Vacancy Details

Position: Professor of Speech Pathology

Organisation Unit: Speech Pathology (North Sydney)

Location: North Sydney, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

Tenure: Full time, ongoing

Closing: 16-JUL-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Synopsis:

• Exceptional Professor of Speech Pathology opportunity to provide strategic, academic and research leadership and innovation
• Join a highly recognised national school and work closely with colleagues to enhance the student experience
• ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
• Full time, ongoing opportunity working at North Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane campus

Job No: APTAV102103#092

Campus Location: North Sydney, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

About the role:

Operating within Speech Pathology (North Sydney), the Professor of Speech Pathology will provide discipline leadership, make outstanding original contributions to research, scholarship and teaching, and drive enhancement of the student experience at ACU. The Professor of Speech Pathology will have a significant impact on the governance and collegial life inside and outside the university and build relationships with external organisations and communities. The primary focus of this key leadership position is to influence development, implementation and accreditation of the national curricula for Speech Pathology and lead ongoing growth of the team and programs.

As a senior academic leader with a distinguished record of innovation and contribution in Speech Pathology education, research and practice you will need to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in strategic, academic and research leadership within higher education.
• High level communication and stakeholder management skills and extensive capability to think strategically.
• Strong negotiation skills and business acumen to foster and lead innovative improvement ventures.
• Well-developed ability to nurture, mentor, empower and lead staff in a changing environment so they reach their full potential and capability.

For full position details, refer to the position description

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Professor Elspeth Froude, National Head, School of Allied Health at: elspeth.froude@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.

Total remuneration valued to $260,037 - $260,037 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $220,723 - $220,723 (pro rata) pa (Academic Level E Increment 1), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.

Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.

As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

• Resume.
• Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close: 16-JUL-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences. ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact recruitment@acu.edu.au to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.