The University of Notre Dame Australia Careers

Associate Professor (Discipline Lead, Obstetrics & Gynaecology), School of Medicine
Fremantle Campus
Part-time opportunity (up to 0.4 FTE), Continuing contract

• Friendly and collaborative work environment
• Rewarding opportunity offering career development
• Level D from $165,733 + 14.50% super (pro-rata)

About the university

The University of Notre Dame Australia is a private Catholic University with over 1,000 permanent staff providing an exceptional educational experience to over 12,000 students across our Fremantle, Broome, and Sydney campuses, as well as clinical schools in Victoria and New South Wales.
 
About the role

Reporting to the Co-Head of Clinical Years, you will provide academic leadership within the National MD program to ensure excellence in teaching in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology alongside their fellow Sydney based counterpart in areas such as curriculum development and review, assessment and promote high quality student learning experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Medical student teaching in clinics and during lectures, tutorials and workshops.
• Curriculum revision.
• Oversee medical student rotations at our clinical sites.
• Development of new clinical rotations where applicable.
• Student assessments during rotations.
• Developing examination questions- MCQs, CBE, OSCE.
• Oversee the Obstetrics and Gynaecology examinations including the OSCE examinations and written examinations including recruitment of examiners and development of questions.
• Be involved in UNDA Medical school activities.

Qualifications, skills & experience

You will play a leadership role in the promotion of major digital enhancements to pedagogical practices and professional activities. You will have advanced qualifications and recognised significant experience in the relevant discipline area. You will require a doctoral qualification or equivalent accreditation and standing. In determining experience relative to qualifications, regard will be had to teaching experience, experience in research, experience outside tertiary education, creative achievement, professional contributions and/or technical achievement. In addition, you will require a record of demonstrable scholarly and professional achievement in the relevant discipline area. This includes having authority to commit resources in line with the Operational Delegations of Authority.

• Medical qualification registrable by AHPRA.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists or equivalent.
• Broad experience in clinical teaching and medical education.
• It is a requirement that the clinician has established networks with Western Australian Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
• Advanced proven organisational and management skills as well as problem solving and attention to detail.

Benefits

• Fitness Passport on offer.
• Generous training and development opportunities.
• Friendly and collaborative working environment.

How to apply

Please apply online with a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Applications closing date: 24 March 2026

For further information on how to apply, please visit: How to apply | Notre Dame

Applicants are expected to have current and valid work rights in Australia.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.      

The University of Notre Dame Australia seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the different needs of the University and its stakeholders and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our staff.

The University is committed to providing a safe,  respectful and inclusive working and learning environment.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a self-declaration regarding Gender-Based Violence (as required by the National Code) as part of the pre-employment process. For more information on this please refer to our website.

Contact us

Please direct your queries regarding this role to Melissa Schmidt, melissa.schmidt@nd.edu.au

Unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies will not be entertained.