Trobe University turned 50 in 2017, and over the half century of its existence it has established a reputation as an innovative and accessible university, willing to take risks and take on challenges. Our teaching and research address some of the most significant issues of our time and we're passionate about driving change through operational excellence to benefit the communities we serve.

Advertised:11/3/2021

Closing Date:29/3/2021

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