Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Food Science

at  University of Otago

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE/KĀ PŪKEKA ME KĀ WHEAKO

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in an appropriate discipline and will demonstrate:

• Excellent communicator with a strong commitment to teaching, mentoring and research supervision at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Active research and engagement portfolio, as evidenced by publications and other outputs.
• Leadership and project co-development experience with a record of accomplishment, delivering excellent outcomes for communities and clients.

Collaboration and collegiality are important values in the Department, and we seek colleagues who enjoy and enhance our cooperative work environment. We are committed to equity and value the benefits that diversity brings to our work and community.

We seek to appoint two full-time academic staff members.
We welcome applications of candidates from all emerging and interdisciplinary areas of the food and agriculture domains. We especially welcome candidates with research experience in production-to-consumption food systems, food and nutrition security, and the advances of scientific innovations and novel technologies to address current and future global food challenges.
The successful applicants would be expected to apply this knowledge to the challenges and opportunities in 21st Century Aotearoa New Zealand.

Responsibilities of the roles include:

• Teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, embracing the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand communities. Teaching responsibilities will be determined to include allied areas in which the successful candidate has expertise and interest.
• As a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, growing an active research programme that inspires students, attracts competitive funding, lends itself to interdisciplinary collaboration, and is relevant nationally and internationally. Publishing in high-quality peer-reviewed journals is important in this role. Candidates who have an interest in, or knowledge of, mātauranga Māori are particularly encouraged to apply, as are candidates who have applied experience from outside the university setting.
• Contributing to the effective and efficient running of the Department to meet its responsibilities within the University and wider community.
• Contributing to support of the University’s Māori, Pacific, Equity & Diversity and Sustainability strategic frameworks.

The advertised position represents a unique opportunity to join an academic team committed to the department’s role as a Te Tiriti/Treaty partner and collaborate to shape and grow that commitment for future generations. This includes exciting opportunities to further develop and integrate te ao Māori into your academic practice.