Lecturer of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences in New Zealand

• Have you got an interest in a permanent role within the Human Geography and Development Studies team?
• Will your teaching, research, and engagement interests complement and extend to those of the existing team?
• Are you knowledgeable about diverse approaches to research and can communicate in a variety of ways to suit the situation?

You will do the following:

• Have a strong understanding of the wicked problems impacting people at different scales and different approaches to tackling them
• Have an understanding and experience of development aid policy and practice, and/or Māori and Indigenous communities’ approaches to development
• Be knowledgeable about diverse approaches to research and their relationships to policy change or social action
• Hold a Ph.D. in Human Geography, Development Studies, Māori Studies, Pacific Studies, Indigenous Studies or a closely related discipline
• Demonstrate a dynamic programme of research and a growing research profile
• Be able to contribute courses that draw upon your own expertise or networks, and which seek to embed diverse knowledge (including mātauranga) and supervise postgraduate students

Key requirements:

• Communication – communicates clearly and in a variety of ways to suit the situation and needs of the recipients
• Academic Integrity – committed to their discipline(s) and to collegial decision-making, maintains high professional and ethical standards, and has enthusiasm for teaching and research
• Student Focus – listens to and understands the needs of students including those from diverse backgrounds and meets those needs through a professional, courteous, and empathetic approach
• Collegiality and Innovation – works with colleagues and others respectfully and collaboratively; willing to enhance Human Geography and Development Studies programmes through innovative initiatives and fostering a collaborative academic environment

Organisation/Company – VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON

Research Field – Geography

Researcher Profile – Recognised Researcher (R2) / First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country – New Zealand

Type of Contract – Permanent

Job Status – Full-time

Applications close on Monday, 15 January 2024.

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