Casual Associate Lecturer

Reference: 1693005 
 
About the Role: 
 
Join Curtin University's UniReady sessional teaching pool and help transform lives through education. As a Sessional Teaching Academic, you will support students from diverse backgrounds, including equity cohorts and those who may be underrepresented in higher education, to develop the skills, confidence, and academic capability needed for university success. Through engaging teaching, constructive feedback, and a commitment to inclusive practice, you will make a meaningful difference in students' educational journeys while working collaboratively within a supportive and student-focused teaching team.
 
Your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver engaging, high-quality teaching and learning experiences that support student success in enabling education in any of the following units (Academic Writing, Communications, Numeracy Essentials, Math for Science, Humanities, Commerce, Health Sciences, Science and Technology)
• Foster inclusive and supportive learning environments that recognise the diverse needs of students and assist their transition to university study.
• Assess student learning, provide constructive feedback, and support students in achieving intended learning outcomes.
• Develop and contribute to learning resources, curriculum delivery, and collaborative teaching practices within the UniReady team.
• Maintain excellence in teaching through innovation, scholarship, professional development, and ongoing engagement with contemporary enabling education practices.

Who We Are Looking For/Selection Criteria:

1. Relevant Qualifications and Disciplinary Expertise:
   A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, with demonstrated knowledge and experience appropriate to teaching in an enabling, higher education, adult learning, or senior secondary education context.
2. Student-Centred Teaching and Learning:
   Demonstrated experience designing, facilitating, or delivering engaging learning experiences that support diverse learners, including students from equity cohorts and educationally underrepresented backgrounds, promote participation, and contribute to positive student outcomes in enabling education.
3. Commitment to Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Practice:
   Demonstrated ability to create a supportive, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning environment that values diversity and fosters student confidence, belonging, and success.
4. Supporting Academic Development and Student Success:
   Experience supporting enabling student learners to develop academic skills, self-regulation, confidence, persistence, and independent learning strategies, particularly students transitioning into tertiary education, including the provision of constructive feedback that promotes growth and achievement.
5. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated digital literacy and the ability to effectively use learning technologies, work collaboratively within a teaching team, contribute positively to a student-focused culture, and demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional learning and improvement.

Remuneration:
Remuneration will be in accordance with the Curtin University Casual Academic pay rates, with applicable rates currently ranging from approximately $58.12 per hour (marking) to $174.36 per tutorial delivered, depending on duties performed.
  
Role Requirements: 

1. You will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role 
2. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction  
3. This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check

Your New Team: Centre of Enabling Pathways/UniReady 
The UniReady team within Curtin University's Centre for Enabling Pathways is committed to helping students from diverse educational and life experiences realise their potential and succeed in higher education. Through supportive, student-centred teaching, our educators foster confidence, academic capability, resilience, and a sense of belonging. We are passionate about creating engaging learning experiences that empower enabling students to transition successfully to university study and achieve their future academic goals.

About Curtin University 
Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2025 rankings. We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please
visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/  
 
Join Us! 
If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents:  

• Up-to-date Resume 
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and demonstrating how your background meets the position’s selection criteria (noted above) - no more than two pages 

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity please contact Naomi [email protected] on or the application process, please contact our careers team on [email protected] or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Applications will not be accepted via this email address, and late applications will not be accepted. 
 
Applications close: 8pm (AWST) Friday 6th of November 2026.
 
Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.  
Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, remove the advert, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time.