Senior Teaching Fellow - Master of Business Administration Programme

at  University of Otago

OTAGO BUSINESS SCHOOL

Ranked within the top 1% of universities in the world, the University of Otago recognises that our staff are the key to our success. The Otago Business School is ranked number one for research in New Zealand and is internationally recognised as part of the prestigious Partners in International Management (PIM) network, and is internationally accredited through AACSB and EQUIS.
Business education has been offered at the University of Otago since 1912, and in 1976 Otago pioneered New Zealand’s first full-time MBA programme – a programme that has been internationally ranked by the Financial Times and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
With an emphasis on preparing post-graduate, post-experience professionals to advance their careers, the University of Otago’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) is an academically demanding and rigorous programme which delivers a solid foundation for our students across all key business areas. The team behind this programme is committed to providing an MBA programme of world-class excellence expected of top MBA schools.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE KĀ PŪKEKA ME KĀ WHEAKO

The successful candidate will have:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Extensive teaching experience.
• Appropriate business-related work experience.
• Experience working in a multinational environment.
• Strong commitment to developing collaborative working relationships with colleagues and to supporting the University’s Māori, Pacific, and Sustainability strategic frameworks.

Collaboration and collegiality are important values on the programme and we seek a colleague who will both enjoy and enhance our cooperative work environment. We are committed to equity and we value the benefits that diversity brings to our work and our community.

We are seeking to appoint a full time (1.0FTE), permanent Senior Teaching Fellow to manage and teach into our Master of Business Administration Programme. This position provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to a Programme in a University of high international standing.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Teaching (on campus and online) post-graduate and post-experience students on the MBA Programme.
• Liaising with academics, professional executives, and contractors to ensure the curriculum is academically sound whilst meeting the needs of the business sector.
• Managing papers on behalf of the delivery team.
• Advising students on paper selection
• Providing students with professional development opportunities including mentor programmes, case study coaching, career development programmes, speaker events and Alumni as appropriate.
• Staying abreast of competitors’ programmes, and relevant markets in order to inform decisions around programme design and development.
• Contributing to the effective and efficient running of the School and its responsibilities within the University and wider community.