[1] She then returned to Queensland to take up a position at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

[2] From 2012-2017 Goos was professor and head of the School of Education at the University of Queensland,[3][4] and prior to this was Director of the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at The University of Queensland.

[3] She has taught in mathematics education and in 2003 she received the university's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

[3] Goos was president of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, past vice-president of the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers, and past chair of the Queensland Studies Authority's Mathematics Syllabus Advisory Committee.

[6] In 2004 she won an Office for Learning and Teaching teaching award for her work as a mathematics teacher educator, and in 2006 was awarded national fellowships to investigate assessment leadership in higher education institutions.