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Senior Lecturer in Policing, Leadership and Management

• Act as a strategic bridge between academia, industry, and boardrooms.
• Mentor the sector's future executives using your real-world insights.
• Hybrid work arrangements

The role

• Full Time, Continuing
• Level C - $139,182 to $160,308 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst, Canberra and Wagga Wagga

This is a unique, non-traditional academic position within Charles Sturt University, designed specifically for an established professional who wants to transition their real-world frontline and executive leadership into meaningful sector impact. Stepping completely outside the boundaries of conventional academia, this role values your lived operational experience just as much as traditional research. Whether your background is in senior policing, intelligence, security, or regulation, you will serve as a vital, highly credible anchor between the University and the broader public safety sector, translating complex operational realities into high-impact executive learning.

Operating at the intersection of government, law enforcement, and industry, you will lead the development of strategic partnerships and contribute directly to the growth of specialised Charles Sturt University programs. You will facilitate executive-level discussions, mentor the next generation of sector leaders, and collaborate closely with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to address contemporary public safety challenges. If you are an influential communicator who is equally comfortable in a government office, a corporate boardroom, or a collaborative university environment, this role offers an unprecedented platform to shape national professional capability and influence the future of your profession.

About you

• You bring senior executive or frontline leadership experience in policing, intelligence, security, regulation, or public sector agencies.
• You possess contemporary industry knowledge and established professional networks, with a proven ability to engage senior decision-makers and boardrooms.
• Driven by a desire to influence policy and shape the future of the sector, with a proactive approach to building strategic partnerships and expanding program reach.
• Able to command authority in the boardroom, facilitate executive-level discussions, and seamlessly translate complex operational realities into engaging learning experiences.
• Possesses advanced qualifications or equivalent significant, senior-level industry standing, paired with a passion for mentoring the next generation of leaders

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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To apply

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Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Job specific enquiries: Associate Professor Doug Allan | Head, Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security| doallan@csu.edu.au

Closing Date: 11pm, 20 August 2026

Advertised: 22 Jul 2026 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 20 Aug 2026 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time