• Are you interested in a four-year contract, which includes teaching in China for periods of up to 20 weeks at a time throughout the year?
• Can you engage effectively with industry, government, academics, professions, and diverse communities?
• Have you got extensive teaching experience in programming, cybersecurity, and computer?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Pūkenga - Lecturer (Teaching) in Software Engineering to join the Te Kura Mātai Pūkaha, Pūrorohiko - School of Engineering and Computer Science on a four-year, fixed-term contract.

This position represents a chance to join and help shape a collaborative teaching and learning experience for Victoria University and Xiamen University students and staff. All areas of Software Engineering are of interest, but applications are particularly welcome from candidates with extensive teaching experience in programming, cybersecurity, and computer.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide high quality and critically reflective teaching practices
• Contribute to innovations in learning, teaching, and assessment within the discipline, including demonstrating digital fluency
• Contribute to the review and re-design of programmes and courses
• Engage in regular professional development that leads to enhanced teaching practice and where relevant, inclusion of practitioner perspectives
• Contribute to the collegial development of the Programme, Academic Unit and Faculty through respectful and transparent interactions with colleagues
• Undertake job evaluations in accordance with the University's remuneration framework and job evaluation

It is expected that the appointee will contribute to teaching across three trimesters. You will be required and expected to teach in China for periods of up to 20 weeks at a time throughout the year and will be based in New Zealand at Victoria University of Wellington for the remainder.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will:

• Be a motivated, student-focused individual who listens to and understands the needs of students and meets those needs through a professional, courteous, and empathetic approach
• Hold a high level of integrity at both a personal and academic level and commit to maintaining high professional and academic standards
• Be an individual with strong communication skills both orally and written in a variety of ways to suit the situation and needs of the recipients
• Be collegial and deal with colleagues and others in a respectful and fair way
• Consider equity/diversity perspectives when interacting with colleagues and students alike
• Be willing to build and maintain positive and beneficial internal and external relationships.

Key requirements:

• A completed PhD in a relevant field, or other relevant qualifications commensurate with the role
• Good interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work with students and staff from a diverse range of backgrounds

Demonstrated evidence of:

• Successful teaching in a relevant field at tertiary level
• Developing skill with a range of pedagogies and technologies
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Role description - Click here to see further information, including salary information.

There are many benefits to working at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, including being part of New Zealand's top research University.

Contact details for vacancy

If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Craig Watterson (craig.watterson@vuw.ac.nz).

When applying for this position, candidates must submit supporting documents along with their resume, such as a cover letter and working visa. Applicants who do not have residency or citizenship and require a visa to work at the University must clearly indicate their visa status in their application and understand that if they do not have a current, relevant visa, they will need to secure this independently.

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