Senior Research Fellow – Christchurch, Canterbury

Kā Waimaero | Ngāi Tahu Centre
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Continuing, part-time 15 hours per week (0.4FTE)

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā! He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Senior Research Fellow. Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The dynamic Kā Waimaero | Ngāi Tahu Centre team is driven by their vision to create intellectual capital and leadership able to lead and support tribal development and to establish the Centre as the foremost indigenous Research Centre in New Zealand and the Pacific with strong links to the principal institutions that lead indigenous scholarship and development. For more information about our team, please visit us @ Kā Waimaero

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

As a Senior Research Fellow you will undertake high quality research and other services to enhance the Centre’s research capacity. You will collaborate with other researchers, and support the NTC research strategy, taking the lead in research areas of relevance to the Ngāi Tahu Centre.

You will do this by conducing high quality research and developing a portfolio of high-quality publications in national and international journals. You will confidently develop research projects that are appropriate and attractive to Honours, Masters and Doctoral students and supervise and mentor such students throughout their project. Seeking internal and external funding to support students through their research projects is also an important aspect of this role.

Mōu | Who You Are

You will hold a PhD or equivalent (NZQA Level 10) along with a minimum of 5 years research and funding experience in large academic / tertiary sector environment. As the successful candidate, you will have:

• a deep understanding and knowledge of biculturalism and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• an existing portfolio of research and publications with a strong emphasis on both Māori home ownership, housing policy and tribal economies.
• a high level of competence and knowledge in tikanga Māori and te reo Māori.
• excellent knowledge and community connection within Te Ao Māori and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.
• You can provide evidence of being able to successfully apply, attract and manage research funding and have a record of high research productivity.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora – Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

Our values are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and these uara (values) guide our decisions and behaviour. Our values provide a roadmap for how we do things, affirming our commitment to the oranga (health, safety and wellbeing) of our students through mana-enhancing pastoral care and support. Ngā Uara (our values) challenge and inspire us to be the best we can be. They make UC a great place to work and study. For more on our Ngā Uara | Our Values visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about/values/

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit www.canterbury.ac.nz

The closing date for this position is: Monday 18 July 2022 (midnight NZ time)

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz.