Job Description
Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Mā te whiritahi, ka whakatutuki ai ngā pūmanawa ā tāngata
Together weaving the realisation of potential
The University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, is Aotearoa New Zealand’s pre-eminent higher education institution and a comprehensive, research-intensive, international university, as reflected in our global ranking – 65 in the 2026 QS World University Rankings and 12 in the world in the THE University Impact Rankings 2026.
In 2020 we launched the cross-disciplinary Design Programme within the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industry. In 2026, the Design Programme will be transitioning into a new faculty home with Engineering and the School of Architecture and Planning. The Design Programme encompasses teaching and supervision from undergraduate to PhD. We focus on pedagogies and approaches of critical importance to contemporary design education, practice and strategy to support our students in gaining conceptual and technical skills relevant to an ever-changing world.
Having successfully inaugurated a new proposition for design education in Aotearoa, we are now seeking additional design professionals with teaching experience to further build and expand the breadth and depth of staff capabilities. We are looking for passionate design experts who are motivated to create a space for students to explore and regenerate the world through purposeful design.
Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
The Design Programme is looking to appoint two part-time, permanent Professional Teaching Fellows, with a primary focus on contributing to the teaching of core and elective courses in our Bachelors of Design degree. These are teaching-focused roles (non-research), and the successful applicants will play a key role in ensuring student support and success, curriculum delivery and high-quality research-informed teaching throughout the Design Programme.
We are looking for professional designers with a range of academic and professional expertise who use design collaboratively to bring positive social, technological and environmental change. Our approach to design education seeks to address the practical, social, political and ecological impacts of different design outcomes using both digital and material technologies. We seek applicants capable of contributing to a vibrant teaching and supervision environment, to support the curriculum development and teaching of courses that span: Communication Design, Digital Design (XR, 3D modelling, motion graphics, mocap), Product Design (UI, UX, IoT, web development), Service Design, Food Design, Design Innovation, and Participatory Design & Social Innovation.
These are part time (20 hours per week), permanent positions.
Remuneration package (PTF): base salary $100,6+6 to $121,8+7 per annum depending on level of experience (this will be pro-rated for 0.5 FTE).
For more information, please refer to the Position Description.
He kōrero mōu | About you
You will have a postgraduate qualification in design and tertiary teaching experience in design – you can structure and deliver course content and are comfortable teaching large and diverse student groups. You will have professionally-led design projects and have good links with industry and related professions. Your portfolio of work will demonstrate specialist design capabilities and transdisciplinary practice. You will have experience in one or more of the following fields: Communication Design, Digital Design (XR, 3D modelling, motion graphics, mocap), Product Design (UI, UX, IoT, web development), Service Design, Food Design, Design Innovation, and Participatory Design & Social Innovation.
We also actively incorporate Te Ao Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing into our curriculum to complement and realise our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and our programme values. We encourage applicants with such expertise to include their experience and vision in their application.
Above all else, you will be passionate about innovative, collaborative and transdisciplinary design, with deep consideration for supporting students to develop their own set of skills to flourish in and regenerate the world.
Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team
Our current team reflects the nature of our course with a vibrant mix of dedicated teachers and researchers supporting the programme’s vision, mission and values. At the centre of our work is context and community, which we express through a core value of Hapori Whānui – community at the centre. Our current staff having collaborative design skills across a range of disciplines and locations worldwide. Further expertise is added to the teaching staff through the appointment of industry and/or community experts.
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer
The University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities.
The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:
Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)
Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave
In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.
For more information, please visit Staff Benefits.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
To apply for this role please upload all the following documents.
A brief cover letter explaining your interest in the position
A statement addressing each the selection criteria which includes:
Your teaching and student support philosophy (1-2 pages); AND
A statement addressing your contributions to community, and your approaches to diversity and equity through teaching, and other relevant service (1-2 pages); AND
A current curriculum vitae (CV), including degrees and qualifications, positions held (including details of the most recent and significant career appointments) and major achievements, courses taught, students supervised andncurriculum development activities.
Please look to the Design Programme’s website (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/creative/about-the-faculty/design-programme.html) for further information.
Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 13 November 2026 NZDT to be considered.
Please contact the Head of the Design Programme, [email protected]">Dr. Angus Campbell ([email protected]) for recruitment-related enquiries. Please note we are happy to answer your questions, but we do not accept applications by email.
Equity
The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment. For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQIATakatāpuiMVPFAFF+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other personal circumstances go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz
The University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment where everyone can thrive. For further information see Te Ara Tautika | the Equity Policy and visit www.equity.auckland.ac.nz
Mā te whiritahi, ka whakatutuki ai ngā pūmanawa ā tāngata
Together weaving the realisation of potential
The University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, is Aotearoa New Zealand’s pre-eminent higher education institution and a comprehensive, research-intensive, international university, as reflected in our global ranking – 65 in the 2026 QS World University Rankings and 12 in the world in the THE University Impact Rankings 2026.
