Professor of Experiential Learning

• Full-time, Ongoing position at Academic Level E.
• Parramatta South campus with flexible working arrangements.

Provide strategic governance and academic leadership for experiential legal education across the School of Law.

The Opportunity

You will carry a significant strategic governance and academic leadership remit for experiential learning across the School of Law. Working closely with the Dean, you will lead the design, integration and continuous development of a distinctive experiential learning framework across undergraduate and postgraduate law programs.

You will translate educational strategy into rigorous, inclusive and scalable learning experiences. This will include clinical legal education, work-integrated learning, internships, simulations, reflective practice, authentic assessment and community-engaged projects. You will ensure these initiatives are supported by appropriate quality assurance, evaluation and measures of educational, professional and community impact.

You will build capability in academic and professional colleagues through mentoring, professional development, peer review and collaborative curriculum leadership. You will also strengthen partnerships with the legal profession, courts, government, community legal organisations and industry, positioning the School as a leader in contemporary, practice-connected and socially responsive legal education.

What Success Looks Like:

• Establish a coherent strategic and governance framework for experiential learning across the School’s law programs.
• Embed academically rigorous, inclusive and ethically grounded experiential learning throughout the curriculum.
• Implement appropriate quality assurance, evaluation and impact measures for experiential learning initiatives.
• Build capability in colleagues through mentoring, professional development, peer review and collaborative leadership.
• Strengthen the School’s standing in contemporary, practice-connected and socially responsive legal education.

Please refer to the Position Description for full details.

About You

• A PhD in law or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated strategic academic leadership in experiential learning, clinical legal education, work-integrated learning, authentic assessment or practice-connected professional education.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching, learning design and the delivery of undergraduate or postgraduate courses and programs.
• Proven ability to build capability in colleagues through mentoring, professional development and collaborative academic leadership.
• Demonstrated success in developing productive relationships with the legal profession, courts, government, industry and community organisations.

Benefits

We invest in the people who make our mission possible. Alongside a rewarding career, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your financial, personal and family wellbeing.

• Financial benefits: Access to staff-only products and offers with selected banking partners, salary sacrifice options for onsite parking, and novated motor vehicle leasing.
• Health and wellbeing support: Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), complimentary annual flu vaccination, eligibility for Fitness Passport membership, and access to discounted private health cover.
• Onsite childcare: Long day care and early learning services operate at our Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Parramatta, and Penrith campuses. Staff may be eligible for discounted fees and salary packaging, with places subject to centre capacity.

Application Details

• Position Enquiries: Direct to Professor Catherine Renshaw, Dean, School of Law via c.renshaw@westernsydney.edu.au. Please include the job reference code REF1351Q.
• Closing Date: 11:59pm, Wednesday 18 November 2026.
• Working Rights: Employer Visa sponsorship will be provided if required.
• How to Apply: Please note that only applications submitted via the University’s online recruitment system will be considered. As part of your online application, you will be asked to respond to screening questions addressing the key qualifications, experiences and skills required for this position.

Belonging at Western

We are committed to substantive equality as outlined in our Equal Opportunity Policy. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, candidates of all gender identities and expressions, people of all abilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

For Reasonable Adjustments during the application process, please contact talentacquisitionteam@westernsydney.edu.au.

About Western

This is your opportunity to be part of something bigger. By joining Western Sydney University, you become a valued member of our community. As our region changes, so too does our university. Western is boldly different, energetic, global, diverse, dynamic, and youthful.

Our mission is to deliver student success, impactful research, and stronger communities. As part of our team, you will have a stake in shaping the future of education, broadening horizons, and changing lives. Making a difference starts at Western.