Associate Dean in Māori Health - Hamilton

Job Description

• This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and oversight of Te Rautaki Māori, the Māori Advancement Plan within the Division of Health, and to provide expert advice to the Pro Vice-Chancellor.

• Are you passionate about exercising effective academic leadership towards fostering a bicultural work environment and embedding principles of equity and respect within the Division?

• Join a team that is committed to addressing health inequities and preventable diseases, with a particular focus on improving Māori and Pacific health outcomes. 

 Ngā kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and oversight of Te Rautaki Māori, the Māori Advancement Plan within the Division of Health, and to provide expert advice to the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Health. You will also demonstrate academic leadership through maintaining high standards of excellence in teaching, research, postgraduate supervision, administration and in the undertaking of professional/community/iwi service activities.

You will be actively engaging with the University strategy and plans as they pertain to Māori students and staff. You will co-convene the Māori and Pacific Caucus for the Division of Health, and facilitate staff involvement with Te Rautaki Māori, the Māori Advancement Plan at both our Hamilton and Tauranga campuses. The successful candidate will lead, mentor, and strengthen research and teaching in the Division of Health, about, and for Māori perspectives. For more information please see our website Division of Health

The Associate Dean Māori role will be a fractional 0.2 FTE on a three-year fixed-term position in addition to a continuing academic appointment at a Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor or Professor level at 0.8 FTE. At the conclusion of this fixed term Associate Dean position your academic appointment will be full-time. We also welcome applicants who may prefer other FTE arrangements to accommodate their existing clinical, professional or iwi commitments. The salary of for this position will be commensurate with the level of appointment, qualifications, skills and experience. 

Enquiries should be directed to Prof Jo Lane, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Division of Health at joseph.lane@waikato.ac.nz 

Ko wai koe? – Who are you?

You possess postgraduate qualification and a research track record in a disciplinary area relevant to Health and have a current academic appointment at the Senior Lecturer level or higher. You thrive in a higher education environment, where you enjoy teaching, postgraduate supervision as well as maintaining and developing original scholarship and research. You have sound knowledge of Te Ao Māori, and familiarity with te reo Māori and tikanga Māori. You possess knowledge of, and have close engagement with, Māori communities and Māori Health organisations, and the capacity to strengthen relationships and collaborations.  You are known for your commitment to supporting and promoting Māori aspirations in health, as well as your strong passion for growing Māori postgraduate and undergraduate students. 

Ko wai mātou? – Who are we? 

We are the Division of Health and we’re passionate about research and teaching that leads to better and fairer health outcomes in Aotearoa, so that everyone thrives. We are committed to addressing health inequities and preventable diseases, with a particular focus on improving Māori and Pacific health outcomes. As a Division, we are in a strong growth phase, with additional taught programmes and research activities being established in close collaboration with external stakeholders. 

Our values are:

• Tōkeke – Equity is at the heart of everything we do

• Whakapiki ngātahi – Together we strive for better

• Whaitake – We’re relevant and practical

We also stand proudly behind our University moto, Ko Te Tangata – For the People

Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, the University of Waikato, has its people at heart and strives to provide students with a world-class education and staff with a safe, friendly and collaborative environment where their contributions and engagement are valued. 

He aha ngā take me tono mai ai koe? - Why should you apply for this position?

You can be part of our success.  Our university stands proudly on the world stage as a provider of future-focused, international education and an active player in global research. We have internationally recognised leadership and strength in Kaupapa Māori research and teaching. We are the university with the highest proportion of Māori students, enabling you to make a significant difference for Māori. Our University provides a unique and satisfying work environment with many benefits for our staff including flexible working, study opportunities, generous superannuation, leave provisions with many other benefits. 

Ko te Tangata – For the People

The University of Waikato prides itself on the quality of its engagement with the communities that it serves, the provision of a world-class education and the national and international impact of its research. Our policies are guided by the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and equal opportunity for all. 

E herea ana te Whare Wānanga ki te kaupapa kia whakaratohia te mea angitū ōrite ki ngā tāngata katoa.

Applications close on October 20, 2024

Requisition Number: 1001967