Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Sport Coaching)

About the role

The School of Sports and Health, which aims to be a leading educator in sports, health and community care, is recruiting a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer for its Diploma in Sport Coaching. The diploma trains professional, industry-ready coaches who work with athletes across age groups and performance levels.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver engaging teaching for Pre-Employment Training (PET) and Continuing Education and Training (CET) programmes using learner-centred, practice-based approaches.
• Design, review and enhance curricula, assessments and learning experiences to keep them academically sound, engaging and industry relevant.
• Maintain currency in sport coaching, sport science, technology, analytics and related fields through professional practice, industry engagement and professional development.
• Mentor students, including supervising projects, internships, overseas programmes and co-curricular activities.
• Build partnerships with industry and professional bodies for applied learning such as internships and field-based learning.
• Contribute to applied research, innovation and new pedagogical practices and technologies.
• Support school-wide initiatives, outreach, events, committees and other administrative duties.

Required profile

• A recognised degree, preferably in Sport Coaching, Sport Science, Sport Analytics, Physical Education, Education or a related discipline.
• At least four years of relevant industry, coaching and/or teaching experience.
• Sound knowledge of pedagogy, including learner-centred, experiential and active-learning approaches, and the ability to apply them to youth and adult learners.
• Ability to design curricula and assessments, facilitate learning and evaluate outcomes.
• Experience teaching or training youth and/or adults is an advantage.
• Willingness to teach CET classes and short courses on selected weeknights and weekends.

Required skills

• Proficiency with performance analysis software and Gen AI software is advantageous.
• Competence in AI, data analytics and/or digital technologies relevant to sport, coaching or education is preferred.
• Research, applied research and/or industry project experience, particularly in coaching or pedagogy, is advantageous.