Vacancies

Associate Lecturer / Lecturer in Speech Pathology (Practice Educator)

• Shape future speech pathologists while making a community impact
• Advance your career while staying connected to clinical practice
• Generous relocation package offered to relocate to Albury-Wodonga or surrounds

The role

• Full Time, Continuing
• Level A - $80,046 to $108,204 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Level B - $113,841 to $134,965 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Albury-Wodonga

As a Practice Educator (Speech Pathology), you will combine clinical expertise with student supervision, mentoring and assessment to support the development of future speech pathologists. Working within Charles Sturt University's Community Engagement and Wellness Centre, you will deliver high-quality speech pathology services, provide practice education for students undertaking work-integrated learning placements, and contribute to innovative clinical learning experiences that benefit both students and the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to candidates in a specialised field (e.g. fluency, voice, language, speech, etc.), with a specific population (i.e. adult, paediatric), or across the lifespan for a variety of fields of practice.

Part time or fractional appointments may be negotiated or considered. Relocation assistance is available to assist with relocating to take up this job opportunity located in Albury-Wodonga.

About you 

• Skills, qualifications, and experience appropriate to the Level being applied for or equivalence
• Eligibility for current full registration as a speech pathologist with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Evidence of the delivery of high-quality student-centred clinical education
• Knowledge of and relevant contemporary professional practice in speech pathology
• Willingness to contribute to and support workplace learning

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

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Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply 

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a “statement of suitability” demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV.

If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information 

Additional information is available in the position description

• Position Description - Practice Educator Speech Pathology - Level A
• Position Description - Practice Educator Speech Pathology - Level B

or by contacting:

Associate Professor Suzanne Hopf | Associate Professor and Course Director (Speech Pathology) | shopf@csu.edu.au

Closing Date: 11pm, 13 August 2026

Advertised: 23 Jul 2026 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 13 Aug 2026 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time