Vacancies

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology

• Opportunity to lead teaching, research and clinical influence
• Deliver meaningful community and clinical impact
• Balance academic excellence with an exceptional lifestyle

The role

• Full Time, Continuing (held concurrently with Course Director [Up to 50% fraction] role for an initial period of up to 3 years)
• Level C - $139,182 to $160,308 pa (plus Course Director allowance and 17% superannuation)
• Level D - $167,348 to $184,243 pa (plus Course Director allowance and 17% superannuation)
• Level E - $215,225 pa (plus Course Director allowance and 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst

Are you an experienced and accredited Exercise Physiologist looking to take the next step in your academic career? As a Clinical Exercise Physiology academic, you will inspire students, drive innovative research, influence professional practice, and help deliver meaningful health outcomes for communities. Working within a collaborative and multidisciplinary School, you'll have the opportunity to lead curriculum development, contribute to course accreditation, build strategic partnerships, and advance the profession through teaching, research and clinical engagement.

We are also offering a fixed-term Course Director role concurrently to this position. The Course Director will provide academic leadership and management for a complex course or group of courses, overseeing curriculum development and quality assurance, accreditation processes and compliance with academic regulations. The role also involves industry liaison, marketing, and student advisory processes, as well as leading course teams and contributing to strategic planning to ensure the delivery of high-quality education and an exceptional student experience.

This academic position and level C/D or E is a full-time continuing appointment, providing long-term career stability. The Course Director role will be offered concurrently on a fixed-term basis for a minimum of three years.

Applications are highly sought from those who can demonstrate a commitment to regional, rural and remote healthcare and practice, with a capacity and willingness to support workplace learning placements for our students.

About you 

• PhD in Exercise Physiology (or related discipline) and ESSA Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP).
• Experience in Clinical Exercise Physiology practice and contemporary healthcare settings.
• Strong teaching capability with experience in curriculum development and student engagement.
• Demonstrated research track record with publications and research impact.
• Ability to build industry partnerships and lead course accreditation and professional engagement.
• For Associate Professor (Level D) and Professor (Level E), evidence of national or international research leadership, HDR supervision and research funding success is highly desirable.

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.

Learn more about the Faculty of Science and Health here.

Learn more about the School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

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 the level you have applied for) 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(s) below:

• Level C - Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology
• Level D - Associate Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology
• Level E - Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology
• Course Director

or by contacting:

Professor Chelsea Litchfield | Head, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences | email SAHESS-HOS@csu.edu.au 

Closing Date: 11pm, 1 October 2026

Advertised: 03 Sep 2026 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 01 Oct 2026 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time