associate professor jobs

Campus Location: Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV104349#029

• Provide leadership in research, scholarship and teaching to enhance student experience
• Translate evidence into clinical practice in this collaborative role with St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
• ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
• Full time, fixed-term appointment until 16 April 2028

About the role:

Become our Associate Professor/Professor of Nursing and provide leadership, make outstanding and original contributions to research, scholarship and teaching for the enhancement of student learning experience.

This is a joint appointment between Australian Catholic University's Faculty of Health Sciences and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, where you will be responsible for:

• The governance and collegial life of the faculty and hospital by building relationships with external organisations and related communities, and enhance hospital clinician research capability;
• The development of contemporary research and scholarship;
• Lead a research program centred on hospital health service priorities, with a key focus on the translation of evidence into clinical practice with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes and health systems.

The Associate Professor/Professor of Nursing will work between two base locations - ACU Melbourne campus and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, which are both located in Fitzroy.

The possibility of a further fixed-term appointment is based on performance, funding and a further joint agreement.

About you:

ACU and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne are seeking an Associate Professor/Professor who holds:

• A doctoral qualification in nursing or equivalent.
• A registered nurse with AHPRA.
• Proven expertise in producing high-quality publications and competitive grants, including co-authored publications.
• Demonstrated experience working on research and clinical projects, including the academic supervision of students.
• A significant academic profile and research profile in higher education.

In addition, you will need to demonstrate:

• Capability to think strategically with a high-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to academic and research excellence in the field of nursing.
• Possess strong negotiating, stakeholder management skills and the business acumen to foster and lead innovative improvement ventures.
• Well-developed soft skills to nurture, mentor, coach, lead and foster individuals and teams so they reach their full potential.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to:

ACU - Professor Karen Nightingale , National Head, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University at: nhos.sonmp@acu.edu.au

SVHM - Jacqui Bilo , Chief Nursing Officer, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne at: jacqui.bilo@svha.org.au

For more detailed information about the role on offer, please refer to the Candidate Information Package contained within this advertisement.

What we offer:

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Associate Professor ( Level D position): Total remuneration valued to $202,272 - $222,654 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component of $171,352 - $188,772 (pro rata) pa, employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
  Professor ( Level E position): Total remuneration valued to $260,037 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component of $220,723 (pro rata) pa, employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here .

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: populate your candidate application details, including your:

• Resume.
• Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close: 15-JUL-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences. ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact recruitment@acu.edu.au to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

About St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne:

St Vincent's is a tertiary public healthcare service. We provide a range of services, including acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care and residential care. We work with a vast network of collaborative partners to deliver high-quality treatment, teaching, education and research. We have more than 5,000 staff and 880 beds in daily use across our services.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.