Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Food Product Development
- Employer
- MASSEY UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Closing date
- 2 Oct 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Agriculture, Food & Forestry, Life sciences
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
School of Food and Advanced Technology/College of Sciences
Palmerston North
Term length: permanent
Hours of work: full-time
Salary Grade Lecturer/Senior Lecturer: 69,841 - 125,713.
Position Overview
New Zealand's premier food technology university is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to help develop tomorrow's Food Technology and Engineering graduates.
This position includes teaching, student supervision and research based at the University's Palmerston North campus with some teaching at our Albany campus and off-shore.
The candidate will have specific expertise and experience in the following:
- Food innovation and strategic product development
- Design thinking and approaches to successfully develop and launch new products
- Ability to undertake teaching at our Albany campus (Auckland) and in Singapore
- Understanding of the New Zealand Food technology sector
- Prior relevant industry, teaching and research experience
The candidate should be up to date with the latest innovation management methods and have a record of accomplishment guiding teams through them, as they will be responsible for coaching teams from problem identification through to product launch.
Your area of research, fundamental or applied, will focus on food industries important for New Zealand's economic growth. In addition to strong technical abilities in product development.
The suitable candidate will have a natural ability to interact with students, have a passion for teaching and a strong focus in developing research projects. An outgoing and motivating personality is essential, together with excellent communication skills. You will need to fit into a passionate, hard-working team. A postgraduate qualification in food technology or product development is desirable with an option to further your career.
For further information regarding this position, please contact Dr Richard Love, R.J.Love@massey.ac.nz
Reference number: CS_SFAT_437_08/19
For further information and to apply online, visit: http://masseyunicareers.nga.net.nz
Company
Massey is New Zealand’s defining university. With a proud 80-year tradition of academic excellence, we are now looking forward to our future as a world leading university - full of pioneers whose work is constantly shifting the boundaries of tertiary education. Massey is committed to taking responsibility for finding solutions to some of the world's most difficult problems by drawing together our expertise and research, and making it available to decision makers.
Massey is known for its
- ground breaking research
- the applied nature of many of our teaching and research programmes
- contribution to land-based industries
- distinctive mix of campus-based, distance and international teaching
- commitment to innovation
- close links with the community
Ranked as the most attractive employer brand in New Zealand in the education category at the 2013 and 2014 Randstad Awards, we are committed to our staff and we offer them a wealth of opportunities for a rewarding career - not just a job. We currently employ over 3,500 people, both full and part-time, at our three main campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington. Each campus has a different local culture and distinct ‘focus’, The Auckland campus is known as the Innovation campus, Palmerston North, the AgriFood and UniverCITY Campus and Wellington the Creative Capital. The link that ties the University across the three campuses is our shared vision:
“To be New Zealand’s defining university and a world leader in higher education and scholarship”
At Massey, we embrace diversity, talent and performance, and provide staff and students with an extensive range of opportunities to develop intellectually, professionally and personally. Our people are instrumental in working collaboratively and creatively to help us to achieve our strategic priorities. That’s why we look for the best and brightest individuals to join our team. We are now looking forward to our future - so come join us in shaping the future of the new New Zealand, and help us to make a difference in the world in a positive practical way!
- Telephone
- +(64)6 350 5701
- Location
-
ALBANY HIGHWAY
ALBANY
0632
NZ
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