Description:
The School of Psychology at UNSW is the leading Psychology school in Australia. It is located in the Faculty of Science and is recognised nationally and internationally for its excellence in research and teaching. It offers world class undergraduate psychology degrees, as well as postgraduate professional Masters training in Clinical and Forensic Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology, an online Graduate Diploma program, and a PhD research program with over 120 students. 40 academic staff conduct experimental research in many areas of Psychology, including behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, perception, learning, memory and cognition, as well as health, social, developmental, clinical and forensic psychology. UNSW Psychology is the only School in the southern hemisphere ranked in the top 30 by discipline in the THES, QS and ARWU rankings. The School has well equipped research and teaching facilities and attracts outstanding staff and students from Australia and overseas. UNSW is located 5 km from the centre of Sydney and is close to other research centres, teaching hospitals, transport, shopping, and beaches.
Specific Responsibilities For This Role Include
- Apply a well-defined teaching philosophy and a critically reflective teaching practice that inspires student learning.
- Conduct classes, assess student learning achievements and support students in postgraduate psychology courses in line with UNSW policy.
- Design and develop learning activities and resources, and assessment and feedback at both course and program level using a range of suitable approaches and learning environments.
- Support learning progression with students as individuals (through such things as one-to-one consultation) and as a cohort (through general course related advice) to achieve positive learning and employability outcomes for students.
- Manage course administration as Course Authority, including academic quality assurance.
- Maintain and develop links within the discipline industry and profession (e.g. contributes to professional development activities).
- Maintain professional development in pedagogy, disciplinary knowledge and professional accreditation requirements.
- Work collaboratively with peers across the UNSW in all aspects of academic endeavour, develop learning and teaching strategies and resources and contribute to an exchange of teaching ideas, and mentoring of staff.
- Ensure hazards and risks are identified and controlled for tasks, projects and activities that pose a health and safety risk within your area of responsibility.
- Ensure the provision of high-quality psychological assessment, treatment and management of clients in the care of the UNSW Psychology and Neuropsychology Clinics and affiliated Clinics are maintained.
- Develop, coordinate and maintain a network of suitable placements for trainees in the Masters of Clinical Neuropsychology, collaborating with the Placement Coordinator.
- Contribute to the management of activities within the UNSW Psychology and Neuropsychology Clinics, including the provision of high-quality psychological assessment, treatment and management of clients in the care of the Clinics.
- Provide specialist Clinical Neuropsychology input around referrals, assessment and treatment of clients being seen within the Clinics, as well as coordination and supervision of group programs.
- Involvement in clinical research projects associated with the UNSW Neuropsychology Clinic and the UNSW Psychology Clinic Research Database.
- Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
- Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the psychosocial or physical health and safety of yourself or others.