Deputy Head, Wide Bay Learning Community Years 2-4

Rural Clinical School

Full-time, fixed-term position from January 2026 through to December 2026

Base salary will be in the range $140,293 - $185,573+ 17% Superannuation (Academic Level C/D). Additional salary loading may apply.

Based at the Bundaberg Hospital.

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

The newly established Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences will be an interdisciplinary powerhouse of innovation and collaboration to lead integrated solutions to the needs of the communities we serve locally and globally. UQ offers one of the widest ranges of health and behavioural sciences programs of any Australian university, and the ambition for this new Faculty will be to will be to leverage its unified suite of esteemed schools, institutes and centres to unlock opportunities within UQ and with external partners

About This Opportunity

At The University of Queensland, we’re committed to creating opportunities where our people can flourish. As Deputy Head of the Wide Bay Learning Community (Years 2–4), you will play a vital role in shaping the academic journey of medical students in the MD Program at our Bundaberg Regional Clinical Unit. This position is about more than delivering academic leadership – it’s about nurturing a learning community where students feel supported, valued, and inspired to thrive. You will help foster a culture of inclusivity and belonging for both students and staff, ensuring that every individual has the chance to contribute and grow.

This is a teaching focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position through to 31st December 2026 at a Level C/D to commensurate to your experience. As a full-time academic up to 0.2FTE of clinical sessions may be negotiable.

For further duties, please click here to view the information booklet.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Director, Rural Clinical School, Professor Riitta Partanen: . For application queries or a full job description, please contact stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Resume

Cover letter

Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Sunday 2nd November 2025, at 11.00pm AEST (R-55068). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for Thursday 13th November 2025.

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