In 2020 we launched the cross-disciplinary Design Programme within the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industry. In 2026, the Design Programme will be transitioning into a new faculty home with Engineering and the School of Architecture and Planning. The Design Programme encompasses teaching and supervision from undergraduate to PhD. We focus on pedagogies and approaches of critical importance to contemporary design education, practice and strategy to support our students in gaining conceptual and technical skills relevant to an ever-changing world.
Having successfully inaugurated a new proposition for design education in Aotearoa, we are now seeking additional design professionals with teaching experience to further build and expand the breadth and depth of staff capabilities. We are looking for passionate design experts who are motivated to create a space for students to explore and regenerate the world through purposeful design.
Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
The Design Programme is looking to appoint two part-time, permanent Professional Teaching Fellows, with a primary focus on contributing to the teaching of core and elective courses in our Bachelors of Design degree. These are teaching-focused roles (non-research), and the successful applicants will play a key role in ensuring student support and success, curriculum delivery and high-quality research-informed teaching throughout the Design Programme.
We are looking for professional designers with a range of academic and professional expertise who use design collaboratively to bring positive social, technological and environmental change. Our approach to design education seeks to address the practical, social, political and ecological impacts of different design outcomes using both digital and material technologies. We seek applicants capable of contributing to a vibrant teaching and supervision environment, to support the curriculum development and teaching of courses that span: Communication Design, Digital Design (XR, 3D modelling, motion graphics, mocap), Product Design (UI, UX, IoT, web development), Service Design, Food Design, Design Innovation, and Participatory Design & Social Innovation.
These are part time (20 hours per week), permanent positions.
Remuneration package (PTF): base salary $100,6+6 to $121,8+7 per annum depending on level of experience (this will be pro-rated for 0.5 FTE).
For more information, please refer to the Position Description.
He kōrero mōu | About you
You will have a postgraduate qualification in design and tertiary teaching experience in design – you can structure and deliver course content and are comfortable teaching large and diverse student groups. You will have professionally-led design projects and have good links with industry and related professions. Your portfolio of work will demonstrate specialist design capabilities and transdisciplinary practice. You will have experience in one or more of the following fields: Communication Design, Digital Design (XR, 3D modelling, motion graphics, mocap), Product Design (UI, UX, IoT, web development), Service Design, Food Design, Design Innovation, and Participatory Design & Social Innovation.
We also actively incorporate Te Ao Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing into our curriculum to complement and realise our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and our programme values. We encourage applicants with such expertise to include their experience and vision in their application.
Above all else, you will be passionate about innovative, collaborative and transdisciplinary design, with deep consideration for supporting students to develop their own set of skills to flourish in and regenerate the world.
Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team
Our current team reflects the nature of our course with a vibrant mix of dedicated teachers and researchers supporting the programme’s vision, mission and values. At the centre of our work is context and community, which we express through a core value of Hapori Whānui – community at the centre. Our current staff having collaborative design skills across a range of disciplines and locations worldwide. Further expertise is added to the teaching staff through the appointment of industry and/or community experts.
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer
The University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities.
The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:
Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)
Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave
In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.
For more information, please visit Staff Benefits.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
To apply for this role please upload all the following documents.
A brief cover letter explaining your interest in the position
A statement addressing each the selection criteria which includes:
Your teaching and student support philosophy (1-2 pages); AND
A statement addressing your contributions to community, and your approaches to diversity and equity through teaching, and other relevant service (1-2 pages); AND
A current curriculum vitae (CV), including degrees and qualifications, positions held (including details of the most recent and significant career appointments) and major achievements, courses taught, students supervised andncurriculum development activities.
Please look to the Design Programme’s website (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/creative/about-the-faculty/design-programme.html) for further information.
Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 13 November 2026 NZDT to be considered.
Please contact the Head of the Design Programme, [email protected]">Dr. Angus Campbell ([email protected]) for recruitment-related enquiries. Please note we are happy to answer your questions, but we do not accept applications by email.
Equity
The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment. For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQIATakatāpuiMVPFAFF+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other personal circumstances go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz
The University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment where everyone can thrive. For further information see Te Ara Tautika | the Equity Policy and visit www.equity.auckland.ac.nz
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Professional Teaching Fellow | Design position is now open for candidates interested in the Web / Graphic Design Jobs sector. This role in Auckland offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Web / Graphic Design Jobs is a plus.
