- Employment Type: Full Time, 35 hours per week
- Duration: Fixed Term Until 30 April 2028
- Remuneration: Professional Level 8 $127,351-- $143,488 based on experience + 17% super+ annual leave loading
- Location: Kensington Campus, New South Wales.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold unrestricted work rights to be considered for this position.
Position Summary
The Senior Educational Developer plays a key role in supporting the Medicine Program Redesign through the leadership, design, development, and evaluation of innovative, high-quality curriculum initiatives. Working collaboratively with academic staff, the role contributes to engaging undergraduate and postgraduate learning experiences by integrating evidence-based pedagogy, curriculum design principles, and technology-enhanced teaching strategies.
The position is responsible for developing digital learning activities, assessments, and educational resources aligned with program learning outcomes and university policies. It also leads educational projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the Faculty, applying contemporary knowledge of higher education, learning design, and educational technologies to enhance teaching and learning practices.
In addition, the Senior Educational Developer supports curriculum mapping and academic governance processes by maintaining new course outlines and topic data reports and assisting with the creation and maintenance of curriculum data within the Curriculum Mapping System in accordance with university policies and procedures.
Some key skills required:
- Relevant qualifications in education and technology with experience in the development of technology-enabled learning, teaching and/or curriculum for higher education; or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through any other combination of education, training and/or experience.
- Evidence of providing effective leadership in identifying and developing areas for innovation and improvement of learning and teaching in accordance with strategic priorities and policy requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in curriculum and higher education course design, development and review, with a focus on technology-enhanced learning, teaching and assessment.
- Demonstrated experience in developing engaging and user-friendly course sites in learning management systems (such as Moodle, Canvas) including the production of interactive learning materials and activities utilising a range of appropriate educational technologies that enhance the student experience.
- Demonstrated experience in planning, developing, facilitating and reviewing professional development programs, activities and services to effectively build individual capability in technology-enhanced learning and teaching.
- Proven ability to exercise initiative and autonomy in interacting with, piloting and critically evaluating, new and emerging educational technologies such as the use of generative AI in the classroom.
- Demonstrated experience maintaining new course outlines and topic data reports to support internal academic governance processes and assisting with the creation and maintenance of curriculum data in Curriculum Mapping Systems in accordance with university policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated effective project management including the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks/projects to achieve project outcomes within agreed timeframes.
- Excellent digital skills in using the Microsoft Office suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and Power Platform (Power BI, Automate, Apps).
- Demonstrated use of Power Platform for teaching contexts would be highly regarded.
Please refer to the position description for full details.
Benefits and Culture:
UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- 10 days paid cultural leave per year
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)
More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here
How to Apply:
To be considered for this role, you must address the Selection Criteria which are outlined in the “Skills and Experience” section of the position description. Applications that do not address these criteria will not be considered.
For more information, refer to the Position Description available on JOBS@UNSW.
Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your application including your resume & cover letter online before Wednesday 17th June.
Please Note: If your application is shortlisted for an interview, then you will be asked to provide your educational design and development portfolio prior to the interview and deliver an 8-minute presentation highlighting your skills, experience, and accomplishments in educational development.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks: -
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
Get in Touch:
Aarti
a.aarti@unsw.edu.au
Talent Acquisition Associate
Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
