Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua) in Māori/Indigenous Health Innovation (MIHI) at University of Otago, Canterbury

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

MĀORI/INDIGENOUS HEALTH INNOVATION (MIHI)

ŌTĀKOU WHAKAIHU WAKA, ŌTAUTAHI

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, CHRISTCHURCH

Mō te tīma/About our team

The Department of Māori/Indigenous Health Innovation (MIHI) undertakes research, teaching and community service in response to supporting Māori health advancement. We are seeking a Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) to join our whānau.

We are committed to working closely with iwi and Māori organisations, and mātauraka Māori has become an integral part of teaching and research across the institution. We especially value our relationship with Ngai Tahu, the mana whenua within their taki wā of Te Waipounamu, and the University's principal Treaty partner.

Te mahi/The role

The Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) role is an academic position which will make a significant contribution to teaching and delivery of the Hauora Māori component of the MB ChB programme in years 4 to 6 of the Advanced Learning in Medicine (ALM) programme at the University of Otago, Christchurch (UOC), the postgraduate professional health programmes and other education activities at MIHI.

The successful candidate for this position will also contribute to scholarship and professional activities and will contribute to research relevant to Māori Health Advancement.

They will also contribute to university planning and/or governance and serve the relevant profession and/or academic discipline and contribute to the wider community.

The position is based in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, it is expected that academic staff will be routinely at work on campus, so they are available to assist students and for students to see the University as a place of active scholarship.

Kā pūkeka me kā wheako/Your skills and experience

The successful candidate will be expected to have the following:

• A clinical specialty qualification and current annual practicing certificate
• Preferably prior experience with undergraduate medical and nursing education, ideally in clinical skills and simulation-based education
• Experience of working with Māori communities and advanced understanding of Hauora Māori
• An aptitude and enthusiasm for health professional education and for working in an academic team
• Ability to work well with students and staff from differing academic and cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the institution
• Ability to work independently and with initiative as well as under delegation and direction
• Ability to lead and work within teams
• Reliability and commitment to high standards of practice.
• Good organisational skills
• Commitment to te reo and tikaka Māori and the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and to equal opportunity
• Commitment to upholding values, tikanga, kawa and traditions as guided by Ngāi Tahu, as mana whenua in the region and broad knowledge of the cultural traditions of other iwi/hapū

Pūroko/Further details

This is a permanent position with work hours that can be negotiated, ranging from 0.2 FTE to full-time. We welcome applications for both part-time and full-time opportunities. Please indicate your preferred working hours in your application and cover letter.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

To submit your application please click the apply button. Applications quoting reference number 2401233 will close on Sunday, 29 September 2024. Applications will be reviewed and considered individually as they are received.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

To view all current vacancies and to apply online go to: www.otago.ac.nz/jobs

Equal opportunity in employment is University policy. E tautoko ana Te Whare Wananga o Otago i te kaupapa whakaorite whiwhinga mahi.