The role
This is a unique senior academic leadership opportunity combining health leadership expertise with strategic leadership. As the Associate Head of School, this is an opportunity to build the academic excellence across the healthcare science portfolio. You will have academic staff supervision and delegated portfolio responsibilities for the disciplines of digital health, First Nations health, health service management, and midwifery. Together with the Head of School, you will lead the portfolio’s ambitious plan for growth across education and research priorities.
As an Associate Professor or Professor in Health Service Management, you will drive excellence in research, teaching, and industry engagement.
You will lead high quality student centred education across multiple delivery modes, grow and lead impactful research funding outcomes, supervise higher degree research candidates, and build strong partnerships with industry, government, and community stakeholders.
About you
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 Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare 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) 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;
or by contacting: Professor Kerryn Butler-Henderson | Head, School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences | email: SNPHS-HOS@csu.edu.au
Closing Date: 11pm, 10 June 2026
