Prospective Staff & Associates

Honorary Clinical Academic Appointments

The School is seeking applications for Honorary Clinical academic appointments to the School. The Graduate School of Medicine offers Clinical Academic appointments at differing levels depending on the professional and academic qualifications and experience of the applicant.

The term “honorary” means that the appointees will not be paid employees of the University (although we do offer casual payment if honorary staff are involved in making significant, regular and time consuming contributions to our teaching programme).

You may be aware that the Graduate School of Medicine will graduate its first doctors in December 2010. As of March 2009, 314 Clinical Academic staff have been appointed to the Graduate School of Medicine.

Appointments are available as a Clinical Tutor, Clinical Lecturer, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Clinical Associate Professor, and Clinical Professor. The criteria for appointment are generally consistent with those for standard academic appointments at the University of Wollongong, although the types of evidence that may be accepted as indicating distinction or academic excellence in one’s discipline have been broadened to take account of the different context of clinical practice.

The application form below is for the Clinical Academic Appointments. The first section needs to be completed, while the second section is required for applicants to include additional information if they are seeking appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Professor. Applicants seeking appointment at a level above Clinical Senior Lecturer must also complete a covering letter in which they explain why they believe they meet the criteria for appointment at the level sought. These criteria are detailed in page 5 of the application form.

The applications will be considered by an Appointments Committee consisting of university academics and local clinicians. The Committee will consider applications in terms of clinical experience, teaching experience, contribution to health systems and health care initiatives, research experience and willingness to contribute to medical school activities.

Please complete the above application form and submit it by either:

  1. Faxing it to Clinical Academic Appointments Committee on 4221-4341; or
  2. Posting it to:
    Clinical Academic Appointments Committee
    Graduate School of Medicine
    Building 28
    University of Wollongong
    NSW 2522

If you have any questions regarding the application process please don’t hesitate to contact Ms Bridget Dijkmans-Hadley by ringing (02) 4221-5367 or email bridget_dijkmans-hadley@uow.edu.au.

Last reviewed: 16 July, 2009