Professional Practice Fellow

Division of Health Sciences
Te Wahanga Matua Matau Hauora

About our team/Mo te tima

The University of Otago is New Zealand's first university and one of its finest. It is a leader across all fields of academic endeavour - health sciences, the humanities, sciences, and business - regularly topping the New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission's education performance indicators.

Our Health Sciences division has campuses in Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington. We deliver undergraduate programmes in Biomedical Sciences, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science, Medicine, Oral Health, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, and Radiation Therapy.

Recognised internationally for the high standard of our graduates and research, we aim to provide New Zealand society and other communities with a highly qualified workforce in the health professions.

The role/Te mahi

We have a Professional Practice Fellow position available within the Health Sciences Division.

In this role, you will provide effective support to Health Sciences students to enhance their opportunities to succeed academically. In addition, you will lead the Equity group to support students through the admissions process and advocate for equity through Te Kauae Paraoa.

Additional tasks will include:

developing staff and students' intercultural communication skills.
Your skills and experience/Ka pukeka me ka wheako

The successful applicant will be expected to have:

a tertiary-level qualification in teaching or equivalent
experience in working with equity group leaders, ideally in relation to preparation for study (or a clear and genuine interest in this work), or equivalent
excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
an understanding of concepts of intercultural competence
experience and expertise in delivering workshops, seminars or lectures to groups
a demonstrable appreciation for the importance of equity in access to education opportunities
the ability to manage and communicate with individuals and groups with wide-ranging views
competence in Microsoft Office products and, ideally, eVision
appreciation of and advocate for a Te Tiriti-led organisation.
Desirable:

Understanding of the Admissions processes for limited entry programmes, ideally Health Sciences Professional Programmes
An understanding of concepts of intercultural competence
Experience and expertise in delivering workshops, seminars or lectures to groups
Further details/Puroko

This is a full-time (0.8 FTE up to 1.0 FTE for the ideal candidate), fixed-term position, located in Otepoti, Dunedin.

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

The salary for this position is Teaching and Professional Practice Fellow 1 - $73,166 to $84,878.

Application/Tono

Applications quoting reference number 2500801 will close on Wednesday, 18 June 2025.

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.

 
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