University Lecturers lecture students and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university and conducts research in a particular field of knowledge.

Skill Level

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Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for University Lecturer is Vocational & Education Training Assessment (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification assessed at Australian Bachelor degree or higher in a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years
• Applicants must meet both the qualification and employment requirements to obtain a positive skills assessment
• Please note that applicants with the position title ‘University Lecturer’ that do not have any scholarly research duties would not meet the criteria for this occupation
• Applicants must be teaching higher education courses; diploma level teaching is not considered adequate.
• Non-teaching roles or research-only roles would generally not include a teaching element, however these positions will likely still meet the assessment requirements if they are primarily responsible for conducting independent academic research at an appropriate skill level
• Sessional academics are usually primarily employed in teaching roles and do not have participate in research. However, if the applicant is consistently engaged in both teaching AND research for at least 20 hours per week as part of their employment, they may be assessed positively by VETASSESS.
• If the applicant has obtained employment experience at an Australian university but does not have any published research, they may be assessed positively on a case-by-case basis through submission of evidence confirming their academic role and title.

Important

Research is a core task of the University Lecturer occupation. VETASSESS requires that applicants submit a Publication List that details research papers that have been published in the last five years for employment to be assessed positively. The area of research must be relevant to the area of teaching.

Please note that having a PhD or MPhil thesis does not meet this requirement.

Prepare and deliver lectures and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university and conduct research in a particular field of knowledge.

Tasks

• Preparing and delivering lectures, and conducting tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions
• Preparing and marking essays, assignments and examinations
• Advising students on academic and related matters
• Attending departmental and faculty meetings, conferences and seminars
• Supervising work programs of postgraduate and honours students and tutorial staff
• Participating in setting course and degree requirements, curriculum revision and academic planning
• Serving on council, senate, faculty and other committees and professorial boards
• Conducting research and undertaking consultancies in a particular field of knowledge
• Stimulating and guiding class discussions
• Compiling bibliographies of specialised materials for reading assignments

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• 242111 University Lecturer
• 242112 University Tutor