The University of Melbourne is Australia’s leading university, with a 170-year tradition of higher education in all disciplines. Our enduring purpose is to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. This is reflected in our new strategy to 2030, Advancing Melbourne, covering five key focus areas – Place, Community, Education, Discovery and Global. It will ensure that the University enhances its role as a leading force in contributing to Australia as an ambitious, forward-thinking country, while increasing our global reputation and influence.

An outstanding opportunity presents itself to join the University on this path as the next Head of the Department of Medical Education. An integral part the oldest medical school in Australia, the Department was established in 2015 to expand on the scholarly discipline of medical education and holds responsibility for the School’s flagship Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. The first Masters level entry-to-practice qualification of its kind developed in Australia, a program re-design was launched in 2022 to create more responsive, modular, technology-enhanced learning for state-of-the-art curriculum delivery. The Department also delivers high quality research-informed postgraduate and professional development programs for health professionals, running courses in clinical teaching, leadership and research designed for busy clinicians across health care disciplines.

The next Head of the Department of Medical Education will be a talented individual who shares the ambition of our large and diverse School to look beyond what we are good at, to what we are good for. Joining a team that is committed to the principles of enterprise leadership, the role calls for an ethical and insightful leader capable of aligning diverse academic and clinical stakeholders to ensure that the School’s graduates are well prepared to meet the demands of the future health workforce. They will have an outstanding international reputation in medical education, understand the importance of bringing academic excellence to bear on educational delivery, and have a personal commitment to the pursuit of exceptional learning outcomes across the School and wider Faculty. Most importantly, they will foster a values-based culture of innovation and creativity where diversity is celebrated.

The University of Melbourne will be supported in its global search for this appointment by the executive search firm Perrett Laver. If you wish to discuss this role further in confidence, please contact Laisrian Flynn at laisrian.flynn@perretlaver.com or on +61 0405 328 491.

The deadline for applications is October 15th  2023.