Lecturer in Finance

Position Details

• •Full-Time | Continuing position
• •Academic Level B | $115,871 - $137,122 pa
• •Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) with a student-centred ethos to develop creative, enterprising and career-ready graduates.

The Lecturer in Finance will contribute to excellence in teaching and learning across the suite of Business and Finance topics. The position will be predominantly concerned with teaching and teaching-related duties involving the creation, delivery and continuous quality improvement of the topics and programs offered by the University.

The key responsibilities of the position will include, but is not limited to:

• •Create, coordinate and conduct inspiring teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience
• •Contribute to the planning and evaluation of these topics, undertaking the role of Topic Coordinator as required.
• •Make an independent contribution to the review, renewal, development and design of curricula and courses that are attractive to existing and new cohorts of students and that nurture creativity and critical-thinking skills
• •O ffshore teaching may also be required, as per the College needs.

This position will be open to those with existing Australian working rights. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate.

About You

The successful candidate will demonstrate significant teaching experience and excellence at a tertiary level, and should have successfully completed a PhD or EdD in Business, Finance or a related discipline.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate the following key position capabilities, among others:

• •Evidence of use of learning and teaching approaches which enhance student success.
• •Evidence of teaching and assessing practical legal skills.
• •Evidence of student-centred approach.
• •Evidence of successful and independent innovation in learning and teaching delivery or design, including use of e-learning technologies.

About the College/Portfolio

Through our world-class teaching and research, we equip students with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and advance human development. The College is dedicated to cultivating bright minds and inspiring innovative, passionate, and highly skilled graduates for future ready careers, and delivering connections for life.

Life at Flinders

They say know your place. We say you've found it right here.

Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.

Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.

So, why work at Flinders?

• •17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• •Flexible working arrangements
• •Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program
• •Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• •We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
• •Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• •Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• •Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Flinders University will require a current completed Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Gender Based Violence Declaration which is satisfactory to the University. The contract of Employment is conditional upon the receipt of these completed compliance checks. A disclosable outcome will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• •You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description .
• •For more information regarding this position, please contact Philip Palmer .

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

02 Dec 2026

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.